Barangay Manlico

Situated in Cortes, Surigao Del Sur, Barangay Manlico is one of 12 barangays that make up the municipality within Caraga.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Manlico had a population of 554. This made it the 10th largest of 12 barangays in Cortes by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Manlico accounted for approximately 3.09% of the total population of Cortes, which stood at 17,924 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Manlico moving from 481 residents to 554 residents, an intercensal change of +15.2%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Manlico is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cortes is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Manlico, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Surigao Del Sur, which contains 309 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Manlico ranks 288th by 2020 population. Surigao Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Manlico 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.