Roderick Lapitan Arabit

Roderick Lapitan Arabit holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Balibago, a barangay in the municipality of Cardona, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Roderick leads the elected Sangguniang Barangay and represents the community's local government unit.

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 Balibago is one of 18 barangays in the municipality of Cardona, in the province of Rizal, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Balibago had a population of 1,581 residents — the constituency that Roderick serves as Punong Barangay. Rizal is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Roderick Lapitan Arabit is serving the current four-year term established under Republic Act No. 12232, which extended the barangay official's term from three years to four. The next BSKE will be held on Monday, November 2, 2026, following COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.

As an elected Philippine public official, Roderick Lapitan Arabit is accountable to the residents of Barangay Balibago and must comply with the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160), the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees (RA 6713), and other national laws. Barangay officials are required to file Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) and are subject to the oversight of the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Office of the Ombudsman.