Barangay Cabarasan Guti

Situated in Palo, Leyte, Barangay Cabarasan Guti is one of 33 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Cabarasan Guti had a population of 408. This made it the 33rd largest of 33 barangays in Palo by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Cabarasan Guti accounted for approximately 0.54% of the total population of Palo, which stood at 76,213 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 461 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 408 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -11.5%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Cabarasan Guti as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Palo is a municipality comprising 33 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Cabarasan Guti, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Leyte, which contains 1,641 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Cabarasan Guti ranks 1256th by 2020 population. Leyte is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Cabarasan Guti 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.