Barangay Loyal

Barangay Loyal is a small barangay in the municipality of Victoria, located in the province of Oriental Mindoro, in the MIMAROPA Region region of the Philippines.

According to the 2020 Census of Population and Housing conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority, Barangay Loyal had a population of 1,356. This made it the 18th largest of 32 barangays in Victoria by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Loyal accounted for approximately 2.60% of the total population of Victoria, which stood at 52,175 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,455 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,356 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of -6.8%, consistent with a contracting settlement. The Philippine Statistics Authority classifies Barangay Loyal as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Victoria is a municipality comprising 32 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Loyal, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Loyal ranks 282nd by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay Loyal 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.