Barangay Makawayan

Situated in Tingloy, Batangas, Barangay Makawayan is one of 15 barangays that make up the municipality within CALABARZON.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Makawayan had a population of 1,155. This made it the 8th largest of 15 barangays in Tingloy by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Makawayan accounted for approximately 6.01% of the total population of Tingloy, which stood at 19,215 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Makawayan changed from 977 to 1,155, a shift of +18.2% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with growing populations in Tingloy. Barangay Makawayan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tingloy is a municipality comprising 15 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Makawayan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Batangas, which contains 1,078 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Makawayan ranks 819th by 2020 population. Batangas is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Makawayan 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.