TARLAC CITY – Gov. Susan Yap was elected executive vice president and regional
chair of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP) during their first General
Assembly and Election of Officers held at the Maynila Ballroom of the Manila
Hotel on July 28.
South Cotabato Gov. Reynaldo Tamayo, Jr. was elected as the new president of
the LPP.
The LPP, also referred to as the Governor’s League, is an organization composed
of governors of the provinces in the Philippines. All of the 81 provinces are
members of the organization.
Other newly-elected LPP officers include Gov. Dakila Carlo Cua of Quirino as the
national chairman, Gov. Jose Enrique Garcia III of Bataan as the VP for North
Luzon, Gov. Humerlito Dolor of Oriental Mindoro as VP for South Luzon, Gov. Jose
Enrique Miraflores of Aklan as VP for Visayas, Gov. Imelda Dimaporo of Lanao del
Norte as the VP for Mindanao, and Gov. Xavier Jesus Romualdo of Camiguin as
secretary- general.
In a Facebook post, Gov. Yap said that she is honored to be an official of the LPP.
“Isang karangalan na makasama ang aking mga kapwa gobernador sa
pinakaunang general assembly ng League of Provinces of the Philippines. Malugod
ko ring binabati ating bagong halal na mga opisyal,” she said.
“Bilang regional chairman at EVP ng LPP, ang inyong lingkod po ay patuloy na
makikipagtulungan sa ating mga miyembro upang isulong ang iba’t-ibang
proyektong pang-kaunlaran sa ating mga lalawigan,” the governor added.
Gov. Yap was also the regional chair for Central Luzon from 2019 to 2022.
