Introduction

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Barangay is the small administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a villageor district. Barangay are further subdivided into smaller areas calledPuroks (English: Zone). A barangay is ledand governed by its barangay officials. It is composed of a Punong Barangay or Barangay Captain/Chairman,seven (7) Barangay Councilors or Barangay Kagawad and aSangguniaang Kabataan Chairman. Together with this is the Barangay Secretaryand a residing midwife or a doctor that manages and supervise the barangayhealth center.Barangay San Pedro is one of the barangay having the lowest number of population in the municipality.Having the population of 4, 598 people with 1,052 household according to National Statistic Office based onthe census dated August 2008. The barangay is located in the Municipality of Santo Tomas, Province of Batangas. San Pedro’s barangay hall is situated along the Maharlika Highway. The chairman of the barangay isHonorable Barangay Captain Damasino Mabilangan Jr.The councilors are:1. Honorable Councilor Joseph Villegas2. Honorable Councilor Sander Villegas3.Honorable Councilor Herman Maloles4. Honorable Councilor Jane Villegas5.Honorable Councilor Bartolome Villegas6. Honorable Councilor Victor Villegas

7.Honorable Councilor Greg Magno8.Honorable Sanggunian ng Kabataan Chairman Rina Carpio9.Mr. Ronald Maligalig - Barangay Secretary10. Mrs. Irma Marajas – Health Center Officer 11.Alberto M. Carpio-Barangay-Treasurer The barangay is in charge of keeping track of the records of each and everyone living in the place. Theserecords are important for different purposes that the barangay is being used. The system that the barangay is being used is the manual based process for all the services it gives to its constituents. They manually handlefiles and information they get. For instances, in getting the barangay clearance, they issue a tranceipt form tothe resident requesting the clearance....