Barangay Magbok

Situated in Tulunan, Cotabato, Barangay Magbok is one of 29 barangays that make up the municipality within SOCCSKSARGEN.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Magbok had a population of 705. This made it the 25th largest of 29 barangays in Tulunan by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Magbok accounted for approximately 1.16% of the total population of Tulunan, which stood at 60,978 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Magbok moving from 717 residents to 705 residents, an intercensal change of -1.7%. The trajectory indicates a broadly stable community. Barangay Magbok is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Tulunan is a municipality comprising 29 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Magbok, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Cotabato, which contains 543 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Magbok ranks 469th by 2020 population. Cotabato 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.