Barangay Manguehay

Barangay Manguehay is a very small barangay in the City of Catbalogan, located in the province of Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Manguehay had a population of 135. This made it the 57th largest of 57 barangays in City of Catbalogan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the city. Residents of Barangay Manguehay accounted for approximately 0.13% 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 Manguehay moving from 188 residents to 135 residents, an intercensal change of -28.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Manguehay 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 Manguehay, 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 Manguehay ranks 922nd 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 Manguehay 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.