Maria Lourdes Dela Cruz Casareo

Maria Lourdes Dela Cruz Casareo holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Longos, a barangay in the City of Malabon, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Maria leads the elected Sangguniang Barangay and represents the community's local government unit.

Under the Local Government Code of 1991, the Punong Barangay leads the Sangguniang Barangay, signs ordinances and resolutions, represents the barangay in transactions with other government units, administers the barangay budget and appropriations, and oversees the Lupong Tagapamayapa that handles amicable settlement of disputes at the barangay level. The office is the most directly accountable elected position in the Philippine government.

Barangay Longos is one of 21 barangays in the City of Malabon, in the NCR region of the Philippines.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Maria Lourdes Dela Cruz Casareo 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, Maria Lourdes Dela Cruz Casareo is accountable to the residents of Barangay Longos 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.