Barangay Santo Tomas

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

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Santo Tomas had a population of 2,080. This made it the 2nd largest of 15 barangays in Tingloy by population, placing it among the most populous barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Santo Tomas accounted for approximately 10.82% of the total population of Tingloy, which stood at 19,215 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Santo Tomas moving from 1,673 residents to 2,080 residents, an intercensal change of +24.3%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Santo Tomas 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 Santo Tomas, 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 Santo Tomas ranks 521st 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 Santo Tomas 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.