Barangay Laiya-Ibabao

Barangay Laiya-Ibabao forms part of San Juan, a municipality in Batangas, and is classified as a mid-sized barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Laiya-Ibabao had a population of 4,352. This made it the 6th largest of 42 barangays in San Juan by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Laiya-Ibabao accounted for approximately 3.82% of the total population of San Juan, which stood at 114,068 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Laiya-Ibabao moving from 4,504 residents to 4,352 residents, an intercensal change of -3.4%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Laiya-Ibabao is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

San Juan is a municipality comprising 42 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Laiya-Ibabao, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Laiya-Ibabao ranks 152nd by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Laiya-Ibabao 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.