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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]
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 ...
In early Philippine history, barangay is the term historically used by scholars [1] to describe the complex sociopolitical units [2]: 4–6 that were the dominant organizational pattern among the various peoples of the Philippine archipelago [3] in the period immediately before the arrival of European colonizers. [4]
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.
Katarungang Pambarangay, or the Barangay Justice System is a local justice system in the Philippines. It is operated by the smallest of the local government units , the barangay , and is overseen by the barangay captain , the highest elected official of the barangay and its executive. [ 1 ]
That’s an alarming development for Jaime Aquino, 42, a local council member at the nearby village, or barangay, of Sabang. “In the 1980s, we were afraid about the effects,” he told me in a ...
In business, a catchment area is used to describe the influence from which a retail location draws its customers. [2] Airport catchment areas can inform efforts to estimate route profitability. [ 3 ] A health catchment area is of importance in public health , and healthcare planning, as it helps in resource allocation , service delivery, and ...
Divisoria is a term of Spanish origin, which translates as "divide" or "division." [3] A variation of the term is línea divisoria, which translates as "dividing line."While the term can be used in the general sense of division, it can also be used with a geographical connotation.