Alma Cristina Butoy Du-ot

As Punong Barangay of Barangay Eleazar, Alma Cristina Butoy Du-ot presides over the Sangguniang Barangay of the barangay in Calanasan, Apayao, 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 Eleazar is one of 18 barangays in the municipality of Calanasan, in the province of Apayao, in the CAR region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Eleazar had a population of 145 residents — the constituency that Alma serves as Punong Barangay. Apayao 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). Alma 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 Alma Cristina Butoy Du-ot 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.