Embraida Bantilan Mentang

Embraida Bantilan Mentang is the Punong Barangay currently leading Barangay Banaba, part of the municipality of Datu Abdullah Sangki in Maguindanao, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. Under Philippine law, the Punong Barangay is directly elected by the residents of the barangay.

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 Banaba is one of 10 barangays in the municipality of Datu Abdullah Sangki, in the province of Maguindanao, in the BARMM region of the Philippines.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Embraida Bantilan Mentang 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, Embraida Bantilan Mentang is accountable to the residents of Barangay Banaba 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.