Datu Paglas, Maguindanao
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Datu Paglas is a municipality in the province of Maguindanao, Philippines
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Barangays
Datu Paglas is politically subdivided into 23 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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History
Datu Paglas was created out of 7 northern barriosBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
of the municipality of Columbio on November 22, 1973 by Presidential Decree No. 340. While Columbio was made part of the province of Sultan Kudarat, Datu Paglas was made part of the province of Maguindanao.