Leandro Suarez Cabasbas

As Punong Barangay of Barangay San Roque (Pob.), Leandro Suarez Cabasbas presides over the Sangguniang Barangay of the barangay in City of Antipolo, Rizal, 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 San Roque (Pob.) is one of 16 barangays in the City of Antipolo, in the province of Rizal, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay San Roque (Pob.) had a population of 70,120 residents — the constituency that Leandro serves as Punong Barangay. Rizal is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Leandro Suarez Cabasbas was elected to office in the most recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), which took place on October 30, 2023. Under Republic Act No. 12232, barangay officials elected in 2023 serve four-year terms, meaning the current mandate runs until 2026. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, per COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.

The Sangguniang Barangay — which Leandro Suarez Cabasbas 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.