The Palawan Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Palawan.
The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first district sending five members, the second sending four members, and the third district sending one member to the provincial board; the number of candidates the electorate votes for and the number of winning candidates depends on the number of members their district sends. 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 Palawan, with the exception that Puerto Princesa, a highly urbanized city, is excluded in the third district.
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). Palawan's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).
Apportionment ElectionsSeats per districtEx officio seatsReserved seatsTotal seats1st2nd3rd2010–1355—31142013–present5413114
List of members
Current members These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:
Vice Governor: Leoncio N. Ola (PPP)
SeatBoard memberPartyStart of termEnd of term1st districtJuan Antonio E. AlvarezPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Winston G. ArzagaPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Maria Angela V. SabandoPRPJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028Roseller S. PinedaPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Cherry Pie B. AcostaPPPLJune 30, 2025June 30, 20282nd districtAl-Nasher M. IbbaPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Ryan D. MamintaPPPLJune 30, 2019June 30, 2028Marivic H. RoxasPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028Ariston D. ArzagaPPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 20283rd districtRafael V. Ortega Jr.PPPLJune 30, 2022June 30, 2028ABCFerdinand ZaballaNonpartisanJune 30, 2019January 1, 2023PCLTBDJune 30, 2025June 30, 2028SKAnyatika RodriguezNonpartisanJune 8, 2018January 1, 2023IPMRPurita SeguritanNonpartisanFebruary 11, 2020February 11, 2023
Vice governor ElectionyearNamePartyRef.2016 Victorino Dennis Socrates 2019 2022 Leoncio N. Ola 2025
1st district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Roseller S. Pineda(Liberal) David A. Ponce de Leon(Liberal) Winston G. Arzaga(Liberal) Leoncio N. Ola(PPPL) Cherry Pie B. Acosta(PPPL) 2019 Juan Antonio E. Alvarez(NUP) David A. Ponce de Leon(PPPL) Maria Angela V. Sabando(PPPL) Winston G. Arzaga(PDP–Laban) 2022 Roseller S. Pineda(PDP–Laban) Nieves C. Rosento(PRP) 2025 Juan Antonio E. Alvarez(PPPL) Roseller S. Pineda(PPPL) Maria Angela V. Sabando(PRP) Winston G. Arzaga(PPPL) Cherry Pie B. Acosta(PPPL)
2nd district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) Member (party) 2016 Sharon A. Onda(PPPL) Marivic H. Roxas(PPPL) Modesto Jay Rodriguez(PPPL) Sunny G. Batul(PPPL) 2019 Cesario R. Benedito Jr.(PPPL) Ryan D. Maminta(PPPL) 2022 Ariston D. Arzaga(PPPL) Marivic H. Roxas(Aksyon) Al-Nasher M. Ibba(PPPL) Ryan D. Maminta(Lakas) 2025 Marivic H. Roxas(PPPL) Ryan D. Maminta(PPPL)
3rd district Population (2024):
Electionyear Member (party) 2016 Albert Rama(PPPL) 2019 Albert Rama(PDP–Laban) 2022 Rafael V. Ortega Jr.(Aksyon) 2025 Rafael V. Ortega Jr.(PPPL)
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