Apopong's Punong Barangay, now the new ABC President

December 18, 2013 - Less than a month after the official Oath Taking Ceremony of the newly elected Barangay Officials of General Santos City, the Punong Barangays of the 26 barangays are gathered as mandated by law to elect a representative for the Liga ng mga Barangay and serve as an Ex-Officio member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the city.

 Hon. Ruel Pacquiao

For the pass two terms of the Honorable Punong Barangay Rogelio Pacquiao, he vied for the said position against the incumbent Liga ng mga Barangay representative Hon. Lourdes Casabuena for two consecutive terms but to no avail. Now, on his last term as a Punong Barangay, he again run against the latter for the presidency and finally won.

Winner by a coin. 

The Liga ng mga Barangay or the Association of Barangay Captains (commonly known as ABC) held their meeting and election at Mt. Sabrina, Tambler, facilitated by the Department of Interior and Local Government - Gensan. The Honorables Rogelio Dapidran Pacquiao and Lourdes Casabuena had 13 votes each during the election, ending with an agreement to use toss coin in fairly choosing the winner. It came out that Hon. Rogelio D. Pacquiao is now the new representative of the Liga to the Sangguniang Panglunsod.