Barangay Laoag

Barangay Laoag forms part of Cabangan, a municipality in Zambales, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laoag had a population of 1,458. This made it the 8th largest of 22 barangays in Cabangan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laoag accounted for approximately 5.19% of the total population of Cabangan, which stood at 28,118 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Laoag moving from 1,224 residents to 1,458 residents, an intercensal change of +19.1%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Laoag is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cabangan is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laoag, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zambales, which contains 247 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Laoag ranks 148th by 2020 population. Zambales is classified as a 2nd 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.