Barangay Lab-on

Barangay Lab-on is a very small barangay in the municipality of Igbaras, located in the province of Iloilo, in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Lab-on had a population of 291. This made it the 39th largest of 46 barangays in Igbaras by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Lab-on accounted for approximately 0.90% of the total population of Igbaras, which stood at 32,197 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 313 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 291 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -7.0%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Lab-on as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Igbaras is a municipality comprising 46 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lab-on, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Iloilo, which contains 1,901 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lab-on ranks 1575th by 2020 population. Iloilo 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.