Gregorio Escobido Tacus

Gregorio Escobido Tacus holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Poblacion I-A (Pob.), a barangay in the city of City of Imus, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Gregorio leads the elected Sangguniang Barangay and represents the community's local government unit.

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 Poblacion I-A (Pob.) is one of 97 barangays in the city of City of Imus, in the province of Cavite, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Poblacion I-A (Pob.) had a population of 1,949 residents — the constituency that Gregorio serves as Punong Barangay. Cavite is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Gregorio Escobido Tacus 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 Gregorio Escobido Tacus 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.