Caloocan City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan announced on Saturday, Jan. 20, that it inaugurated a newly built barangay hall for Barangay 176, Bagong Silangan on Thursday, Jan. 18.
District 1 Representative Oca Malapitan, Vice Mayor Karina Teh-Limsico, and Barangay Chairman Joel Bacolod also joined the said inauguration ceremony.
According to the city’s public information office (PIO), the newly built barangay hall was made to be a replica of the South City Hall that will cater the needs of more than 261,000 residents.
The said barangay has the largest number of population in the country.
Malapitan conveyed his excitement about witnessing the completion of the project, as it was one of his initiatives during his tenure as the District 1 representative.
“Alam po ninyo, kabilang po sa mga pinaglaanan ko ng pondo noong kongresista ako ay ang pagpapatayo ng tanggapan para sa pinakamalaking barangay sa Pilipinas kaya naman po masaya akong makita na mapapakinabangan niyo na po ito ngayon (You know, among the projects I allocated funds for when I was a congressman was the construction of an office for the largest barangay in the Philippines. That's why I am happy to see that you can now benefit from it),” he said.
He also urged the officials and residents of Bagong Silang to cherish and take care of their new barangay hall.