Barangay Patag

Situated in Maydolong, Eastern Samar, Barangay Patag is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Patag had a population of 377. This made it the 18th largest of 20 barangays in Maydolong by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Patag accounted for approximately 2.46% of the total population of Maydolong, which stood at 15,314 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Patag moving from 472 residents to 377 residents, an intercensal change of -20.1%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Patag is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Maydolong is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Patag, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Patag ranks 442nd by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Patag 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.