Captain of a boat, basketball team, etc; an elected Barangay Captain.
kapitan
Aromanay kang paning don ong balay ni Kapitan.
Please accompany me there to the house of the Barangay
Captain.
mag-
To become the captain of a local barangay.
Onopa, galiagang magkapitan ong barangay ta?
Do you want to become
the
captain of our barangay?
A barangay is an incorporated village. Each municipality
is made up of several barangay's. The duties of the
Barangay Captain include chairing meetings of the local
barangay council, the members of which are called
kagawad's, and settling disputes between members of the
barangay.