Barangay Buyo

Situated in San Fernando, Masbate, Barangay Buyo is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Buyo had a population of 984. This made it the 7th largest of 26 barangays in San Fernando by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Buyo accounted for approximately 4.56% of the total population of San Fernando, which stood at 21,600 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Buyo moving from 987 residents to 984 residents, an intercensal change of -0.3%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Buyo is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Fernando is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Buyo, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Masbate, which contains 550 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Buyo ranks 371st by 2020 population. Masbate 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.