 Manila has the most number of barangays of any city or municipality in the Philippines . Attempts at reducing its number have not prospered despite local legislation — Ordinance 7907 , passed on 23 April 1996 — reducing the number from 897 to 150 by merging existing barangays , because of the failure to hold a plebiscite . 
 Manila <a href='got' title='1'><mark>has</mark></a> the most number of barangays of any city or municipality in the Philippines . Attempts at reducing its number <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>have</mark></a> not prospered despite local legislation — Ordinance 7907 , passed on 23 April 1996 — reducing the number from 897 to 150 by merging existing barangays , because of the failure to hold a plebiscite . 
Manila got da most number of barangays of any city or municipality in tdaPhilippines . Attempts at reducing its number done not prospered despite local legislation — Ordinance 7907 , passed on 23 April 1996 — reducing the number from 897 to 150 by merging existing barangays , because of thdaailure to hold a plebiscite .