Cagayan Provincial Board

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

Cagayan Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Cagayan
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Melvin Vargas Jr., PDP-Laban since June 30, 2016
Structure
Seats	13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	NPC (3)   Lakas (3)   Independent (3)   PDP (1)   Nacionalista (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
Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, Legislative Building, Capitol Hills, Tuguegarao

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into three districts, the first two sending three members to the provincial board, while the third sends four members; the electorate votes, 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 Cagayan.

District apportionment

Elections	No. of seats per district			Ex officio seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd	3rd
2004–10	3	3	4	3	13

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: Melvin Vargas Jr. (PDP-Laban)

District/ League	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st		Florence Oliver Pascual	PDP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Kamille Conception Ponce-Perez	NPC	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st		Romeo Garcia	Nacionalista	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Randy Ursulum	Lakas	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd		Arnold Layus Jr.	Lakas	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
2nd		Alniñoson Kevin Timbas	Lakas	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
3rd		Rosauro Rodrigo Resuello	Independent	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
3rd		Rodrigo de Asis	Independent	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
3rd		Mila Catabay-Lauigan	NPC	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2025
3rd		Leonides Fausto	Independent	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
ABC		Bryan Paul Vargas	Nonpartisan	August 1, 2018	January 1, 2026
PCL		Maria Rosario Soriano	NPC	July 25, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Christian Ursua	Nonpartisan	November 28, 2023	January 1, 2026

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
1998	Oscar Pagulayan
2001	Oscar Pagulayan
2004	Oscar Pagulayan		LDP
2007	Leonides Fausto		Liberal
2010	Leonides Fausto		Nacionalista
2013	Leonides Fausto		Nacionalista
2016	Boy Vargas		UNA
2019	Boy Vargas		UNA
2022	Boy Vargas		PDP–Laban

1st District

• Municipalities: Alcala, Aparri, Baggao, Buguey, Camalaniugan, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Lal-lo, Santa Ana, Santa Teresita
• Population (2020): 459,819

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Jenerwin Bacuyag (NPC)		Norman Agatep (NPC)		Wilson Payaoan (NPC)
2007		Jenerwin Bacuyag (NPC)		Norman Agatep (NPC)		Arnold Alonzo (NPC)
2010		Romeo Garcia (Lakas)		Maria Olivia Pascual (Lakas)		Jean Alphonse Ponce (Independent)
2013		Romeo Garcia (UNA)		Maria Olivia Pascual (UNA)		Ramon Nolasco (UNA)
2016		Maria Olivia Pascual (NPC)		Jean Alphonse Ponce (Nacionalista)		Christopher Barcena (UNA)
2019		Narciso Pascual Jr. (PDP–Laban)		Jean Alphonse Ponce (PDP–Laban)		Christopher Barcena (PDP–Laban)
2022		Florence Oliver Pascual (PDP–Laban)		Kamille Ponce-Perez (NPC)		Romeo Garcia (Nacionalista)

2nd District

• Municipalities: Abulug, Allacapan, Ballesteros, Calayan, Claveria, Lasam, Pamplona, Piat, Rizal, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Santo Niño
• Population (2020): 322,634

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Aldegundo Cayosa, Jr. (NPC)		Estrella Fernandez (NPC)		Vilmer Viloria (NPC)
2007		Boy Vargas (KAMPI)		Jessie Usita (NPC)		Erwin Lara (NPC)
2010		Boy Vargas (Lakas-Kampi)				Joseph Llopis (Lakas-Kampi)
2013		Boy Vargas (NUP)		Alexander Daguna (NUP)		Vilmer Viloria (UNA)
2016		Jesus Florencio Vargas (NUP)		Arnold Layus (UNA)		Vilmer Viloria (Nacionalista)
2019		Alfonso Llopis (Independent)		Arnold Layus (Lakas)		Vilmer Viloria (NUP)
2022		Randy Ursulum (Lakas)				Alniñoson Kevin Timbas (Lakas)

3rd District

• City: Tuguegarao

• Municipalities: Amulung, Enrile, Iguig, Peñablanca, Solana, Tuao
• Population (2020): 486,150

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Mila Perpetua Catabay-Lauigan (NPC)		Victor Perez (Lakas)		Baylon Calagui (LDP)		Estelita Dayag (Independent)
2007		Victor Perez (Liberal)		Washington Tagunod (NPC)		Winnoco Abraham (Liberal)		Estelita Dayag (Liberal)
2010				Washington Tagunod (Nacionalista)		Winnoco Abraham (Nacionalista)		Mila Perpetua Catabay-Lauigan (Lakas)
2013		Karen Kaye Turingan (Nacionalista)		Christian Guzman (Liberal)				Mila Perpetua Catabay-Lauigan (NUP)
2016		Perla Tumaliuan (NUP)		Rosauro Resuello (Liberal)		Karen Kaye Turingan (NUP)		Rodrigo De Asis (Liberal)
2019				Rosauro Resuello (PDP–Laban)		Mila Catabay-Lauigan (NUP)		Rodrigo De Asis (PDP–Laban)
2022		Leonides Fausto (Independent)		Rosauro Resuello (Independent)		Mila Catabay-Lauigan (NPC)		Rodrigo De Asis (Independent)