Barangay Bayobay

Situated in City of Borongan, Eastern Samar, Barangay Bayobay is one of 61 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Bayobay had a population of 602. This made it the 38th largest of 61 barangays in City of Borongan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the city. Residents of Barangay Bayobay accounted for approximately 0.84% of the total population of City of Borongan, which stood at 71,961 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Bayobay changed from 570 to 602, a shift of +5.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in City of Borongan. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Bayobay as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Borongan is a city comprising 61 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Bayobay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Bayobay ranks 297th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar 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.