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1982 Philippine Barangay Elections
Barangay elections were held for the first time in the country's 42,000 barangays for the positions of barangay captains and six councilors on May 17, 1982 following the Batas Pambansa Blg. 222 or the ''Barangay Election Act of 1982''. Background ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 222'', approved on March 25, 1982, provided for the election in each ''barangay'' of a '' Punong Barangay'' (barangay captain) as presiding officer of the ''Sangguniang Barangay'', and six '' Kagawad'' (barangay councilmen) to constitute the members of the council, to be held on May 17. As stated, the term of office of these officials should be six years, beginning on June 7. The campaign period was set on May 1–15. Barangay officials A barangay is led and governed by its barangay officials. The barangay officials are considered as a Local Government Unit (LGU) same as the Provincial and the Municipal Government. It is composed of a '' Punong Barangay'', seven Barangay Councilors or ''Barangay Kagawad''. Thus, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial polities of the same name, modern barangays are political subdivisions of cities and municipalities which are analogous to Village#Philippines, villages, districts, neighborhoods, suburbs, or boroughs. The word ''barangay'' originated from ''balangay'', a type of boat used by a group of Austronesian peoples when they migrated to the Philippines. All Municipalities of the Philippines, municipalities and Cities of the Philippines, cities in the Philippines are politically subdivided into barangays, with the exception of the municipalities of Adams, Ilocos Norte, Adams in Ilocos Norte and Kalayaan, Palawan, Kalayaan in Palawan, each containing a single barangay. Barangays are sometimes informally subdivided into smaller areas called ''purok'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zamboanga Del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon language, Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula Regions of the Philippines, region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Dipolog and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south, Misamis Occidental to the east, and the Sulu Sea to the west. Zamboanga del Norte is the largest province of the Zamboanga Peninsula region by land area covering . Zamboanga del Norte is the 26th populous province in the Philippines. Etymology The name of Zamboanga is the Hispanicization, Hispanicized spelling of the Sama-Bajau languages, Sinama term for "mooring place" - ''samboangan'' (also spelled ''sambuangan''; and in Subanen language, Subanen, ''sembwangan''), from the root word ''samboang'' ("mooring pole"). "Samboangan" was the original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salvador, Lanao Del Norte
Salvador, officially the Municipality of Salvador ( Maranao: ''Inged a Salvador''; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,115 people. History Salvador was created from Baroy through Executive Order No. 370 signed by President Carlos P. Garcia on January 13, 1960. Geography Barangays Salvador is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar .... * Barandia * Bulacon * Buntong * Calimodan * Camp Alere * Camp III * Curva-Miagao * Daligdigan * Inasagan * Kilala * Mabatao * Madaya * Mamaanon * Makaupaw * Mapantao * Mindalano * Padianan * Pagalongan * Pagayawan * Panaliwad-on * Pangantapan * Pansur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitio
A ''sitio'' ( Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitio'''s location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own barangay if its population were high enough. ''Sitios'' are similar to '' puroks'', but the latter are more urban and closer to the center of the barangay, especially the barangay hall. The term is derived from the Spanish word ''sitio'' meaning "place". During the Spanish colonial period the colonial government employed the '' reducción'' policy, allowing the remapping of various settlements. Several far-flung hamlets were identified, named, and organized into "sitios" so that municipalities and cities could more easily be governed through the barangay system, then known as the ''barrio'' system. A ''sitio'' does not have an independent administration; it is established purely for organizational purposes only. See also * Purok * Poblacion * Barangay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metro Manila
Metropolitan Manila ( ), commonly shortened to Metro Manila and formally the National Capital Region (NCR; ), is the capital region and largest List of metropolitan areas in the Philippines, metropolitan area of the Philippines. Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, the Regions of the Philippines, region lies between the Central Luzon and Calabarzon regions. Encompassing an area of and with a population of as of 2020, it consists of sixteen Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized cities: Manila—the Capital of the Philippines, capital city—Caloocan, Las Piñas, Makati, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, San Juan, Metro Manila, San Juan, Taguig, and Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Valenzuela, along with one independent municipality, Pateros. As the second most populous and the most densely populated region in the Philippines, it ranks as the List of metropolitan areas in Asia, 9th most po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muntinlupa
Muntinlupa (), officially the City of Muntinlupa (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 543,445 people. It is bordered on the north by Taguig, to the northwest by Parañaque, by Bacoor and Las Piñas to the west, to the southwest by Dasmariñas, by San Pedro, Laguna, San Pedro to the south, and by Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country, to the east. From high above, the city of Muntinlupa has many large, green patches, which is unusual for Metro Manila. Because of these green patches, Muntinlupa earned the name "Emerald City" by the tourism establishment and also known as the "Gateway to Calabarzon" as it is the southernmost city of the Metro Manila, National Capital Region. Muntinlupa is known as the location of the national insular prison, penitentiary, the New Bilibid Prison, where the country's most dangerous c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of The Philippines
The Supreme Court (; colloquially referred to as the ' (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. It was established by the Taft Commission on June 11, 1901, through the enactment of Act No. 136, which abolished the Real Audiencia of Manila, the predecessor of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court compound is located in what was formerly a part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus. It occupies the corner of Padre Faura Street and Taft Avenue in Ermita, Manila, with the main building sited directly in front of Philippine General Hospital's cancer institute. History Early history Prior to the conquest of Spain, the islands of the Philippines were composed of independent barangay state, barangays, each of which is a community composed of 30 to 100 families. Typically, a barangay is headed by a ''datu'' or a local chief who exercises all functions of government: executive, legislative and judicial; he is also the commander-in-chief in time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marikina
Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 456,159 people. Located along the eastern border of Metro Manila, Marikina is the main gateway of Metro Manila to Rizal (province), Rizal and Quezon (province), Quezon provinces through Marikina–Infanta Highway. It is bordered on the west by Quezon City, to the south by Pasig and Cainta, Rizal, Cainta, to the north by San Mateo, Rizal, San Mateo, and to the east by Antipolo, the capital of Rizal (province), Rizal province. It was founded by the Society of Jesus, Jesuits on the fertile Marikina Valley in 1630 and the area was called Jesus dela Peña (Jesus of the Rocks) and later on called Mariquina. Marikina was the provincial capital of the Manila (province), Province of Manila under the First Philippine Republic from 1898 to 1899 durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misamis Occidental
Misamis Occidental (; Subanen languages, Subanen: ''Sindepan Mis'samis''; ; ), officially the Province of Misamis Occidental, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province located in the Regions of the Philippines, region of Northern Mindanao in the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Oroquieta while Ozamiz is the most-populous city. The province borders Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur to the west and is separated from Lanao del Norte by Panguil Bay to the south and Iligan Bay to the east. The province of Misamis was originally inhabited by Subanon people, Subanens who were an easy target by the sea pirates from Lanao (province), Lanao. The province is named after the Ozamiz, early settlement of the Spaniards at the entrance to the Panguil Bay. The name ''Misamis'' is believed to have been derived from the Subanen languages, Subanen word ''kuyamis'' which is a variety of coconut, the staple food of the early settlers. During the years the name persisted as an inference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Victoriano
Don Victoriano, officially the Municipality of Don Victoriano, unofficially as Don Victoriano Chiongbian (; ), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,664 people. The municipality is home to the Mount Malindang National Park. History The municipality was created, originally named Don Mariano Marcos, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 171 which was approved on February 8, 1982. Parts of seven municipalities in the province had been detached to be constituted into a new, distinct municipality. Those separated were ''barangays'' in Tudela (3) including Tuno which was designated the seat of government, Jimenez (also 3), Bonifacio (2), Clarin and Sinacaban (one in each); as well as ''sitios'' in a ''barangay'' each in Panaon and Aloran, situated on a side of Mount Malindang Range. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly created local entities, was held on May 17, coinciding with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanao Del Sur
Lanao del Sur (; Meranaw and ; Jawi ''(Batang Arab)'': ), officially the Province of Lanao del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). The capital is the city of Marawi (the most populous in the province), and it borders Lanao del Norte to the north, Bukidnon to the east, and Maguindanao del Norte and Cotabato to the south. To the southwest lies Illana Bay, an arm of the Moro Gulf. Situated in the interior of Lanao del Sur is Lake Lanao, the largest lake in Mindanao. Etymology "Lanao" means "lake", derived from ''ranao''. The province, situated at basin of Lake Lanao, is known as the land of the "Maranaos" (which means "the "people of the lake"). History Early history Prior to the arrival of Islam, the region already had a sophisticated culture, as embodied in various Maranao epics, chants, and recorded history. The people of Lanao used to adhere to Hinduism, polytheist animism, and Buddhism. Durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapatagan, Lanao Del Sur
Kapatagan, officially the Municipality of Kapatagan (Maranao: ''Inged a Kapatagan''; ), is a municipality in the province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,498 people. History On February 8, 1982, ''Batas Pambansa Blg. 168'' was approved; 36 ''barangays'' in Balabagan were separated to create Kapatagan, with one with the same name designated the seat of government. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections. Geography Barangays Kapatagan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. * Bakikis * Barao * Bongabong * Daguan * Inudaran * Kabaniakawan * Kapatagan * Lusain * Matimos * Minimao * Pinantao( Txt message - Pinantao is an old town before kapatagan municipality) * Salaman * Sigayan * Tabuan * Upper Igabay Climate Demographics Economy Poverty Incidence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
