barangay

Noun

Meaning

(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.

(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)

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Examples

Barangay health workers, barangay nutrition scholars, rural health workers and frontliners of district hospitals and provincial hospitals are given Vitamin C supplements, face masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE). Source: Internet

“During patrols, we have seen barangay officials and police apprehend curfew violators and penalize them by exposing them under the sun for hours, placing a child in a coffin and detaining teens in a dog cage. Source: Internet

A TV news showed how barangay officials were caught in the act of opening amelioration cash envelops and hiding thousand-peso bills as they distributed to the constituents. Source: Internet

A 51-year-old resident here with a disability called for more accessibility for persons with disabilities as he cast his vote for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday. Source: Internet

A barangay representative went from house to house in the early morning of March 25 to gather signatures. Source: Internet

A barangay councilman suffering from depression hanged himself recently in San Miguel town. Source: Internet

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