Barangay Laya

Barangay Laya is a small barangay in the municipality of Alfonso Lista, located in the province of Ifugao, in the CAR region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laya had a population of 706. This made it the 18th largest of 20 barangays in Alfonso Lista by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laya accounted for approximately 2.07% of the total population of Alfonso Lista, which stood at 34,061 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Laya changed from 751 to 706, a shift of -6.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Alfonso Lista. Barangay Laya is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Alfonso Lista is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laya, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ifugao, which contains 176 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Laya ranks 122nd by 2020 population. Ifugao is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Laya is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.