Barangay Batong-Labang

Situated in City of Ilagan, Isabela, Barangay Batong-Labang is one of 91 barangays that make up the city within Cagayan Valley.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Batong-Labang had a population of 2,348. This made it the 19th largest of 91 barangays in City of Ilagan by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Batong-Labang accounted for approximately 1.48% of the total population of City of Ilagan, which stood at 158,218 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Batong-Labang moving from 2,314 residents to 2,348 residents, an intercensal change of +1.5%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Batong-Labang as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Ilagan is a city comprising 91 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Batong-Labang, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Isabela, which contains 1,055 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Batong-Labang ranks 194th by 2020 population. Isabela is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Batong-Labang is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.