Batangas Provincial Board

Batangas Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Batangas
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Mark Leviste, PDP–Laban since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats	15 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	Nacionalista (11)   Aksyon Demokratiko (1)   NPC (1)   Nonpartisan (2)
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)
Last election	May 9, 2022
Next election	May 12, 2025
Meeting place
Apolinario Mabini Legislative Building, Batangas Provincial Capitol Compound, Batangas City

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

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into six districts, two representatives in each district. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are 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 Batangas.

District apportionment

Elections	No. of seats per district						Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
2001–13	2	3	2	3	—	—	3	13
2016	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	15
2018	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	16
2019	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	16

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

• Vice Governor: Jose Antonio S. Leviste II (PDP-Laban)

District/ League	Board member		Party	Term number	Start of term	End of term
1st		Carlo Roman Rosales	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
1st		Armie Bausas	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Wilson Leandro Rivera	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
2nd		Arlina Magboo	Aksyon	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
3rd		Alfredo Corona	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
3rd		Rodolfo Balba	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
4th		Jonas Patrick Gozos	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
4th		Jesus De Veyra	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
5th		Ma. Claudette Ambida	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
5th		Arthur Blanco	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
6th		Lydio Lopez Jr.	Nacionalista	3	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
6th		Aries Emmanuel Mendoza	Nacionalista	2	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
ABC		Fernando R. Rocafort	Nonpartisan	1	January 2024	January 2026
PCL		Melvin Vidal	Nacionalista	1	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Voltaire Aedrian P. Pua	Nonpartisan	1	November 30, 2023	January 2026

Membership summary

Election year	VG	ABC	PCL	SK	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Controlling party
2004			?												—	—		No majority
2007														?	—	—		No majority
2010															—	—		No majority
2013				—^1											—	—		Liberal
2016																		Liberal
2018																		Liberal
2019																		Nacionalista
2022																		Nacionalista

^1 The term of elected officials of the Sangguniang Kabataan elected in 2010 expired on November 30, 2013, and were not replaced.

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
1992	Ma. Guia Perez-Chavez
1995	Ricky Recto
1998	Ricky Recto
2001	Peter Laurel
2004	Ricky Recto		Lakas
2007	Mark Leviste		KAMPI
2010	Mark Leviste		Liberal
2013	Mark Leviste		Liberal
2016	Sofronio Ona, Jr		NPC
2019	Mark Leviste		PDP–Laban
2022	Mark Leviste		PDP–Laban

1st District

• City: Calaca
• Municipalities: Balayan, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Tuy
• Population (2020): 635,962

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Consuelo Malabanan (Lakas)		Benjamin Bausas (LDP)
2007		Roman Rosales (KAMPI)		Benjamin Bausas (Lakas)
2010		Roman Rosales (Lakas-Kampi)		Lorenzo Bausas (Liberal)
2013		Roman Rosales (Liberal)		Ramon Bausas (Liberal)
2016		Carlo Roman Rosales (Independent)		Ramon Bausas (Liberal)
2019		Carlo Roman Rosales (Nacionalista)		Glenda Bausas (Nacionalista)
2022		Carlo Roman Rosales (Nacionalista)		Armie Marie Bausas (Nacionalista)

2nd District

• Municipalities: Bauan, Lobo, Mabini, San Luis, San Pascual, Tingloy
• Population (2020): 306,809

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Sergio Atienza (Liberal)		Godofredo Berberabe, Jr. (Liberal)		Florencio Loyola (Liberal)
2007		Joel Atienza (KAMPI)		Godofredo Berberabe, Jr. (KAMPI)		Florencio Loyola (KAMPI)
2010		Joel Atienza (Lakas-Kampi)		Christopher De Leon (Liberal)		Florencio Loyola (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Mario Vittorio Mariño (NPC)		Dexter Buted (Liberal)		Amelia Alvarez (Liberal)
2016		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (UNA)		Arlina Magboo (Independent)
2019		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (Nacionalista)		Arlina Magboo (Nacionalista)
2022		Wilson Leonardo Rivera (Nacionalista)		Arlina Magboo (Aksyon)

3rd District

• Cities: Santo Tomas, Tanauan
• Municipalities: Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Cuenca, Laurel, Malvar, Mataasnakahoy, San Nicolas, Santa Teresita, Talisay
• Population (2020): 768,561

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)
2001		Santillan (NPC)		Rudy Balba (Lakas)
2004		Rudy Balba (Lakas)		Cecilio Hernandez (Lakas)
2007		Rudy Balba (KAMPI)		Chona Dimayuga (Lakas)
2010		Devs Balba (Liberal)		Alfredo Corona (Lakas-Kampi)
2013				Alfredo Corona (Liberal)
2016
2019		Jhoanna Corona-Villamor (Nacionalista)		Rudy Balba (Nacionalista)
2022		Alfredo Corona (NPC)		Rudy Balba (Nacionalista)

4th District

• Municipalities: Ibaan, Padre Garcia, Rosario, San Jose, San Juan, Taysan
• Population (2020): 472,794

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Mark Leviste (Lakas)		Rowena Africa (Independent)		Lianda Bolilia (Lakas)
2007		Mabelle Virtusio (Lakas)		Marieta Igarta		Amado Carlos Bolilia IV (Lakas)
2010		Mabelle Virtusio (Liberal)		Rowena Africa (Nacionalista)		Amado Carlos Bolilia IV (Liberal)
2013				Rowena Africa (Liberal)
2016		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Liberal)		Jesus De Veyra (Liberal)
2019		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Nacionalista)		Jesus De Veyra (Nacionalista)
2022		Jonas Patrick Gozos (Nacionalista)		Jesus de Veyra (Nacionalista)

5th District

• City: Batangas City
• Population (2020): 351,437

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)
2016		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Liberal)		Arthur Blanco (Liberal)
2019		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Nacionalista)		Arthur Blanco (Nacionalista)
2022		Ma. Claudette Ambida (Nacionalista)		Arthur Blanco (Nacionalista)

6th District

• City: Lipa
• Population (2020): 372,931

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)
2016		Rowena Africa (Liberal)		Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Liberal)
2019		Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Nacionalista)		Aries Emmanuel Mendoza (Nacionalista)
2022		Lydio Lopez, Jr. (Nacionalista)		Aries Emmanuel Mendoza (Nacionalista)

Philippine Councilors League President

Election year	Member (party)
2001		Victor Portugal Jr. (Lakas) (Taysan)
2004		Victor Portugal Jr. (Lakas) (Taysan)
2007		Joel Portugal (Lakas) (Taysan)
2010		Joel Portugal (NPC) (Taysan)
2013		Kathleen Briones (Liberal) (Lipa City)
2016		Mildred Sanchez (Liberal) (Nasugbu)
2019		Leo Malinay (Nacionalista) (Lian)
2020		Ronald Cruzat (Nacionalista) (Bauan)
2022		Oliver Macatangay (Nacionalista) (Batangas City) (Interim)
		Melvin Vidal (Nacionalista) (Padre Garcia)

Association of Barangay Captains President

Election year	Member (party)
2013	Herminigildo Dolor
2016	Wilfredo Maliksi
2023	Medel Medrano
2024	Fernando Rocafort

Sangguniang Kabataan President

Election year	Member (city/town)
1996	Mabelle Virtusio (Rosario)
2002	Jayvee Bendaña (Lemery)
2007	Melody Ellaine Amante (Padre Garcia)
2010	Mark Lawrence Alvarez (Tingloy)
2018	Hannah Beatriz Cabral (Lemery)
2019	Maria Louise Gamo-Vale (San Luis)
2023	Voltaire Aedrian Pua (Lipa City)