Barangay Domagocdoc

Barangay Domagocdoc is a very small barangay in the municipality of Bato, located in the province of Leyte, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Domagocdoc had a population of 284. This made it the 31st largest of 32 barangays in Bato by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Domagocdoc accounted for approximately 0.74% of the total population of Bato, which stood at 38,505 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Domagocdoc moving from 342 residents to 284 residents, an intercensal change of -17.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Domagocdoc is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bato is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Domagocdoc, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Domagocdoc ranks 1396th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Domagocdoc is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.