Enrico Pangilinan Sarmiento

Enrico Pangilinan Sarmiento holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Santulan, a barangay in the municipality of Naic, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Enrico leads the elected Sangguniang Barangay and represents the community's local government unit.

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 Santulan is one of 30 barangays in the municipality of Naic, in the province of Cavite, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Santulan had a population of 527 residents — the constituency that Enrico serves as Punong Barangay. Cavite is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Enrico Pangilinan Sarmiento 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 Enrico Pangilinan Sarmiento 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.