"... no less ..."

[mir12480]

Dear all,

1."... no less than the President himself has articulated"

What does this phrase mean?

2. What does "Barangay" mean?

Thanks

[Tdol]

1 It serves to emphasise the importance of the president.
2 No idea- it seems to be a place name and a Filipino word.

[Casiopea]

2. What does "Barangay" mean?

Try here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barangay

[mir12480]

With thanks to your really helpful answers:

Unfortunately I can do nothing with the word "Barangay" cos it has "gay" in it

& I live in Iran so ....!!! It's blocked even in Wikipedia.org