Gerardo Ligay Reyes

Gerardo Ligay Reyes holds the position of Punong Barangay in Barangay Mag-Ampon (Pob.), a barangay in the municipality of Tanay, serving the 2023 - 2026 term. As Punong Barangay, Gerardo 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 Mag-Ampon (Pob.) is one of 20 barangays in the municipality of Tanay, in the province of Rizal, in the CALABARZON region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing, Barangay Mag-Ampon (Pob.) had a population of 1,874 residents — the constituency that Gerardo serves as Punong Barangay. Rizal is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance.

Barangay officials in the Philippines are elected during the synchronised Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). Gerardo currently holds office under the mandate established by the October 30, 2023 BSKE. The next BSKE, at which this position will again be contested, is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026.

The Sangguniang Barangay — which Gerardo Ligay Reyes 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.