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Brgy.

Dapdap Office Mabalacat City, Pampanga

Barangay A barangay (Filipino: baranggay, [baaaj]) is the smallest administrative

division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. In colloquial usage, the term often refers to an inner city neighbourhood, a suburb or a suburban neighborhood. Municipalities and cities are composed of barangays, and they may be further subdivided into smaller areas called purok (English: zone), and sitio, which is a territorial enclave inside a barangay, especially in rural areas. In writing, barangay is sometimes abbreviated to "Brgy." or "Bgy.". As of June 28, 2011 there are a total of 42,026 barangays throughout the Philippines.

Organization The modern barangay is headed by elected officials, the topmost being the Punong Barangay (addressed as Kapitan; also known as the Barangay Captain). The Kapitan is aided by the Sangguniang Barangay (Barangay Council) whose members, called Barangay Kagawad ("Councilors"), are also elected. The council is considered to be a Local Government Unit (LGU), similar to the Provincial and the Municipal Government. The officials that make up the council are the Punong Barangay, seven Barangay Councilors, and the chairman of Youth Council or Sangguniang Kabataan (SK). Thus, there are eight (8) members of the Legislative Council in a barangay.

Observation We saw that there are many people who are asking for help especially those who cannot afford to buy medical needs. There are some teenagers going to their office to ask solicitations for their basketball uniform. We think that the officials in Barangay Dapdap are too generous to the people in their Barangay because even in simple things like that you can always count on them. Also, we saw that the Barangay Justice System or Katarungang Pambarangay is composed of members commonly known as "Lupon Tagapamayapa" (Justice of the peace). Their function is to conciliate and mediate disputes at the Barangay level so as to avoid legal action and relieve the courts of docket congestion.

Common Problems and Solution Barangay Dapdaps common problem is about health, almost everyday many people come to their office to ask for medical support. One of the councilor named Edward Edung Batac tells us about the most common illness in Barangay Dapdap and that is Tuberculosis. The officials of Barangay Dapdap are doing their best in order to help those who are asking for support through the help of National Government, Health Center, Public Hospital, Provincial Government and especially our very own Gov. Lilia Baby Nanay Pineda.

Armando Rivera Barangay Captain

Fernando Cabalza Secretary

Arlyn Ascano Treasurer

Barangay Dapdap Councilors and their Committee

Glenn Tiongco Public Works

Edward Batac Health and Sanitation

Renel Escoto Education

Jeff Tubil Agriculture

Noli Manalastas Social Services

Arlyn Ocampo Peace and Order

Agosto Baluyut Waste and Means

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