Barangay Doña Josefina

Situated in Tabina, Zamboanga Del Sur, Barangay Doña Josefina is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within Zamboanga Peninsula.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Doña Josefina had a population of 841. This made it the 10th largest of 15 barangays in Tabina by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Doña Josefina accounted for approximately 3.27% of the total population of Tabina, which stood at 25,734 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Doña Josefina moving from 829 residents to 841 residents, an intercensal change of +1.4%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Doña Josefina is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tabina is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Doña Josefina, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Zamboanga Del Sur, which contains 779 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Doña Josefina ranks 438th by 2020 population. Zamboanga Del 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.