Barangay Don Andres Soriano

Barangay Don Andres Soriano is a very small barangay in the municipality of Lopez Jaena, located in the province of Misamis Occidental, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Don Andres Soriano had a population of 307. This made it the 21st largest of 28 barangays in Lopez Jaena by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Don Andres Soriano accounted for approximately 1.20% of the total population of Lopez Jaena, which stood at 25,507 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Don Andres Soriano moving from 352 residents to 307 residents, an intercensal change of -12.8%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Don Andres Soriano is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lopez Jaena is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Don Andres Soriano, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Don Andres Soriano ranks 463rd by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Don Andres Soriano 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.