Barangay Manloy

Situated in Capoocan, Leyte, Barangay Manloy is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Manloy had a population of 852. This made it the 14th largest of 21 barangays in Capoocan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Manloy accounted for approximately 2.53% of the total population of Capoocan, which stood at 33,721 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Manloy moving from 693 residents to 852 residents, an intercensal change of +22.9%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Manloy is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Capoocan is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Manloy, 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 Manloy ranks 747th 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 Manloy 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.