Ormoc residents approve merger of 28 villages into just 3 - BusinessWorld Online

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Ormoc City residents voted in favor of the merger of barangays — the smallest and community-level political unit under the Philippine government system — into just three from 28, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced on Saturday. READ:

ORMOC CITY GOVERNMENTthe smallest and community-level political unit under the Philippine government systemComelec, in a statement sent to reporters Saturday night, said 89.34% of the voters agreed to consolidate the villages, while only 10.08% voted against the measure.

The plebiscite, the first electoral exercise intended to merge villages in a locality, had a 53% voter turnout of more than 10,000 residents. However, Namfrel said the voting center was not easily accessible to the elderly and persons with disabilities .

 

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Why did they have so many barangays in the first place?

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Ormoc City holds plebiscite to ratify merger, renaming of barangaysMore than 10,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots in the plebiscite to ratify the merger and renaming of several barangays here on Saturday, Oct. 8.
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