Barangay Kalubakis

Situated in Polillo, Quezon, Barangay Kalubakis is one of 20 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Kalubakis had a population of 1,114. This made it the 13th largest of 20 barangays in Polillo by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Kalubakis accounted for approximately 3.49% of the total population of Polillo, which stood at 31,908 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Kalubakis moving from 887 residents to 1,114 residents, an intercensal change of +25.6%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Kalubakis is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Polillo is a municipality comprising 20 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Kalubakis, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Kalubakis ranks 547th by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st 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.