Barangay Tongo-Bantigue

Situated in Siruma, Camarines Sur, Barangay Tongo-Bantigue is one of 22 barangays that make up the municipality within Bicol Region.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Tongo-Bantigue had a population of 337. This made it the 19th largest of 22 barangays in Siruma by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Tongo-Bantigue accounted for approximately 1.74% of the total population of Siruma, which stood at 19,419 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Tongo-Bantigue changed from 268 to 337, a shift of +25.7% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Siruma. Barangay Tongo-Bantigue is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Siruma is a municipality comprising 22 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Tongo-Bantigue, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Camarines Sur, which contains 1,063 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Tongo-Bantigue ranks 1029th by 2020 population. Camarines 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.