Tony Pingiton Nepagtic

Tony Pingiton Nepagtic is the Punong Barangay currently leading Barangay Chalalo, part of the municipality of Aguinaldo in Ifugao, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. Under Philippine law, the Punong Barangay is directly elected by the residents of the barangay.

The Punong Barangay is the chief executive of the barangay, the smallest and most local unit of government in the Philippines. Duties under Section 389 of RA 7160 include enforcing barangay ordinances, organising and leading an emergency response team, calling and presiding over sessions of the Sangguniang Barangay, maintaining public order through the Lupong Tagapamayapa (peace council), and supervising the delivery of basic services to residents.

Barangay Chalalo is one of 16 barangays in the municipality of Aguinaldo, in the province of Ifugao, in the CAR region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Chalalo had a population of 1,573 residents — the constituency that Tony serves as Punong Barangay. Ifugao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Barangay officials in the Philippines are elected during the synchronised Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Tony currently holds office under the mandate established by the October 30, 2023 BSKE. The next BSKE, at which this position will again be contested, is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026.

The Sangguniang Barangay — which Tony Pingiton Nepagtic leads — is the legislative body of a Philippine barangay. It passes barangay ordinances and resolutions, approves the annual barangay budget, and exercises oversight over the barangay's programmes and projects. Its composition includes the Punong Barangay, seven kagawads, the SK Chairperson, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, all accountable directly to residents.