Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.)

Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) forms part of Lubang, a municipality in Occidental Mindoro, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) had a population of 415. This made it the 10th largest of 16 barangays in Lubang by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.38% of the total population of Lubang, which stood at 17,437 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) changed from 392 to 415, a shift of +5.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Lubang. Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Lubang is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Occidental Mindoro, which contains 164 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) ranks 148th by 2020 population. Occidental Mindoro 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 Ninikat Ng Pag-Asa (Pob.) 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.