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  2. Barangay - Wikipedia

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    The barangay [c] (/ b ɑːr ɑː ŋ ˈ ɡ aɪ /; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio, [d] is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines.Named after the precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. [6]

  3. Precolonial barangay - Wikipedia

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    The word barangay in modern use refers to the smallest administrative division in the Philippines, also known by its former Spanish adopted name, the barrio. This modern context for the use of the term barangay was adopted during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos when he ordered the replacement of the old barrios and municipal ...

  4. Administrative divisions of the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    The barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines. [1] Although "barangay" is sometimes translated into English as "village", a barangay can be: an urban neighborhood, such as a city block or a gated community (e.g., Forbes Park, Makati); a sizable urban district (e.g., Payatas, Quezon City);

  5. Urdaneta, Pangasinan - Wikipedia

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    Urdaneta City is the one of the Major Ecclesiastical District of the Church, comprised 12 locale chapel serves as barangay chapel , the biggest of one is situated at Sison St., Poblacion Proper and the district office is located, and one Group Worship Service Chapel . INC Considered minority increasing members throughout the city.

  6. Local government in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Municipal government in the Philippines is divided into three – independent cities, component cities, and municipalities (sometimes referred to as towns). Several cities across the country are "independent cities" which means that they are not governed by a province, even though like Iloilo City the provincial capitol might be in the city.

  7. List of Philippine city name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Hispanicized form of bakolod, an old Hiligaynon word for "hill" in reference to the hilly area in the city that is now the barangay of Granada. Bacoor: Cavite: Hispanicized form of bacood, derived from the Tagalog word which means "fence." [1] Bago: Negros Occidental: from bago-bago, a local shrub. Baguio: none

  8. Cultural achievements of pre-colonial Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Among the most prominent sites for gold mining in early Philippine history were Aringay-Tonglo-Balatok gold trail covering the Cordillera Mountain Range and the Lingayen gulf towns of Agoo and Aringay; [60] the mines of Paracale on the Bicol Peninsula which were a major source of gold for the trading centers of the Visayan islands, particularly ...

  9. History of the Philippines (900–1565) - Wikipedia

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    Among the nobility were leaders called datus, responsible for ruling autonomous groups called barangay or dulohan. [6] When these barangays banded together, either to form a larger settlement [ 6 ] or a geographically looser alliance group, [ 7 ] the more esteemed among them would be recognized as a "paramount datu", [ 6 ] [ 18 ] rajah , or ...