''HISTORY''

 

              Barangay 41 became  the basic governmental unit in the nation's political structure on September 21, 1974, Presidential Decree (P.D.) no. 557 created Barangays to provide popular participation in shaping up public policy. All powers, functions, duties and  responsibilities of Barrios, Assembly, Councils, and Officials enumerated in the Revised Barrio Charter (R.A 3590) was assimilated by the barangay. On December 17, 1985, City Ordinance No. 08 was created approving and adopting  the recommended delineation of boundaries of sixty-one (61) barangays in the City of Bacolod.

 

 

              Barangay 41 is located within the compound of the defunct sugar mill, the Bacolod Murcia Milling Company Incorporated (B.M.M.C.) with a total land area of 31.603 hectares. Ninety five percent of the land is owned by the Aranetas, who also owned the B.M.M.C It is composed of five (5) puroks, namely: 

 

 

                                    Purok 3

                                    Purok 4

                                    Purok 5

                                    Purok 6

                                    Purok 8

 

 

              Purok 1 and 2 were merged with Purok 3, and Purok 7 was merged Purok 6.

 

              Barangay 41 has its elective and/or appointive barangay captains in the persons of

 

                                   Nathaniel Jamandron   ----   2003 to date

                                   Leonilo Colegado            ----   1994 - 2002

                                   Nelson Sedillo                ----   1989 - 1994

                                   Renato Abrasia               ----    1986 - 1989

                                   Marciano Torres            ----    1981 - 1986

                                   Ernesto Alindao            ----    up to  1981

 

 

   

              Barangay 41 was use to be a festive barangay when B.M.M.C was in operatio. It used to be the benefactor of the barangay in a lot of endeavors, from sports to cultural events, within the community, or even in the city-level competitions. Almost 99 percent of the household were dependent to the operation of B.M.M.C. In fact when one speak of Barangay 41 and Bacolod Murcia, it only means that they are just one and the same.

 

 

             Sad to say that in 1986, B.M.M.C. stopped its operation. A new management, the Azura Corporation, then operated it. Again in 1990, another management took over due to the shutdown in operationof the Azura Corp. It was then managed by the Industrial and Sugar Resources Corporation (INSURECO). Another group, the Noah's Ark Corporation, took over in 1999, which also led to its closurev. But no matter how many times it has been operated by different managements, its real identity still prevail.

 

             Today, Barangay 41 is still identified as the community within the premises of the B.M.M.C.