The smallest unit of government
The barangay is where most people actually meet their government: clearances, disputes, health stations, evacuation. It is also the layer no other Bicol site indexes as a complete set, which is exactly why we are doing it.
By province
Counts are from the PSA Philippine Standard Geographic Code, 2Q 2026.
720 barangays across 18 LGUs
282 barangays across 12 LGUs
1,063 barangays across 37 LGUs
315 barangays across 11 LGUs
550 barangays across 21 LGUs
541 barangays across 15 LGUs
What sits in a barangay
Required before a business permit, and for most employment and police clearance applications.
Unlocks AICS financial assistance, free medical services and scholarship eligibility.
Most civil disputes must go through barangay conciliation before a court will hear them.
First contact for immunisation, prenatal care and basic medicine.
The barangay runs the first response in a typhoon or an eruption alert.
Each one holds its own share of the National Tax Allotment and passes its own budget.