Transformational and Transactional Leadership Competencies of the Head of Different Agencies in Basilan Province, Philippines

The purpose of the study was to determine the transactional and transformational leadership competencies of heads of different government agencies in Basilan Province. A descriptivequantitative research design was used. A self-administered survey questionnaire was administered to a sample of 30 heads of different government agencies in Basilan Province. Out of 30 respondents, 20 among them were male, 40% of them were fifty-six years old or above, most of them (78%) are at least a master's degree holder, and 40% from them have at most five years in service as head of their respective agency. The heads of different government agencies have well-developed competency for both the transformational and transactional aspect. Moreover, significant differences in the level of competencies of the respondents were not established on gender, age group, highest educational attainment, and length of service as head of agency in Basilan Province.