Edelmiro A. Amante, Sr. (April 21, 1933 – March 10, 2013), was a Filipino politician .
14-542: (Redirected from Amantes ) [REDACTED] Look up amante in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Amante or Amantes may refer to: People with the name [ edit ] Surname [ edit ] Edelmiro Amante (1933–2013), Filipino politician Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. (born 1961), Filipino politician Vicente Amante (born 1948), Filipino politician Fictional [ edit ] Amante del Valle,
28-483: A Councilor , from 1960 to 1964. He represented Agusan del Norte at the 1973 Constitutional Convention . He had also represented Agusan del Norte as an Assemblyman of the defunct Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984. Since 1984, he was elected to four terms to the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Agusan del Norte . He was most recently elected in 2007, succeeding his daughter Angelica. Amante
42-459: A barangay chairman (Filipino: punong barangay ), is the highest elected official in a barangay , the smallest level of administrative divisions of the Philippines . Sitios and puroks are sub-divisions of barangays, but their leadership is not elected. As of March 2022, there are 42,046 barangays and therefore 42,046 barangay captains. The current position was created in 1991 and is
56-616: A Filipino barangay), the US colonial administration of the Philippines helped model the barangay captain's powers to that more of a US county executive. In 1991, the position took its present name and form with amendments to the Local Government Code . The captain, along with the barangay councilors ( barangay kagawad ) comprise the sangguniang barangay or barangay council. Apart from performing many official government duties, they also execute minor judicial powers as part of
70-578: A character in the Philippine drama series Mara Clara (1992 TV series) and Mara Clara (2010 TV series) Books [ edit ] Los Amantes , 1968 play with Amelia Bence Los Amantes , poetry collection by Arturo Corcuera 1976 Film and TV [ edit ] Amantes (film) , 1991 Spanish film noir written and directed by Vicente Aranda Amantes (TV series) , telenovela Music [ edit ] " El Amante ", song by Nicky Jam El Amante , 1981 album by Sunny &
84-502: A number of organizations. Captains are elected for three-year terms. The most recent 2018 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections were held on May 14, 2018. While the current structure dates only to the 1970s, the concept of a village leader has a long history, as it was already evident amongst pre-colonial barangays . During the Spanish era , the office was known by the title cabeza de barangay (literally, "head of
98-606: A successor to historical positions known variously as cabeza de barangay , barrio lieutenant, and barrio captain. Along with the college of barangay councilors , captains comprise the Sangguniang Barangay (barangay council). They perform many official government duties, and execute minor judicial powers as part of the Barangay Justice System , such as settling disputes between neighbors. Viewed as village elders, they also work informally with
112-428: The Barangay Justice System , such as settling disputes between neighbors. They also work informally with a number of organizations at the local level. Republic Act No. 10755 authorized the punong barangay to administer the oath of office of any government official, including the president of the Philippines and the vice president of the Philippines . Barangay officials receive a salary of between ₱ 600 and ₱1,000
126-478: The Sunliners Los Amantes (song) , a 1988 song by Mecano Other uses [ edit ] Los Amantes, a painting by René Magritte Amantes (tribe) , an ancient tribe in modern southern Albania Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amante . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
140-665: The barangay"), and was an unelected post. At the beginning of the American colonial period , the office was renamed barrio lieutenant. Under the Administrative Code of 1917 , passed by the Philippine Assembly , these too were not elected but rather appointed by and under the supervision of the city councilor for the barrio. Councillors were elected at that time by electoral districts . Barrio lieutenants received no pay or other compensation. The lieutenant
154-424: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amante&oldid=1244318512 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Edelmiro Amante Amante
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#1732772552804168-547: Was a close ally of President Fidel Ramos , under whose administration he served as the Executive Secretary from 1992 to 1993 when he decided to return to Congress. Prior to his death, he was a member of the KAMPI party. This article about a Filipino politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Barrio lieutenant A barangay captain ( Filipino : kapitan ng barangay ), or
182-573: Was born in Butuan . He attended Ampayon Elementary School , then Mindanao Institute , where he graduated from high school as a salutatorian . He then studied at Silliman University , where he received an Associate in Arts degree in 1954, then a Bachelor of Laws in 1958. Amante started his career as a barrio lieutenant in Ampayon , Butuan . He held that position for only one year, 1959, before becoming
196-482: Was to assist the city councilor and his term ended when the councilor's term ended. During the American colonial period and after independence in 1946, barangays were known as barrios and barangay leaders were known as barrio lieutenants . In the U.S. the most similar political position to a barangay captain is a county executive (though the US counterpart covers more land and has more population on average than
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