Aurora Provincial Board

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

Aurora Provincial Board Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Aurora
Type
Type	Unicameral
Term limits	3 terms (9 years)
Leadership
Presiding Officer	Isidro P. Galban, LDP since June 30, 2025
Structure
Seats	12 board members 1 ex officio presiding officer
Political groups	LDP (5)   PDP–Laban (2)   Lakas (1)   Nacionalista (1)   Nonpartisan (2)   Vacant (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
Aurora Provincial Capitol, Baler

The members are elected via plurality-at-large voting: the province is divided into two districts, each sending four members to the provincial board; the electorate votes for four members, with the four candidates with the highest number of votes 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.

District apportionment

Elections	No. of seats per district		Ex officio seats	Reserved seats	Total seats
	1st	2nd
2004–2010	4	4	3	—	11
2010–present	4	4	3	1	12

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^[1] and 2023 barangay and SK elections:

• Vice Governor: Isidro P. Galban (LDP)

Seat	Board member		Party	Start of term	End of term
1st district		Jesus Palmero	LDP	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
1st district		Philippe Jacobson Galban	LDP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
1st district		Philip Butch Bautista	Lakas	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
1st district		Annabelle Tangson	Nacionalista	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
2nd district		Menard Amansec	LDP	March 21, 2024	June 30, 2025
2nd district	Vacant
2nd district		Lordan Roxas	PDP–Laban	June 30, 2016	June 30, 2025
2nd district		Lito Pascua	LDP	June 30, 2022	June 30, 2025
ABC		Ruel Joseph Angara[2]	Nonpartisan	January 12, 2024	January 1, 2026
PCL		Danilo Ong	LDP	August 23, 2022	June 30, 2025
SK		Lloyd Alsen Delos Reyes[3]	Nonpartisan	November 24, 2023	January 1, 2026
IPMR	Vacant

Vice Governor

Election year	Name	Party
2001	Annabella Tangson
2004			LDP
2007	Gerardo Noveras		PMP
2010			Liberal
2013	Rommel Angara		LDP
2016			LDP
2019	Christian Noveras		PDP–Laban
2022	Gerardo Noveras[a]		PDP–Laban
	Reynante Tolentino[b][c]		LDP
	Jennifer Araña[d]		PDP–Laban
2025	Isidro P. Galban		LDP

1st District

• Municipalities: Baler, Dingalan, Maria Aurora, San Luis
• Population (2020): 146,445

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Shierwin Taay (Lakas–CMD)		Zenaida Querijero (LDP)		Benjamin Mata (LDP)		Philip Butch Bautista (Lakas–CMD)
2007		Shierwin Taay (LDP)		Oscar Padua (LDP)		Pedro Ong, Jr.		Mariano Tangson (LDP)
2010		Cesar Pimentel (LDP)		Wenceslao Padua (LDP)		Pedro Ong, Jr. (Nacionalista)		Philip Butch Bautista (LDP)
2013				Mariano Tangson (Nacionalista)				Oscar Padua (LDP)
2016				Christian Noveras (NPC)		Jesus Palmero (Nacionalista)		Philip Butch Bautista (LDP)
2019		Isidro Galban (LDP)		Mariano Tangson (Nacionalista)		Jesus Palmero (LDP)
2022		Philippe Jacobson Galban (LDP)		Annabelle Tangson (Nacionalista)				Philip Butch Bautista (Lakas)

2nd District

• Municipalities: Casiguran, Dilasag, Dinalungan, Dipaculao
• Population (2020): 89,305

Election year	Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)		Member (party)
2004		Narciso Amansec (Lakas–CMD)		Pablo Miran (Lakas–CMD)		Renato Pascua (LDP)		Joselito Cabauatan (Lakas–CMD)
2007		Denia Valin (LDP)		Danilo Tolentino				Joselito Cabauatan (LDP)
2010				Ruben Alipio, Jr. (LDP)
2013						Danilo Tolentino (LDP)		Antonio Curitana (LDP)
2016		Jennifer Araña (LDP)				Reynante Tolentino (LDP)		Lordan Roxas (NPC)
2019				Nick Salamera (NPC)		Eugene Calugtong (LDP)
2022		Jennifer Araña (PDP–Laban)		Reynante Tolentino (LDP)		Lito Pascua (LDP)		Lordan Roxas (PDP–Laban)
		Vacant		Menard Amansec[e] (LDP)

Notes

1. Disqualified on September 5, 2023
2. Board member elevated to vice governor
3. Elevated to governor on April 22, 2024 upon the disqualification of Governor Christian Noveras
4. Board member elevated to vice governor
5. Appointed by President Bongbong Marcos on March 1, 2024; took his oath on March 21, 2024.^[4]