Barangay captains have the authority to change purok leaders, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government-Davao Region. The discretion lies with the barangay captain to either retain or replace purok leaders, who serve as the eyes and ears of the captain in addressing community needs.
THE changing of purok leaders should be at the discretion of the barangay captain, an official from the Department of the Interior and Local Government-Davao Region reminded the public.DILG-Davao Regional Director Alex Roldan said that it is the barangay captain’s discretion to retain purok leaders or not since they serve as the eyes and ears of the barangay captain to help in addressing the needs of the community.
While purok leaders are appointed by the barangay captain as what has been generally the practice in Davao City, Roldan said there are other areas in Region 11 where purok leaders are elected. Electing of purok leaders usually creates a potential conflict with the authority of the barangay captain. This is because there are ordinances in other local government units mandating honorariums for the purok leaders.
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