Surigao del Sur Provincial Board

Surigao del Sur Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Surigao del Sur
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Manuel O. Alameda, Hugpong Surigao Sur
since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats14 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Surigao del Sur Provincial Board composition
Political groups
  PDP–Laban (7)
  Hugpong Surigao Sur (5)
  Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityLocal Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 9, 2022
Next election
May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Surigao del Sur Provincial Capitol, Tandag

The Surigao del Sur Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Surigao del Sur.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each having five seats. A voter votes up to five names, with the top five candidates per district being elected. The vice governor is the ex officio presiding officer, and only votes to break ties. The vice governor is elected via the plurality voting system province-wide.

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the legislative districts of Surigao del Sur.

Aside from the regular members, the board also includes the provincial federation presidents of the Liga ng mga Barangay (ABC, from its old name "Association of Barangay Captains"), the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK, youth councils) and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL). Surigao del Sur's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).