MANILA: Close to 23,000 registered voters of Barangay 176 also known as Barangay Bagong Silang in Caloocan City have voted to divide their area into six separate and independent barangays, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Sunday. Based on the proclamation of the Barangay Plebiscite Board of Canvassers, a total of 22,854 residents voted for "yes" to divide the barangay while 2,584 votes were counted for 'no' during the plebiscite held Saturday. With the majority of the voters having agreed to the division of Barangay 176, the country's most populous barangay, the poll body ratified the creation of six new barangays. They will be known as Barangay 176-A, Barangay 176-B, Barangay 176-C, Barangay 176-D, Barangay 176-E and Barangay 176-F. Of the 86,153 registered voters, 25,345 participated in the plebiscite which was held pursuant to Republic Act No. 11993 dividing Barangay 176 into six independent villages, approved on April 3, 2024. Source: Philippines News Agency