Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.)

Situated in Sulat, Eastern Samar, Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) is one of 18 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) had a population of 399. This made it the 16th largest of 18 barangays in Sulat by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) accounted for approximately 2.53% of the total population of Sulat, which stood at 15,758 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) moving from 429 residents to 399 residents, an intercensal change of -7.0%. The trajectory indicates a contracting community. Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Sulat is a municipality comprising 18 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.), including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Eastern Samar, which contains 597 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Loyola Heights (Pob.) ranks 421st by 2020 population. Eastern Samar is classified as a 2nd 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.