Barangay Badbad

Barangay Badbad forms part of Oas, a municipality in Albay, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Badbad had a population of 577. This made it the 46th largest of 53 barangays in Oas by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Badbad accounted for approximately 0.87% of the total population of Oas, which stood at 66,084 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Badbad moving from 602 residents to 577 residents, an intercensal change of -4.2%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Badbad is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Oas is a municipality comprising 53 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Badbad, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Albay, which contains 720 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Badbad ranks 646th by 2020 population. Albay is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Badbad 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.