Barangay Caluyahan

Barangay Caluyahan is a very small barangay in the municipality of Motiong, located in the province of Samar, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Caluyahan had a population of 323. This made it the 12th largest of 30 barangays in Motiong by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Caluyahan accounted for approximately 2.11% of the total population of Motiong, which stood at 15,276 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Caluyahan changed from 430 to 323, a shift of -24.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with contracting populations in Motiong. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Caluyahan as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Motiong is a municipality comprising 30 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Caluyahan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Samar, which contains 951 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Caluyahan ranks 709th by 2020 population. Samar 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.