Barangay Tackling

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Tackling is one of the administrative divisions of Malangas in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tackling had a population of 875. This made it the 11th largest of 25 barangays in Malangas by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tackling accounted for approximately 2.73% of the total population of Malangas, which stood at 32,022 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tackling moving from 844 residents to 875 residents, an intercensal change of +3.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tackling is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malangas is a municipality comprising 25 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tackling, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Sibugay, which contains 389 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tackling ranks 292nd by 2020 population. Zamboanga Sibugay is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tackling 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.