Barangay Suribao

Barangay Suribao forms part of City of Borongan, a city in Eastern Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Suribao had a population of 1,270. This made it the 19th largest of 61 barangays in City of Borongan by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Suribao accounted for approximately 1.76% of the total population of City of Borongan, which stood at 71,961 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Suribao moving from 1,179 residents to 1,270 residents, an intercensal change of +7.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Suribao is officially classified 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 Suribao, 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 Suribao ranks 99th 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.

Barangay Suribao 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.