Eastern Samar Provincial Board

{{short description|Legislative body of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines}}

{{Infobox legislature

| name = Eastern Samar Provincial Board

| native_name = Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Silangang Samar

| term_limits = 3 terms (9 years)

| legislature =

| house_type = Unicameral

| foundation = 1967

| preceded_by = Samar Provincial Board

| leader1 = Maria Caridad S. Goteesan

| leader1_type = Presiding Officer

| party1 = PFP

| election1 = June 30, 2022

| members = 13 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer

| structure1 = File:Eastern Samar Provincial Board composition.svg

| structure1_res = 200

| structure1_alt = Eastern Samar Provincial Board composition

| political_groups1 =

:{{Color box|{{party color|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}|border=darkgray}} PFP (8)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}|border=darkgray}} PDP-Laban (2)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Aksyon Demokratiko}}|border=darkgray}} Aksyon (1)

:{{Color box|{{party color|Nonpartisan}}|border=darkgray}} Nonpartisan (2)

| committees1 =

| term_length = 3 years

| authority = Local Government Code of the Philippines

| voting_system1 =

Multiple non-transferable vote (regular members)
Indirect election (ex officio members)

| last_election1 = May 9, 2022

| next_election1 = May 12, 2025

| session_room =

| session_res =

| session_alt =

| meeting_place = Eastern Samar Sangguniang Panlalawigan Building, Borongan

| website =

| footnotes =

| motto =

}}

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

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 district of Eastern Samar; unlike congressional representation which is at-large, Eastern Samar is divided into two districts for representation in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

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).

History

By virtue of Republic Act No. 4221, the majority of voters during the 1965 Samar division plebiscite ratified the division of the old province of Samar into three: Northern Samar, Western Samar, and Eastern Samar. The first local officials of the new provinces, including the provincial board, were elected on November 14, 1967, with the law taking effect, and took office on January 1, 1968.{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=4221 |date= June 19, 1965 |title=An Act Creating the Provinces of Northern Samar, Eastern Samar and Western Samar |url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno4221.html |accessdate= |website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library}}

Apportionment

class="wikitable" ! rowspan="2" \|Elections ! colspan="2" \|Seats per district ! rowspan="2" width="50px" \|Ex officio seats ! rowspan="2" width="50px" \|Total seats
width="50px" \|1st ! width="50px" \|2nd
align="center" \|2010–present \|5 \|5 \|3 \|13

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Elections

! colspan="2" |Seats per district

! rowspan="2" width="50px" |Ex officio seats

! rowspan="2" width="50px" |Total seats

width="50px" |1st

! width="50px" |2nd

align="center"

|2010–present

|13

List of members

= Current members =

These are the members after the 2022 local elections

Vice Governor: Maria Caridad S. Goteesan (PFP)

class="wikitable" !District ! colspan="2" \|Board member !Party !Start of term !End of term
1st \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Philip C. Evardone Jr. \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
1st \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Gigi Zacate \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
1st \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Byron Suyot \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
1st \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}" \| \|Annabelle Capito \|PDP–Laban \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
1st \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Jun Quelitano \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
2nd \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Mark Pol P. Gonzales \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
2nd \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Evet Bandoy-Gaylon \|PFP \|June 30, 2019 \|June 30, 2022
2nd \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \| Adel Jo Christelle G. Yadao \|PFP \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
2nd \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan}}" \| \|Melchor L. Mergal \|PDP-Laban \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
2nd \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Aksyon Demokratiko}}" \| \|Nestonette Cablao \|Aksyon \|June 30, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
League ! colspan="2" \|Board member !Party !Start of term !End of term
ABC \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Nonpartisan}}" \| \|Eloise P. Evardone \|Nonpartisan \| \|
PCL \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" \| \|Ralph Vincent M. Evardone \|PFP \|July 1, 2022 \|June 30, 2025
SK \| bgcolor="{{party color\|Nonpartisan}}" \| \|Gilberto Germino Jr. \|Nonpartisan \| \|

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!District

! colspan="2" |Board member

!Party

!Start of term

!End of term

1st

| bgcolor="{{party color|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}" |

|Philip C. Evardone Jr.

|PFP

|June 30, 2022

|June 30, 2025