Barangay Binaloan

Barangay Binaloan forms part of Taft, a municipality in Eastern Samar, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Binaloan had a population of 753. This made it the 9th largest of 24 barangays in Taft by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Binaloan accounted for approximately 4.01% of the total population of Taft, which stood at 18,786 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Binaloan moving from 743 residents to 753 residents, an intercensal change of +1.3%. The trajectory indicates a slowly expanding community. Barangay Binaloan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Taft is a municipality comprising 24 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Binaloan, 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 Binaloan ranks 235th 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.

Barangay Binaloan is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.