South Signal Village, officially Barangay South Signal Village and simply known as South Signal, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. As of the 2020 census, the population was 43,047. The barangay was created through a plebiscite on December 28, 2008.
History
The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Taguig passed City Ordinance No. 60 in 2008, which would detach a portion of Barangay Signal Village (now Central Signal Village) to form an independent barangay named as South Signal Village.[4] A plebiscite to ratify the ordinance was conducted by the Commission on Elections on December 18, 2008,[5][6] which was then proclaimed by the city's board of canvassers on December 28.[4]
Geography
South Signal Village has a total land area of 638,121 square meters (63.8 hectares).[7] It has five adjacent barangays: Central Signal Village on the northeast and northwest, New Lower Bicutan on the southeast, Maharlika Village on the southeast and southwest, Upper Bicutan on the southwest, and Western Bicutan on the northwest and southwest.[7] The barangay is traversed by the West Valley Fault of the Marikina Valley Fault System.[8]
In May 2009, the government of Taguig appointed Pedro Sedan as the first barangay captain (Filipino: kapitan ng barangay) of South Signal Village.[10] Since 2023, the incumbent barangay captain is Jesus Laurel. Laurel is assisted by barangay councilors (Filipino: barangay kagawad) Glenn Daiz, Kenneth Caneda, Norman Hortilano, Ariel Viray, Cerilo Pasicolan, Francisco Galudo, and Glenn Robert Roa, and Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson John Mark Gabiran.[1]
Education
Kapt. Jose Cardones Memorial Elementary School (now Kapt. Jose Cardones Integrated School) is located in South Signal Village.[11] The school was previously an annex of EM's Signal Village Elementary School, until it became an independent elementary school by the virtue of Republic Act No. 9152 signed by then-PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo on August 10, 2001.[12]
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