Patricio Balboa Degamo JR

As Punong Barangay of Barangay Domolok, Patricio Balboa Degamo JR presides over the Sangguniang Barangay of the barangay in Alabel, Sarangani, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. The Punong Barangay is a nationally recognised local government position under the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160).

As the head of the smallest tier of Philippine local government, the Punong Barangay is responsible for everything from maintaining peace and order within the barangay to supervising the Barangay Development Plan, enforcing national and local laws within the barangay boundaries, and representing residents in the wider city or municipal government. The position is held for a four-year term under Republic Act No. 12232.

Barangay Domolok is one of 13 barangays in the municipality of Alabel, in the province of Sarangani, in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Domolok had a population of 5,432 residents — the constituency that Patricio serves as Punong Barangay. Sarangani is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Barangay officials in the Philippines are elected during the synchronised Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Patricio 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 Patricio Balboa Degamo JR 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.