Barangay Perpetual Help

Situated in City of Iriga, Camarines Sur, Barangay Perpetual Help is one of 36 barangays that make up the city within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Perpetual Help had a population of 4,390. This made it the 7th largest of 36 barangays in City of Iriga by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Perpetual Help accounted for approximately 3.84% of the total population of City of Iriga, which stood at 114,457 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Perpetual Help moving from 4,208 residents to 4,390 residents, an intercensal change of +4.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Perpetual Help as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Iriga is a city comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Perpetual Help, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Perpetual Help ranks 66th by 2020 population. Camarines Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Perpetual Help 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.