Barangay Baga

Barangay Baga is a very small barangay in the municipality of Panaon, located in the province of Misamis Occidental, in the Northern Mindanao region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Baga had a population of 408. This made it the 12th largest of 16 barangays in Panaon by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Baga accounted for approximately 3.78% of the total population of Panaon, which stood at 10,797 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Baga changed from 369 to 408, a shift of +10.6% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Panaon. Barangay Baga is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Panaon is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Baga, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Misamis Occidental, which contains 490 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Baga ranks 429th by 2020 population. Misamis Occidental is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Baga 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.