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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Barangay Ranao-ranao was once a Sitio of Barangay Cavasi in 1920. According to local historians, Agripino Abo, Sr. former Tinyente del Barrio called for a pulong and requested the separation of Sitio Ranao-Ranao from Cavasi because of its growing population.

According to an existing profile of the City, the community was established in 1940. The name “Ranao-Ranao” came from the word “ranaw” meaning a small lake found in the community. The barangay fiesta started when an image of the Immaculate Concepcion was donated to the barangay.

In 1986, Cavasi National High Scholl was established in Ranao-Ranao. Attorney Salvador Princesa who donated the land made a condition that the school be named after his late wife “Christina Princesa”. The elementary school was established thru the efforts of Gregorio Peninoy Sr., then Barangay Captain.

A fiesta is celebrated every 8^th day of December in honor of their patron saint, Immaculate Concepcion.

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Physical Characteristics

Ranao-Ranao belongs to the central unit barangay in the City of Ligao, 3^rd District of Albay. Bounded on the East by Barangay Tastas; on the West by Barangay Tinampo; on the North by Barangay Cavasi; and on the south by Barangay Macalidong.

It has a total land area of 133.6 hectares (has). Its terrain is generally flat to rolling. It has a distance of about 3.1 kms from the town proper. Has a tropical climate. Heavy rainfall occurs during the months of June to November and the dry season is from the month of January to May.

The barangay is classified as lowland and has a population of 1,363 where 668 are male and 695 are female and has a total number of households of 337. It has an average household size of 4. Major source of livelihood is farming and Wholesale and Retail.

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Educational Health and Service Facilities

Ranao-Ranao has one (1) Day Care Center which are supervised by skilled Day Care Workers, one (1) public elementary school which caters the primary and intermediate pupils and one (1) public secondary school, all are under the supervision of Department of Education (DepEd) schools district.

The barangay has one (1) health center manned by three (3) barangay health workers and one (1) barangay nutrition scholar assigned to take charge in the implementation and monitoring of various health programs and services such as maternal and health care which includes family planning, nutrition, and immunization of children below five (5) years old and two (2) Utility Workers. Other service facilities include Multi-Purpose Hall, Barangay Outpost and Barangay Hall.

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Mode of Public Transportation

In Barangay Ranao-Ranao, the modes of transportation are Tricycle and motorcycle (habal-habal).

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Credit Institutions

The barangay has no credit institutions.

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Water & Electric Supply

Thirty Nine (39) households or 11.6% has no access to potable drinking water. Residents get their source from their own use faucet, community water system; shared faucet, community water system and Shared tube/piped deep well. Electricity for the barangay is provided by Albay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC).

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Waste Management

190 households or 56.38% of the total households from the barangay is practicing burning of garbage while 160 households or 47.48% is being collected by the garbage collector from the City Government. The barangay is on its process of enhancing its capacity in implementing the RA 9003. They are on the process on implementation of various environmental ordinances as well as currently practicing the “segregation at source” and have established their own material recovery facility.

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Peace and Order

There are eleven (11) Male Barangay Tanods appointed by the Punong Barangay who maintain the stable peace and order situation by conducting a nightly patrol.  They are receiving monthly honorarium from the barangay budget.