Barangay Malubo

Situated in Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Malubo is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Malubo had a population of 837. This made it the 24th largest of 29 barangays in Mahayag by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malubo accounted for approximately 1.73% of the total population of Mahayag, which stood at 48,258 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Malubo changed from 841 to 837, a shift of -0.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Mahayag. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Malubo as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mahayag is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malubo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malubo ranks 441st by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del Sur is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.