Cotabato Provincial Board

Cotabato Provincial Board

Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng
Type
Type
Term limits
3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer
Emmylou Mendoza, Nacionalista Party
since June 30, 2019
Structure
Seats14 board members
1 ex officio presiding officer
Cotabato Provincial Board composition
Political groups
  PDP–Laban (8)
  Nacionalista (3)
  Nonpartisan (3)
Length of term
3 years
AuthorityLocal Government Code of the Philippines
Elections
Last election
May 13, 2019
Next election
May 9, 2022
Meeting place
Cotabato Provincial Capitol, Koronadal

The Cotabato Provincial Board is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Cotabato, also known as "North Cotabato".

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first district sending four members, and the second and third sending three members each 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 Cotabato.

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). Cotabato's provincial board also has a reserved seat for its indigenous people (IPMR).


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