Barangay Santiago

Barangay Santiago forms part of Manolo Fortich, a municipality in Bukidnon, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Santiago had a population of 1,569. This made it the 18th largest of 22 barangays in Manolo Fortich by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santiago accounted for approximately 1.39% of the total population of Manolo Fortich, which stood at 113,200 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Santiago changed from 1,554 to 1,569, a shift of +1.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Manolo Fortich. Barangay Santiago is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Manolo Fortich is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Santiago, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Bukidnon, which contains 464 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Santiago ranks 307th by 2020 population. Bukidnon 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.