Barangay Malabtog

Situated in Gumaca, Quezon, Barangay Malabtog is one of 59 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Malabtog had a population of 308. This made it the 44th largest of 59 barangays in Gumaca by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malabtog accounted for approximately 0.43% of the total population of Gumaca, which stood at 71,942 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 305 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 308 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +1.0%, consistent with a slowly expanding settlement. Barangay Malabtog is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Gumaca is a municipality comprising 59 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malabtog, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malabtog ranks 1080th by 2020 population. Quezon 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.