Barangay Lib-og

Situated in City of Maasin, Southern Leyte, Barangay Lib-og is one of 70 barangays that make up the city within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lib-og had a population of 1,580. This made it the 17th largest of 70 barangays in City of Maasin by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Lib-og accounted for approximately 1.81% of the total population of City of Maasin, which stood at 87,446 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lib-og moving from 1,474 residents to 1,580 residents, an intercensal change of +7.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lib-og is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Maasin is a city comprising 70 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lib-og, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lib-og ranks 55th by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Lib-og 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.