body and shall therein serve as the representative of the true interests of the people of the entire munici pality. As an individual officer, the councilor shall exercise an immediate supervision over the barrio or district confided to his care; and it shall be his special duty to bring to the attention of the council the particular needs thereof. By means of suitable notices posted in a public and conspicuous place in each barrio under his care, he shall keep the inhabitants thereof informed as to the acts of the council or other governmental measures which directly concern them. It shall be his further duty promptly to inform the president of any unusual or disturbing event occurring within his district. [82-37 ( a ), 38; 2056-1.] SECTION  2163 . Assignment of Barrios or Districts to Councilors. —  The council shall define the limits of the barrios of the municipality, prescribing for them such boundaries that the barrios, taken collectively, shall include the entire territory of the m unicipality. If the number of barrios is less than or equal to the number of councilors, the council shall put each of its members in immediate charge of a barrio or part of a barrio, so that each barrio shall be under the direction of one or more councilo rs. AIHDcC If the number of barrios exceeds the number of councilors, including the vice-president, the council may unite one or more barrios or parts of barrios into a district or districts, to be assigned in such manner as the proper distribution of the territory o f the municipality shall require. [82-36; 2056-1.] SECTION  2164 . Appointment of Lieutenants and Substitute Lieutenants by Councilors. —  Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint one lieutenant in each barrio or part of barrio under his immediate supervision. A lieutenant of barrio shall be a duly qualif ied elector, shall serve without compensation, and shall report directly to the councilor appointing him. Each councilor shall be empowered to appoint a substitute lieutenant, who shall be a duly qualified elector, for each barrio or part of barrio under h is immediate supervision, to take the place of the lieutenant of such barrio, or part of barrio, during his temporary absence or inability to perform his duties. SECTION  2165 . Duties of Lieutenant. —  The lieutenant, or in his absence [2056-1.] Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 634