Barangay Panungyan II

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Panungyan II is one of the administrative divisions of Mendez in Cavite, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Panungyan II had a population of 1,697. This made it the 6th largest of 24 barangays in Mendez by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Panungyan II accounted for approximately 4.87% of the total population of Mendez, which stood at 34,879 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Panungyan II moving from 1,534 residents to 1,697 residents, an intercensal change of +10.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Panungyan II is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Mendez is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Panungyan II, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cavite, which contains 829 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Panungyan II ranks 557th by 2020 population. Cavite 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.