“The barangay is the smallest administrative subdivision in the Philippines, equivalent to a village in other countries.”

“An effort is made to choose community volunteers from the different settlements within the barangay.”

“For this purpose, barangay officials and tanods are required to undergo the needed trainings.”

“The Liga assisted in the dissemination of the HR program among its 42,000-member barangays.”

“This is explained by the difficulty of accessing the most isolated barangays.”

“Barangay villages sometimes grew to include 30 to 100 families, but the barangays remained isolated from one another.”