Vicson Olea Branzuela

Vicson Olea Branzuela holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Macapil, a barangay in the municipality of Piat, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Vicson 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 Macapil is one of 18 barangays in the municipality of Piat, in the province of Cagayan, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Macapil had a population of 782 residents — the constituency that Vicson serves as Punong Barangay. Cagayan is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Vicson Olea Branzuela 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.

As an elected Philippine public official, Vicson Olea Branzuela is accountable to the residents of Barangay Macapil 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.