Barangay Libas

Situated in Sogod, Southern Leyte, Barangay Libas is one of 45 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Libas had a population of 1,858. This made it the 8th largest of 45 barangays in Sogod by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Libas accounted for approximately 3.91% of the total population of Sogod, which stood at 47,552 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Libas changed from 1,876 to 1,858, a shift of -1.0% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with broadly stable populations in Sogod. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Libas as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sogod is a municipality comprising 45 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Libas, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Libas ranks 35th by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd 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.