Barangay Brillante

Barangay Brillante forms part of Paniqui, a municipality in Tarlac, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Brillante had a population of 707. This made it the 35th largest of 35 barangays in Paniqui by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Brillante accounted for approximately 0.69% of the total population of Paniqui, which stood at 103,003 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Brillante changed from 593 to 707, a shift of +19.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Paniqui. Barangay Brillante is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Paniqui is a municipality comprising 35 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Brillante, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Tarlac, which contains 511 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Brillante ranks 473rd by 2020 population. Tarlac is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Brillante 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.