Angelita Baltazar Pariñas

As Punong Barangay of Barangay San Gregorio, Angelita Baltazar Pariñas presides over the Sangguniang Barangay of the barangay in Luna, Apayao, 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).

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 San Gregorio is one of 22 barangays in the municipality of Luna, in the province of Apayao, in the CAR region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay San Gregorio had a population of 600 residents — the constituency that Angelita serves as Punong Barangay. Apayao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Angelita Baltazar Pariñas was elected to office in the most recent Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), which took place on October 30, 2023. Under Republic Act No. 12232, barangay officials elected in 2023 serve four-year terms, meaning the current mandate runs until 2026. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, per COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.

The Sangguniang Barangay — which Angelita Baltazar Pariñas 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.