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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]
For example, in pre-colonial Visayas, the staple crops such as rice, millet, bananas and root crops were grown in swiddens (kaingin). [24] While rice was highly valued and was the preferred food, the most common food all year round were actually root crops, and in some areas the only available crop for most of the year were root crops such as ...
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.
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);
In 1908, Colegio del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (now Saint Mary's Academy) in Barangay San Roque was established in a two-storey building in downtown, donated by a charitable matron. Commerce was further improved when the San Fernando–Guagua line of the railroad was chartered on November 17, 1907.
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 ]
Barangay hall in Balangkas, Valenzuela City. A barangay hall is the seat of government for a barangay, the lowest elected administrative division of the Philippines, below that of a city or municipality. It serves as the office of the barangay captain and meeting place for the Sangguniang Barangay. [1]