Barangay Lobo

Classified as a very small barangay, Barangay Lobo is one of the administrative divisions of City of Catbalogan in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lobo had a population of 186. This made it the 54th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Lobo accounted for approximately 0.17% of the total population of City of Catbalogan, which stood at 106,440 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lobo moving from 167 residents to 186 residents, an intercensal change of +11.4%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lobo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Catbalogan is a city comprising 57 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lobo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lobo ranks 874th by 2020 population. Samar is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Lobo 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.