Maslog

Maslog, officially the Municipality of Maslog, is a local government municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. The municipality is associated with Waray and Tagalog names meaning the town or municipality of Maslog. It is a small and geographically distinct local government unit within Eastern Samar and is organized into 12 barangays: Bulawan, Carayacay, Libertad, Malobago, Maputi, Barangay 1 (Poblacion), Barangay 2 (Poblacion), San Miguel, San Roque, Tangbo, Taytay, and Tugas. The poblacion barangays form the municipality’s central settlement area, while the remaining barangays make up its surrounding administrative communities. According to the 2024 Philippine census, Maslog had 5,438 residents, making it the least populous municipality in Eastern Samar and, according to the cited reference, the least populous town in the Visayas. Its reported population density was approximately 220 inhabitants per square kilometre. Maslog’s official municipal website is operated through the Eastern Samar local-government domain. Public reference material identifies the municipality’s economy through Philippine Statistics Authority poverty-incidence data, but the supplied sources do not provide enough detail to characterize specific industries, employers, products, or commercial brands. Maslog should therefore be understood as a public administrative locality rather than a consumer or corporate brand.

Maslog is a municipality of Eastern Samar in the eastern Philippines. The supplied reference material describes its present administrative identity, geographic setting, barangay structure, population, and local economic context, but does not provide a detailed account of its historical founding, incorporation, political development, or changes in municipal boundaries. The municipality is officially referred to as the Municipality of Maslog. It is also known by Waray and Tagalog forms corresponding to “town of Maslog” and “municipality of Maslog.” The municipality is divided into 12 barangays, the basic local administrative communities used in the Philippines. These are Bulawan, Carayacay, Libertad, Malobago, Maputi, Barangay 1 (Poblacion), Barangay 2 (Poblacion), San Miguel, San Roque, Tangbo, Taytay, and Tugas. Some barangays are further organized into puroks and sitios, reflecting the settlement and administrative structure used in Philippine municipalities. The two barangays designated as part of the poblacion represent the central urban or administrative core. Maslog’s population was recorded at 5,438 in the 2024 census. The cited material identifies it as the least populated municipality in Eastern Samar and in the Visayas. Its population density was reported at about 220 inhabitants per square kilometre. These figures indicate a small local-government jurisdiction, although the supplied sources do not provide a longer population series, migration analysis, or detailed demographic profile. Economic information in the supplied material is limited. A reference to Philippine Statistics Authority poverty-incidence data indicates that poverty is monitored as an important local socioeconomic indicator, but no specific poverty percentage, industry breakdown, employment profile, or major economic initiative is provided. Accordingly, no particular commercial sector or municipal product can be reliably identified from the available material. Maslog is represented online through an official municipal website using the maslog-esamar.gov.ph domain. The municipality’s public reference links also include the Philippine Standard Geographic Code, Philippine census information, and the Local Governance Performance Management System. These sources support its role as a Philippine local-government unit, but the available material does not identify individual mayors, other municipal executives, founding dates, or notable historical events.

• 2024

  2024 census population recorded

  [1]Maslogen.wikipedia.org

  The Philippine census recorded Maslog’s population at 5,438, identifying it as the least populous municipality in Eastern Samar and, according to the reference material, in the Visayas.

A local-government municipality serving residents and communities in Eastern Samar, with administrative responsibility for its 12 barangays.

1. 1Maslogen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of the Municipality of Maslogmaslog-esamar.gov.ph