Laguna Provincial Board Explained

Laguna Provincial Board
Native Name:	Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Laguna
Term Limits:	3 terms (9 years)
House Type:	Unicameral
Leader1:	Magtangol Jose Carait III
Leader1 Type:	Presiding Officer
Party1:	Lakas
Election1:	June 30, 2025
Members:	13 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Structure1 Res:	200
Structure1 Alt:	Laguna Provincial Board composition
Political Groups1:	NUP (6) Lakas (5) PFP (2) KNP (1) NPC (1) AKAY (1) Nonpartisan (1)
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 12, 2025
Next Election1:	May 8, 2028
Session Room:	File:New Laguna Provincial Board.jpg
Session Res:	220px
Meeting Place:	New Sangguniang Panlalawigan Building, Santa Cruz

The Laguna Provincial Board (fil|Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Laguna|) is the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (provincial legislature) of the Philippine province of Laguna.

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into four legislative districts, the first and the second sending three members each and the third and fourth sending two members each; the number of the members the electorate votes depends on the number of members their district sends. The candidates with the highest number of votes in each district, depending on the number of members the district sends, are elected.

The districts used in appropriation of members is coextensive with the four legislative districts of Laguna, as well as the lone congressional districts of Biñan, Calamba, and Santa Rosa since 2025.^[1]

Apportionment

Elections	Seats per district^[2]							Ex officio seats	Total seats
Elections	Laguna–1st	Laguna–2nd	Laguna–3rd	Laguna–4th	Biñan at-large	Calamba at-large	Santa Rosa at-large	Ex officio seats	Total seats
until 2022	3	3	2	2				3	13
2025–beyond	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	17

List of members

Three additional ex officio members are the presidents of the provincial chapter of the Association of Barangay Captains, of the Sangguniang Kabataan, and of the Philippine Councilors League. The municipal and city (if applicable) presidents of the Association of Barangay Captains and of the Sangguniang Kabataan shall elect amongst themselves their provincial presidents who shall be their representatives at the board.

Current members

These are the members after the 2025 local elections and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

Vice Governor: Magtangol Jose Carait III (Lakas)

District / League		Party	Start of term	End of term
Laguna–1st	Rafael Campos	NUP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–1st	Bernadeth Olivares	KNP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–2nd	Neptali Bagnes	NUP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–2nd	Tito Fortunato Caringal III	NUP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–3rd	Karla Monica Adajar-Lajara	Lakas	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–3rd	Angelica Alarva	PFP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–4th	Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao	AKAY	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Laguna–4th	Rai-Ann San Luis	NUP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Biñan at-large	Wilfredo Bejasa Jr.	Lakas	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Biñan at-large	Flaviano “Jigcy” D. Pecaña Jr.	Lakas	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Calamba at-large	Princess Lajara	Lakas	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Calamba at-large	Dyan Espiridion	Lakas	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Santa Rosa at-large	Jose Cartaño	NUP	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
Santa Rosa at-large	Arnel Gomez	NPC	June 30, 2025	June 30, 2028
ABC	Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr.	PFP	2023	January 1, 2026
PCL	Arvin L. Manguiat	Lakas	September 4, 2025	June 30, 2028
SK	Bhenj Stephen Felismino	Nonpartisan	November 30, 2023	January 1, 2026

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
1988	Restituto Luna
1992	Restituto Luna
1992	Teresita S. Lazaro
1995
1998
1998	Gat-Ala Alatiit
2001	Dan Fernandez
2004	Edwin Olivarez
	Ramil Hernandez
	Caesar Perez
	Caesar Perez
	Ramil Hernandez

2016
2019
2022
2022
	Magtangol Jose Carait III

Notes:

All-time members

1st District

Cities

Biñan (until 2025), San Pedro, Santa Rosa (until 2025)

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	Member (party)
1998	bgcolor=		Gat-Ala Alatiit (LAMMP)	bgcolor=	Emilio Tiongco (LAMMP)	bgcolor=	Carlos Amendrala (Lakas)
2001	bgcolor=		Edwin Olivarez (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Emilio Tiongco (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Gabnulang Alatiit (PMP)
2004	bgcolor=		Gabnulang Alatiit (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Marco Sison (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Ramon Carillo (Lakas)
2007	bgcolor=		Dave Almarinez (Lakas)	bgcolor=	Emilio Tiongco (United Opposition)	bgcolor=	Ramon Carillo (Lakas)
2010	bgcolor=		Carlo Almoro (Lakas–Kampi)	bgcolor=	Gabnulang Alatiit (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Emilio Tiongco (Lakas–Kampi)
2013	bgcolor=		Dave Almarinez (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Carlo Almoro (PDP–Laban)	bgcolor=	Emilio Tiongco (UNA)
2016	bgcolor=		Dave Almarinez (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Carlo Almoro (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Magtangol Jose Carait III (UNA)
2019	bgcolor=		Ann Matibag (PDP–Laban)	bgcolor=	Magtangol Jose Carait III (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Abigael Alonte (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Magtangol Jose Carait III (PDP–Laban/Lakas)	bgcolor=	Danzel Rafter Fernandez (Aksyon/NUP)	bgcolor=	Wilfredo Bejasa Jr. (PDP–Laban/Lakas)
2025	bgcolor=		Bernadeth Olivares (KNP)	bgcolor=	Rafael Campos (NUP)

Notes:

2nd District

Cities

Cabuyao, Calamba (until 2025)

Municipality

Bay, Los Baños

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)	Member (party)
1998	bgcolor=		Sonny Tapia (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Juan Unico (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Luis Tanyag (LAMMP)
2001	bgcolor=		Rolly Bagnes (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Sonny Tapia (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Juan Unico (Lakas-CMD)
2004	bgcolor=		Ramil Hernandez (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Rolly Bagnes (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Sonny Tapia (Lakas-CMD)
2007	bgcolor=		Rolly Bagnes (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Juan Unico (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Neil Andrew Nocon (United Opposition)
2010	bgcolor=		Neptali Bagnes (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Juan Unico (Lakas-Kampi)	bgcolor=	Neil Andrew Nocon (Lakas-Kampi)
2013	bgcolor=		Neptali Bagnes (UNA)	bgcolor=	Pursino Oruga (Liberal)	bgcolor=	Juan Unico (UNA)
2016	bgcolor=		Ruth Mariano-Hernandez (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Pursino Oruga (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Leeanne Aldabe-Cortez (UNA)
2019	bgcolor=		Christian Niño Lajara (Nacionalista)	bgcolor=	Peewee Perez (PDP-Laban)	bgcolor=	Neptali Bagnes (PFP)
2022	bgcolor=		Christian Niño Lajara (Aksyon)	bgcolor=	Peewee Perez (AKAY)	bgcolor=	Tito Fortunato Caringal II (Nacionalista)
2025	bgcolor=		Tito Fortunato Caringal II (NUP)	bgcolor=	Neptali Bagnes (NUP)

3rd District

Cities

San Pablo City

Municipalities

Alaminos, Calauan, Liliw, Nagcarlan, Rizal, Victoria

Population (2020): 590,757

width=60px	Election year !	Member (party)	Member (party)
1998	bgcolor=		Gerard Christopher Alava (LAMMP)	bgcolor=	Ramon De Roma (Lakas–CMD)
2001	bgcolor=		Gerard Christopher Alava (KAMPI)	bgcolor=	Arcadio Gapangada Jr. (KAMPI)
2004	bgcolor=		Arcadio Gapangada Jr. (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=	Adoracion Alava (LDP)
2007	bgcolor=		Katherine Agapay (NPC)	bgcolor=	Reynaldo Paras (Lakas-CMD)
2010	bgcolor=		Reynaldo Paras (Lakas-Kampi)	bgcolor=	Angelica Alarva (Nacionalista)
2013	bgcolor=		Katherine Agapay (Independent)	bgcolor=	Angelica Alarva (UNA)
2016	bgcolor=		Dante Amante (UNA)	bgcolor=	Alejandro Yu (UNA)
2019	bgcolor=		Angelica Alarva (PFP)	bgcolor=	Alejandro Yu (PDP-Laban)
2022	bgcolor=		Alejandro Yu (PDP-Laban)	bgcolor=	Karla Monica Adajar-Lajara (Lakas–CMD)
2025	bgcolor=		Karla Monica Adajar-Lajara (Lakas–CMD)	bgcolor=	Angelica Alarva (PFP)

Notes:

4th District

Municipalities

Cavinti, Famy, Kalayaan, Luisiana, Lumban, Mabitac, Magdalena, Majayjay, Paete, Pagsanjan, Pakil, Pangil, Pila, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, Siniloan

width=60px	Election year	Member (party)	Member (party)
1992	bgcolor=		Felix Flores (LDP)	bgcolor=		Benjamin Agarao, Jr. (NPC)
1995	bgcolor=		Magdaleno Palacol, Jr. (LDP)	bgcolor=		Querubin Relova, Jr. (Lakas-CMD)
1998	bgcolor=		Danilo Ramon Fernandez (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=		Magdaleno Palacol (LAMMP)
2001	bgcolor=		Benjamin Agarao, Jr. (LDP)	bgcolor=		Vincent Soriano (LDP)
2004	bgcolor=		Eufemio Lagumbay (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=		Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr. (Lakas-CMD)
2007	bgcolor=		Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr. (Lakas-CMD)	bgcolor=		Domingo Panganiban (LDP)
2010	bgcolor=		Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Benedicto Mario Palacol, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi)
2013	bgcolor=		Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Rai-ann Agustine San Luis (Independent)
2016	bgcolor=		Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao (Liberal)	bgcolor=		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis (NUP)
2019	bgcolor=		Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao (PDP-Laban)	bgcolor=		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis (Nacionalista)
2022	bgcolor=		Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao (NUP/PFP)^[3]		Francis Joseph San Luis (Aksyon)
2022	bgcolor=		Joseph Kris Benjamin Agarao (NUP/PFP)^[3]		Francis Joseph San Luis (Aksyon)
2025	bgcolor=		Maria Jamina Katherine Agarao (PFP)	bgcolor=		Rai-Ann Agustine San Luis (NUP)

Biñan

Cities

Biñan

width=60px	Election year	Member (party)	Member (party)
2025	bgcolor=		Wilfredo Bejasa Jr. (Lakas–CMD)	bgcolor=		Flaviano “Jigcy” D. Pecaña Jr. (Lakas–CMD)

Calamba

Cities

Calamba

width=60px	Election year	Member (party)	Member (party)
2025	bgcolor=		Princess Diane Lajara (Lakas–CMD)	bgcolor=		Dyan Espiridion (Lakas–CMD)

Santa Rosa

Cities

Santa Rosa

width=60px	Election year	Member (party)	Member (party)
2025	bgcolor=		Arnel Gomez (NPC)	bgcolor=		Jose Cartaño (NUP)

Philippine Councilors League President

Election year	Member (party)
1992		Remelito Belen (San Pablo) (LDP)
1995		Remelito Belen (San Pablo) (Lakas NUCD–UMDP)
1998		Edgardo Ramos (Pila) (LAMMP)
2001		Edgardo Ramos (Pila) (KAMPI)
2004		Alejandro Yu (San Pablo) (Lakas–CMD)
2007		Danilo Yang (San Pablo) (PDSP)
2010		Dante Amante (San Pablo) (Lakas–Kampi–CMD)
2013		Jeffrey Palce (Rizal) (Liberal)
2016		Jonalina Reyes (Biñan) (Liberal)
2019		Jonalina Reyes (Biñan) (PDP–Laban)
2022		Jonalina Reyes (Biñan) (Lakas–CMD)
2025		Lyca A. Leyma-Luna (Liliw) (NUP) (Interim)
2025		Arvin Manguiat (Calamba) (Lakas–CMD)

Liga ng mga Barangay President

Election year	Member (party)
2002		Numeriano Buenviaje (San Pedro) (Nonpartisan)
2007		Bernabe Vibora (Victoria) (Nonpartisan)
2010		Floro Esguerra (Cavinti) (Nonpartisan)
2013		Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr. (Alaminos) (Nonpartisan)
2018		Ma. Meg A. Espiritu (Santa Cruz) (Nonpartisan)
2024		Lorenzo Zuñiga Jr. (Alaminos) (PFP)

SK Provincial Federation President

Election year	Member (party)
2007		Kathleen Kay Kampitan Yambot (Victoria) (Nonpartisan)
2010		Von Mark Anthony R. Dacdac (Pagsanjan) (Nonpartisan)
2018		Autriou Austeen Amante (San Pablo) (Nonpartisan)
2023		Bhenj Stephen Felismino (San Pablo) (Nonpartisan)

External links

Official Website of the Province of Laguna

Notes and References

News: 2 board members for Laguna's districts. OpinYon News Team. OpinYon News. October 17, 2024. August 19, 2024.
HB. 3946. An Act Providing for the Manner of Election of the Elective Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Laguna Representing the Cities of San Pedro, Sta. Rosa and Biñan. August 23, 2022. October 17, 2024.
Web site: Welcome po sa mga New Member's ng Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Laguna at sa kanilang mga kasama!. Atty. Karen Agapay. Facebook. 2024-04-06. 2024-04-14.