Surigao del Sur Provincial Board

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

Surigao del Sur Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Surigao del Sur
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Manuel O. Alameda, Hugpong Surigao Sur since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats	14 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	PDP–Laban (7)   Hugpong Surigao Sur (5)   Nonpartisan (2)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members) Acclamation (sectoral member)
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Surigao del Sur Provincial Capitol, Tandag

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).

Apportionment

Elections	Seats per district		Ex officio seats	Reserved seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd
2010–present	5	5	3	1	14

List of members

Current members

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Manuel O. Alameda (Hugpong Surigao Sur)

District/ League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st		Ruel D. Momo	Hugpong Surigao Sur	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Amado M. Layno Jr.	Hugpong Surigao Sur	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Antonio C. Azarcon	Hugpong Surigao Sur	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Valerio T. Montesclaros	Hugpong Surigao Sur	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Jose Dumagan Jr.	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Conrad C. Cejoco	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Margarita G. Garay	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Gines Ricky J. Sayawan	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Anthony Joseph P. Cañedo	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Raul K. Salazar	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2027
ABC		Melanie Joy Momo-Guno	Nonpartisan	July 30, 2022	January 1, 2025
PCL		John Paul Pimentel	PDP–Laban	July 1, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Charles Arreza	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2018	January 1, 2023

Past members

These are the members after the 2019 local elections and 2018 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Librado Navarro (PDP–Laban)

District	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st		Ruel Momo	PDP–Laban	January 6, 2020	June 30, 2022
1st		Glenn Plaza	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Manuel Alameda	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Henrich Pimentel	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
1st		Valerio Montescarlos Jr.	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Conrad Cejoco	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Margarita Garay	NPC	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Gines Sayawan	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Raul Millan	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
2nd		Raineria Nazareno	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022
League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
ABC		Maria Lourdes Momo	Nonpartisan	July 30, 2018	January 1, 2023
PCL		John Paul Pimentel	PDP–Laban	July 1, 2019	June 30, 2022
SK		Charles Arreza	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2018	January 1, 2023
Sector	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
IPMR		Jimmy Guinsod	Nonpartisan	April 4, 2018	April 4, 2021