Lourdes Salazar Gutierrez

Lourdes Salazar Gutierrez holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Barangay 163, a barangay in the city of City of Manila, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Lourdes 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 Barangay 163 is one of 897 barangays in the city of City of Manila, in the NCR region of the Philippines.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Lourdes Salazar Gutierrez 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, Lourdes Salazar Gutierrez is accountable to the residents of Barangay Barangay 163 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.