The Mountain Province Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Mountain Province.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each having four seats. A voter votes up to four names, with the top four 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.
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). Mountain Province's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).
Apportionment The districts used in appropriation of members is not coextensive with the legislative district of Mountain Province; unlike congressional representation which is at-large, Mountain Province is divided into two districts for representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
The first district includes the eastern side of the province, encompassing the capital, Bontoc, as well as the municipalities of Barlig, Natonin, Paracelis, and Sadanga. The second district comprises the western municipalities of Bauko, Besao, Sabangan, Sagada, and Tadian.
In 2025, the first and second districts gained one additional seat each after the Department of Finance upgraded the province's income classification to 2nd class, from 4th class. ElectionsSeats per districtEx officio seatsReserved seatsTotal seats1st2nd2010–20254431122025–present553114
List of members
Current members These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:
Vice Governor: Jose O. Dominguez (Independent)
SeatBoard memberPartyStart of termEnd of term1st districtRoy M. GammonacNacionalistaJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Federico E. OnsatPFPJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028Ezra Samson A. GomezLDPJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Joshua B. FrondaPFPJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028Janice L. BarilloNacionalistaJune 30, 2019June 30, 20282nd districtJoseph Alejandro C. DominguezIndependentJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Sally B. UllalimIndependentJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028Ricardo M. Masidong Jr.PFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Johnson D. Bantog IIPFPJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Henry D. Bastian Jr.NacionalistaJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028ABCAlfonso Ligos Jr.NonpartisanJuly 30, 2018January 1, 2023PCLJuniper K. Kidit Sr.NonpartisanSeptember 8, 2025June 30, 2028SKJazzel-Mae MasidongNonpartisanJune 8, 2018January 1, 2023IPMRTomas TawagenNonpartisanJanuary 22, 2020January 22, 2023
Vice governor ElectionyearNamePartyRef.2016 Bonifacio Lacwasan 2019 Francis O. Tauli 2022 2025 Jose O. Dominguez
1st district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Alfonso Kiat-Ong (Liberal) Cariño Tamang(Liberal) Raul Lapon(Independent) Stephen Afuyog(Independent) colspan="2" rowspan="4" Christopher Kiat-Ong (Independent) 2019 Janice L. Barillo(Independent) Federico E. Onsat(Independent) Alexandre Claver (Independent) Joshua B. Fronda(PFP) 2022 Ezra Samson A. Gomez(LDP) Federico E. Onsat(PDP–Laban) Cariño Tamang(Nacionalista) Joshua B. Fronda(PDP–Laban) 2025 Federico E. Onsat(PFP) Roy M. Gammonac(Nacionalista) Joshua B. Fronda(PFP) Janice L. Barillo(Nacionalista)
2nd district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Francis O. Tauli(Independent) Donato L. Danglose(Independent) Salvador K. Dalang(Independent) Romeo Pagedped(Liberal) colspan="2" rowspan="3" 2019 Henry D. Bastian, Jr.(PDP–Laban) Donato L. Danglose(PDP–Laban) Salvador K. Dalang(PDP–Laban) Randolph T. Awisan(PDP–Laban) 2022 Ricardo M. Masidong, Jr.(Nacionalista) Johnson D. Bantog, II(Independent) 2025 Henry D. Bastian, Jr.(Nacionalista) Joseph Alejandro C. Dominguez(Independent) Ricardo M. Masidong, Jr.(PFP) Johnson D. Bantog, II(PFP) Sally B. Ullalim(Independent)
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