Rosa Pantujan Sedenio

Serving as Punong Barangay of Barangay Tanwalang in Sulop, Davao Del Sur, Rosa Pantujan Sedenio is currently in the 2023 - 2026 term. The Punong Barangay is the most senior elected official of a Philippine barangay and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of local services.

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 Tanwalang is one of 25 barangays in the municipality of Sulop, in the province of Davao Del Sur, in the Davao Region region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Tanwalang had a population of 1,687 residents — the constituency that Rosa serves as Punong Barangay. Davao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Elected through the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, Rosa Pantujan Sedenio 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, Rosa Pantujan Sedenio is accountable to the residents of Barangay Tanwalang 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.