Barangay Labrador

Situated in Esperanza, Masbate, Barangay Labrador is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Labrador had a population of 493. This made it the 18th largest of 20 barangays in Esperanza by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Labrador accounted for approximately 2.81% of the total population of Esperanza, which stood at 17,534 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 494 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 493 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -0.2%, consistent with a broadly stable settlement. Barangay Labrador is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Esperanza is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Labrador, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Masbate, which contains 550 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Labrador ranks 521st by 2020 population. Masbate is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Labrador 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.