Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob.

Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. is a very small barangay in the municipality of Paluan, located in the province of Occidental Mindoro, in the MIMAROPA Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. had a population of 379. This made it the 10th largest of 12 barangays in Paluan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. accounted for approximately 2.04% of the total population of Paluan, which stood at 18,566 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. moving from 372 residents to 379 residents, an intercensal change of +1.9%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paluan is a municipality comprising 12 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob., including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Occidental Mindoro, which contains 164 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. ranks 153rd by 2020 population. Occidental Mindoro is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Pag-Asa Ng Bayan Pob. 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.