Ed Kevin Cuayzon Sab

Ed Kevin Cuayzon Sab holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Causwagan, a barangay in the municipality of Macarthur, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Ed 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 Causwagan is one of 31 barangays in the municipality of Macarthur, in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Causwagan had a population of 498 residents — the constituency that Ed serves as Punong Barangay. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Ed Kevin Cuayzon Sab 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.

As an elected Philippine public official, Ed Kevin Cuayzon Sab is accountable to the residents of Barangay Causwagan 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.