Barangay Managase

Barangay Managase forms part of Borbon, a municipality in Cebu, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Managase had a population of 1,509. This made it the 12th largest of 19 barangays in Borbon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Managase accounted for approximately 3.95% of the total population of Borbon, which stood at 38,187 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Managase moving from 1,395 residents to 1,509 residents, an intercensal change of +8.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Managase is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Borbon is a municipality comprising 19 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Managase, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Managase ranks 680th by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Managase 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.