Abra Provincial Board

Abra Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Abra
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Joy Bernos, Asenso Abrenio since June 30, 2022
Structure
Seats	12 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Asenso Abrenio (8)   Nacionalista (1)   Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term	3 years
Authority	Local Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Voting system	Plurality-at-large (regular members) Indirect election (ex officio members) Acclamation (sectoral member)
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Abra Provincial Hall, Bangued

The Abra Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Abra.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes 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.

Seat apportionment

Election year	No. of seats per district		Ex officio seats	Reserved seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd
2004–present	4	4	3	1	12

List of members

An additional three ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapters of the Association of Barangay Captains, the Councilors' League, the Sangguniang Kabataan provincial president; the municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains, Councilor's League and Sangguniang Kabataan, shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents which shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

These are the members after the 2022 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Joy Bernos (Asenso Abrenio)

District/ League/ Sector	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
2nd		Russell Bragas	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
2nd		Allan Seares	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Maria Elena Jenkins	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
2nd		Patrocinio Abaya	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
1st		Victorino Baroña, Jr.	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Henrietta Gayao	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Rodolfo de la Paz	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
1st		Amador Diaz	Asenso Abrenio	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
ABC		Andrea Ma. Francheska Bernos	Nonpartisan	January 12, 2024	January 1, 2026
PCL		Edwin Crisologo, Sr.	Nacionalista	September 16, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Cynlai Osorio	Nonpartisan	June 8, 2018	January 1, 2026
IPMR		Romero Daoaten	Nonpartisan	February 5, 2018

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
2001	Jaime Lo
2004	Jaime Lo		NPC
2007	Victorino Baroña		PDSP
2010	Rolando Somera		Lakas–Kampi
2013	Rosario Bersamin		Liberal
2016	Ronald Balao-as		NUP
2019	Ronald Balao-as		Asenso Abrenio
2022	Joy Bernos		Asenso Abrenio

1st District

• Municipalities: Boliney, Bucay, Bucloc, Daguioman, Langiden, Luba, Manabo, Peñarrubia, Pidigan, Pilar, Sallapadan, San Isidro, San Quintin, Tubo, Villaviciosa
• Population (2020): 106,383

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Jonathan Beroña (PDSP)		Victor Valera (NPC)		Edgardo Flores (Liberal)		Ruben Paderes (Lakas)
2007				Nancy Lupang (Independent)		Edgardo Flores (PDSP)		Elmer Gayao, Sr. (KAMPI)
2010		Nancy Lupang (Lakas-Kampi)		Floro Fontanilla (Liberal)		Elmer Bides (Liberal)		Elmer Gayao, Sr. (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Elmer Bides (Liberal)				Leonard Andanan (Liberal)		Antonio Dayag (Liberal)
2016				Antonio Dayag (Liberal)				Elmer Gayao, Sr. (NUP)
2019		Rodolfo de la Paz (Asenso Abrenio)		Antonio Dayag (Asenso Abrenio)		Leonard Andanan (Asenso Abrenio)		Arturo Gayao (Asenso Abrenio)
2022				Victorino Baroña, Jr. (Asenso Abrenio)		Amador Diaz (Asenso Abrenio)		Henrietta Gayao (Asenso Abrenio)

2nd District

• Municipalities: Bangued, Danglas, Dolores, La Paz, Lacub, Lagangilang, Lagayan, Licuan-Baay, Malibcong, San Juan, Tayum, Tineg
• Population (2020): 144,602

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		James Bersamin (NPC)		Perfecto Cardenes (NPC)		Victorino Baroña (PDSP)		Ramon Dickson (PDSP)
2007		Ma. Jocelyn Bernos (KAMPI)		Allen Brix Bachiller (KAMPI)		Serafin B. Alzate (KAMPI)		Patrocinio P. Abayao, Jr. (KAMPI)
2010		Maria Elena Jenkins (Independent)		Rosario Bersamin (Liberal)		Allen Brix Bachiller (Lakas-Kampi)		Kathleen Balbin (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Kathleen Maria Balbin (Liberal)		Ramon Dickson (Liberal)		Allen Brix Bachiller (Nacionalista)		Byrone Alzate (Aksyon)
2016		Kathleen Maria B. Tawantawan (Liberal)		Byrone Alzate (NUP)		Maria Elena A. Jenkins (NUP)		Ana Marie A. Bersamin (Liberal)
2019		Allan Seares (Asenso Abrenio)		Byrone Alzate (Asenso Abrenio)		Maria Elena A. Jenkins (Asenso Abrenio)		Patrocinio Abaya (Asenso Abrenio)
2022				Russell Bragas (Asenso Abrenio)

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