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BP 51 Section 2

Provinces.

Section 2

Sec. 2. Provinces.—There shall be in each province a governor, a vice-governor, elective members of the sangguniang panlalawigan, all of whom shall be elected by the qualified voters in the province, and members of the sangguniang panlalawigan representing the barangays and the kabataang barangay who shall be appointed by the President (Prime Minister). The sangguniang panlalawigan of each province shall be composed of the governor as chairman and presiding officer, the vice-governor as presiding officer pro tempore, the elective sangguniang panlalawigan members, and the appointive members consisting of the president of the provincial association of barangay councils, and the pres­ident of the provincial federation of the kabataang barangay. Each province shall have six (6) elective sangguniang panlalawigan members: Provided, That provinces with a population of less than one hundred thousand inhabitants as reflected in the records of the last population census shall have four (4) elective sanggunian members and Provided, further, That provinces with a population of more than one million inhabitants as reflected in the records of the last population census shall have eight (8) elective sanggunian members.

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CitationBP 51 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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