Barangay Poblacion II

Situated in Silvino Lobos, Northern Samar, Barangay Poblacion II is one of 26 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Poblacion II had a population of 855. This made it the 5th largest of 26 barangays in Silvino Lobos by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Poblacion II accounted for approximately 5.66% of the total population of Silvino Lobos, which stood at 15,100 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Poblacion II changed from 843 to 855, a shift of +1.4% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Silvino Lobos. Barangay Poblacion II is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Silvino Lobos is a municipality comprising 26 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Poblacion II, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Poblacion II ranks 273rd by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Poblacion II 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.