Barangay Tinubdan

Situated in Palompon, Leyte, Barangay Tinubdan is one of 50 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tinubdan had a population of 793. This made it the 36th largest of 50 barangays in Palompon by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tinubdan accounted for approximately 1.36% of the total population of Palompon, which stood at 58,313 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tinubdan moving from 784 residents to 793 residents, an intercensal change of +1.1%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Tinubdan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Palompon is a municipality comprising 50 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tinubdan, 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 Tinubdan ranks 812th 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 Tinubdan 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.