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Barangay Certificate Vs Barangay Certificate of Residency -Steps How to get both

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Barangay Certificate or Barangay Certificate of Residency

A Barangay Certificate or Barangay Certificate of Residency is a government-issued document in the Philippines. It can be obtained from the local government office of the individual’s place of residence. It is issued by the Barangay Secretary and signed by the Barangay Captain. It is stamped and sealed with the official Barangay Seal.

It is to certify a person with a good moral character and a law-abiding citizen of a certain barangay.  In other words, the certificate confirms that the person stated has a good standing as a resident of the barangay.

If you are residing in that barangay for at least 6 months or more, you can be issued a copy of this certificate.

Issuing of this certificate depends on the purpose of the resident. It may be to certify his/her residency, good standing in the community, no pending case filled in the barangay etc.

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Reasons To Get Barangay Certificate

  • Job Requirement

  • Bank Requirement (opening an account or applying for a loan)

  • NBI Clearance

  • Police Clearance

  • Postal ID

  • UMID Card

  • Driver’s License

  • Business Requirement

  • Indigent Certification for Philhealth

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 Does Barangay Certificate Have an Expiration Date?

Barangay Certificate has no expiration date or validity period. Yet, requesting companies always prefer and require a newly issued Barangay Certificate.  They want a certificate that has been issued in the last 6 months for job application, business other clearances, and government documentation matters.

How to get Barangay Certificate for a first time jobseeker?

If you are a first-time jobseeker, you can have a Barangay Certificate from your place of residence stating that you are a resident for at least 6 (six) months. You need to have 2 valid government-issued IDs such as a Valid Passport or Birth Certificate (PSA).

Barangay Certificate Requirements:

Before processing your request for Barangay Certificate in the Barangay Hall, make sure to bring and acquire the following requirements:

  • Recent Cedula (Community Tax Certificate)***

  • Application Form (given in the Barangay Hall)

  • Application Fee (may vary for every barangay)***

  • Valid ID (Driver’s License, Company ID, GSIS or SSS IDs, UMID, Voter’s ID, etc.) See below Primary Valid IDs in the Philippines.

***Recent Cedula can be obtained in the Barangay Hall. Fees may vary in every barangay.

***NOTE: Under Republic Act No. 11261, SEC 4 – Covered Governmental Transactions s – No fees and other charges shall be collected from the first time job seekers when obtaining the Barangay Certificate

Primary Valid IDs

  1. Philippine Passport

  2. Driver’s License

  3. SSS Card

  4. GSIS Card

  5. UMID Card

  6. PRC ID

  7. OWWA ID

  8. IBP ID

  9. Digitized BIR Taxpayer’s ID

  10. Senior Citizen’s ID Card

  11. Diplomat ID – Philippine Embassy

  12. Voter’s ID

  13. Digitized Postal ID

  14. OFW ID

Secondary IDs and Supporting Documents

PhilHealth ID Card

TIN ID Card

Solo Parent ID

Person with Disability (PWD) ID Card

Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)

NBI Clearance

Police Clearance

Barangay Certification – Barangay Hall

Community Tax Certificate (Cedula)

Seaman’s Book – Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)

Alien Certificate of Registration

POEA Card

Consular ID

DSWD Certification

PRA Special Resident Retiree Visa

NCWDP Certification

Firearms Licence

PLRA ID

PSA Birth Certificate

Marriage Contract

Student’s ID

Procedures On How to Get a Barangay Certificate:

  1. Head to the Barangay Hall and don’t forget to bring all the requirements needed.

  2. Ask the Barangay Secretary or assigned officer that you want to request a Barangay Certificate. They will ask you for what purpose you will use it so you must tell them the reasons ( employment, Police Clearance requirement, ID requirement, Postal ID, Affidavits, Bank opening, Loan requirements, etc. )  They will ask you for your address, how long you have been residing in your area, etc.

  3. The assigned officer will give you an application form so you will need to fill them up and return them once done.

  4. Provide your Community Tax Certificate (Cedula).

  5. Pay for the needed fee to the treasurer or assigned officer.

  6. Barangay Certificate will be printed and you’ll be asked to put a thumb mark and a signature.

  7. You will need to wait for your clearance to be signed by the Barangay Captain and/or representatives, stamped and sealed with Barangay Official Seal.

  8. Claim your Barangay Certificate after. Make sure everything is correct before leaving the premises.

Remember that your Barangay Certificate should contain your name, address, request purpose, date issued, thumb mark and signature. To make it valid, make sure it has the signature of the Barangay Captain, stamped and sealed with the Barangay Official Seal.