Barangay Cabugo

Barangay Cabugo forms part of Bayabas, a municipality in Surigao Del Sur, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Cabugo had a population of 503. This made it the 7th largest of 7 barangays in Bayabas by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabugo accounted for approximately 5.60% of the total population of Bayabas, which stood at 8,979 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Cabugo changed from 411 to 503, a shift of +22.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Bayabas. Barangay Cabugo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bayabas is a municipality comprising 7 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabugo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabugo ranks 295th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.