Barangay Tibo

Barangay Tibo forms part of Panganiban, a municipality in Catanduanes, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tibo had a population of 613. This made it the 4th largest of 23 barangays in Panganiban by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tibo accounted for approximately 6.31% of the total population of Panganiban, which stood at 9,713 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Tibo moving from 514 residents to 613 residents, an intercensal change of +19.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Tibo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Panganiban is a municipality comprising 23 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tibo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Catanduanes, which contains 315 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tibo ranks 183rd by 2020 population. Catanduanes is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.