Lina Kalantungan Unao

Serving as Punong Barangay of Barangay Limpongo in Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Lina Kalantungan Unao is currently in the 2023 - 2026 term. The Punong Barangay is the most senior elected official of a Philippine barangay and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of local services.

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 Limpongo is one of 11 barangays in the municipality of Datu Hoffer Ampatuan, in the province of Maguindanao, in the BARMM region of the Philippines.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Lina Kalantungan Unao 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, Lina Kalantungan Unao is accountable to the residents of Barangay Limpongo 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.