Barangay San Roque

Situated in General Macarthur, Eastern Samar, Barangay San Roque is one of 30 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Roque had a population of 106. This made it the 30th largest of 30 barangays in General Macarthur by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Roque accounted for approximately 0.74% of the total population of General Macarthur, which stood at 14,411 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay San Roque changed from 147 to 106, a shift of -27.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in General Macarthur. Barangay San Roque is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

General Macarthur is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Roque, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Roque ranks 588th by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd 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.