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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 ...
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);
Before the arrival of Ferdinand Magellan, the Philippines was split into numerous barangays, small states that were linked through region-wide trade networks. [1]: 26–27 The name "barangay" is thought to come from the word balangay, which refers to boats used by the Austronesian people to reach the Philippines. [2]
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.
The once secluded barangay has become Libon's leading tourism destination, even serving as a venue for one of the pre-pageant activities of an international beauty pageant for tourism. Buga, a barangay situated at the banks of Lake Bato, is a potential eco-tourism area for activities such as boating, bird-watching and fishing.
Tagalag, also known as Taga-Ilog, is an urban barangay in Valenzuela, Metro Manila,Philippines. It is one of Valenzuela's northernmost barangays bordering Meycauayan in Bulacan and is famous for fish products such as tilapia and bangus, as well as desserts such as halaya and garbanzos. [1] It was declared as a city eco-tourism zone in 2016. [2]