Richard Gagarin Anderson

Richard Gagarin Anderson holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Barangay 197, a barangay in the city of Pasay City, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Richard leads the elected Sangguniang Barangay and represents the community's local government unit.

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 Barangay 197 is one of 201 barangays in the city of Pasay City, in the NCR region of the Philippines.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Richard Gagarin Anderson 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 Richard Gagarin Anderson 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.