Barangay Balagbag

Situated in Cuenca, Batangas, Barangay Balagbag is one of 21 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Balagbag had a population of 817. This made it the 15th largest of 21 barangays in Cuenca by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Balagbag accounted for approximately 2.25% of the total population of Cuenca, which stood at 36,235 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Balagbag moving from 848 residents to 817 residents, an intercensal change of -3.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Balagbag is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Cuenca is a municipality comprising 21 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Balagbag, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Balagbag ranks 926th by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.