Barangay Battog

Situated in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Barangay Battog is one of 44 barangays that make up the municipality within Ilocos Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Battog had a population of 503. This made it the 22nd largest of 44 barangays in Sinait by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Battog accounted for approximately 1.93% of the total population of Sinait, which stood at 25,998 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 483 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 503 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +4.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay Battog is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sinait is a municipality comprising 44 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Battog, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Ilocos Sur, which contains 768 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Battog ranks 573rd by 2020 population. Ilocos Sur 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.