Barangay Doña Helen

Barangay Doña Helen forms part of Libjo, a municipality in Dinagat Islands, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Doña Helen had a population of 361. This made it the 15th largest of 16 barangays in Libjo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Doña Helen accounted for approximately 2.00% of the total population of Libjo, which stood at 18,051 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Doña Helen moving from 409 residents to 361 residents, an intercensal change of -11.7%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Doña Helen is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Libjo is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Doña Helen, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Dinagat Islands, which contains 100 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Doña Helen ranks 96th by 2020 population. Dinagat Islands is classified as a 4th by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Doña Helen is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.