Barangay Manlingay

Barangay Manlingay is a small barangay in the municipality of Mabinay, located in the province of Negros Oriental, in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Manlingay had a population of 866. This made it the 30th largest of 32 barangays in Mabinay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Manlingay accounted for approximately 1.04% of the total population of Mabinay, which stood at 82,953 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Manlingay changed from 761 to 866, a shift of +13.8% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Mabinay. Barangay Manlingay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mabinay is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Manlingay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Negros Oriental, which contains 557 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Manlingay ranks 490th by 2020 population. Negros Oriental is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Manlingay 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.