Barangay Malatbo

Situated in Ginatilan, Cebu, Barangay Malatbo is one of 14 barangays that make up the municipality within Central Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Malatbo had a population of 986. This made it the 8th largest of 14 barangays in Ginatilan by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malatbo accounted for approximately 5.83% of the total population of Ginatilan, which stood at 16,906 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Malatbo changed from 802 to 986, a shift of +22.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Ginatilan. Barangay Malatbo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Ginatilan is a municipality comprising 14 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malatbo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cebu, which contains 1,203 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malatbo ranks 872nd by 2020 population. Cebu is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Malatbo 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.