Barangay Parina

Situated in Jiabong, Samar, Barangay Parina is one of 34 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Parina had a population of 490. This made it the 16th largest of 34 barangays in Jiabong by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Parina accounted for approximately 2.55% of the total population of Jiabong, which stood at 19,205 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Parina moving from 657 residents to 490 residents, an intercensal change of -25.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Parina as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Jiabong is a municipality comprising 34 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Parina, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Parina ranks 537th by 2020 population. Samar 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.