Barangay Malaiba

Barangay Malaiba forms part of San Jose, a municipality in Antique, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Malaiba had a population of 1,745. This made it the 14th largest of 28 barangays in San Jose by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Malaiba accounted for approximately 2.68% of the total population of San Jose, which stood at 65,140 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Malaiba changed from 1,712 to 1,745, a shift of +1.9% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in San Jose. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Malaiba as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Jose is a municipality comprising 28 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Malaiba, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Antique, which contains 590 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Malaiba ranks 87th by 2020 population. Antique is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Malaiba is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.