ORMOC CITY –
He added that Comelec’s task is to ensure that the voting will be orderly and peaceful and that the people’s votes are counted. Couple Rosa and Ogie Estrera from Barangay 22 are among the earliest voters to arrive at the polling place and expressed support for the consolidation of barangays. Comelec set the plebiscite through Resolution No. 10796. A budget of P8 million was allotted for the exercise.Barangays 1 to 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 23, and 27 will be merged into one super barangay to be named Barangay South Poblacion; Barangays 9 to 11, 16, 18, 25, and 28 as Barangay East Poblacion; and Barangays 14, 19 to 22, 24 and 26 as Barangay West Poblacion.
The law states that there should be at least 2,000 residents in each barangay. However, she said, some even have less than 1,000 residents.