Creating Barangay Banawa-englis

December 18, 1996

Then Cebu City Council approved Ordinance 1661, or “An Ordinance Dividing Barangay Guadalupe, Defining and Delineating the Boundaries of the Subdivision, Setting-up and Providing Resources and Assistance to the emerging New Barangay on its Initial Corporate Existence”

March 15, 2000

City Council approved Ordinance 1817, which amended Section 5 of Ordinance 1661 and reset the plebiscite from May 6, 2000 to May 2002

September 30, 2008

Rep. Antonio Cuenco filed House Bill 5234 after the council failed to set the plebiscite for Ordinance 1661

January 7, 2010

Then president Arroyo signed Rep. Act 9905 into law creating Barangay Banawa-Englis

February 28, 2010

Plebiscite was set, but moved to March 13, 2010 after Comelec reported that funds for exercise were depleted

March 10, 2010

Then RTC judge Gabriel Ingles stopped the poll body from holding a plebiscite after then councilor, now barangay captain Vicente Buendia of Labangon, filed a petition that he would lose post if his residence would be included in the boundary set by the law

June 25, 2010

Ingles dismissed Buendia’s petition after he and his lawyer failed to attend hearing; petitioners then filed a motion for reconsideration

March 11, 2011

Ingles ruled with finality dismissing Buendia’s petition

June 21, 2012

Comelec set July 28, 2012 for the plebiscite to ratify the creation of Barangay Banawa-Englis

July 28, 2012

Guadalupe remains intact; 8,107 voted No; 3,990 for Yes; total number of actual voters: 12,907