Barangay Ibabang Palina

Barangay Ibabang Palina forms part of Liliw, a municipality in Laguna, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ibabang Palina had a population of 147. This made it the 30th largest of 33 barangays in Liliw by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ibabang Palina accounted for approximately 0.37% of the total population of Liliw, which stood at 39,491 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Ibabang Palina changed from 131 to 147, a shift of +12.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Liliw. Barangay Ibabang Palina is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Liliw is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ibabang Palina, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Laguna, which contains 681 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ibabang Palina ranks 660th by 2020 population. Laguna is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Ibabang Palina is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.