Barangay Pongon

Situated in Macarthur, Leyte, Barangay Pongon is one of 31 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pongon had a population of 634. This made it the 18th largest of 31 barangays in Macarthur by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pongon accounted for approximately 2.94% of the total population of Macarthur, which stood at 21,578 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pongon moving from 637 residents to 634 residents, an intercensal change of -0.5%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Pongon is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Macarthur is a municipality comprising 31 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pongon, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pongon ranks 990th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pongon 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.