Barangay Tugas

Situated in Mambusao, Capiz, Barangay Tugas is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Western Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tugas had a population of 1,521. This made it the 10th largest of 26 barangays in Mambusao by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tugas accounted for approximately 3.74% of the total population of Mambusao, which stood at 40,690 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tugas moving from 1,497 residents to 1,521 residents, an intercensal change of +1.6%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Tugas is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mambusao is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tugas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Capiz, which contains 473 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tugas ranks 175th by 2020 population. Capiz is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Tugas 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.