Manila, Oct. 23 -- Speaker Faustino Dy III has vowed to fight for the passage of a long-overdue Magna Carta for Barangays that will finally give barangay officials the recognition, dignity, and compensation they rightfully deserve as full-fledged government employees, not volunteers.

Dy made the pledge before over 2,000 village leaders during the Liga ng mga Barangay sa Pilipinas National Congress at the World Trade Center in Pasay City on Tuesday, according to a news release on Thursday.

"Muli ko pong gustong sabihin sa inyo at iparating sa bawat isa sa inyo na amin pong ipaglalaban ang Magna Carta para po sa ating mga barangay (Let me reiterate to you that we are fighting for the Magna Carta for Barangays)," Dy said, drawing applause ...