Roque Flores Adarna JR

As Punong Barangay of Barangay Gumasa, Roque Flores Adarna JR presides over the Sangguniang Barangay of the barangay in Glan, Sarangani, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. The Punong Barangay is a nationally recognised local government position under the Local Government Code of 1991 (Republic Act No. 7160).

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 Gumasa is one of 31 barangays in the municipality of Glan, in the province of Sarangani, in the SOCCSKSARGEN region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Gumasa had a population of 3,392 residents — the constituency that Roque serves as Punong Barangay. Sarangani is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Roque Flores Adarna JR 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.

The Sangguniang Barangay — which Roque Flores Adarna JR 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.