Barangay Colab-og

Situated in Victoria, Northern Samar, Barangay Colab-og is one of 16 barangays that make up the municipality within Eastern Visayas.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Colab-og had a population of 1,197. This made it the 5th largest of 16 barangays in Victoria by population, placing it in the upper half of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Colab-og accounted for approximately 7.79% of the total population of Victoria, which stood at 15,361 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Colab-og moving from 1,166 residents to 1,197 residents, an intercensal change of +2.7%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Colab-og is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Victoria is a municipality comprising 16 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Colab-og, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Northern Samar, which contains 569 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Colab-og ranks 189th by 2020 population. Northern Samar is classified as a 2nd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Colab-og is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.