Barangay Malubay

Barangay Malubay forms part of Gloria, a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Malubay had a population of 1,231. This made it the 21st largest of 27 barangays in Gloria by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malubay accounted for approximately 2.44% of the total population of Gloria, which stood at 50,496 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Malubay changed from 1,319 to 1,231, a shift of -6.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Gloria. Barangay Malubay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gloria is a municipality comprising 27 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malubay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malubay ranks 302nd by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro 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.