- Barangay - Wikipedia
The modern barangay is headed by elected officials, the topmost being the barangay captain The barangay captain is aided by the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council), whose members, called barangay kagawad ("councilors"), are also elected The barangay is often governed from its seat of local government, the barangay hall
- Barangays – PhilAtlas
The barangay is the smallest political unit in the Philippines Each municipality or city is therefore made up of barangays The barangay government unit is composed of elective officials called the Punong Barangay who is the chief executive, the Sangguniang Barangay members, also called Kagawads, and the Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman
- Barangays in the Philippines | Definition, History Purpose
Understand how a barangay works as a government unit in the Philippines and compare it to a village See the history and purposes of a barangay in
- The Role of the Barangay in Philippine Society - Home Based Pinoy
Governing from the grassroots, the barangay's intricate role in Philippine society remains largely untold, waiting to be unearthed
- Barangay | Traditional, Community Governance Rural Areas - Britannica
barangay, type of early Filipino settlement; the word is derived from balangay, the name for the sailboats that originally brought settlers of Malay stock to the Philippines from Borneo Each boat carried a large family group, and the master of the boat retained power as leader, or datu, of the village established by his family
- BARANGAY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of BARANGAY is a unit of administration in Philippine society consisting of from 50 to 100 families under a headman
- WHAT IS A BARANGAY: Structure, Functions and History in the Philippines . . .
In the rich tapestry of Filipino society, the term "Barangay" holds a special place Derived from the Malay word "balangay," meaning boat, it symbolizes the essence of community and unity
- Barangay - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia
Each barangay was headed by the cabeza de barangay (barangay chief), who formed part of the Principalía - the elite ruling class of the municipalities of the Spanish Philippines This position was inherited from the first datu s, and came to be known as such during the Spanish regime
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