Barangay Laste

Situated in Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro, Barangay Laste is one of 12 barangays that make up the municipality within MIMAROPA Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laste had a population of 1,836. This made it the 11th largest of 12 barangays in Magsaysay by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laste accounted for approximately 4.62% of the total population of Magsaysay, which stood at 39,767 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Laste changed from 1,699 to 1,836, a shift of +8.1% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Magsaysay. Barangay Laste is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Magsaysay is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laste, 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 Laste ranks 110th 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.

Barangay Laste 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.