Municipality of Talibon, Bohol 4.45

Talibon got its name from the word “talibong” which means bolo or spear, the most common household implement in olden times. But, some folks had more interesting account. They maintained that a Spaniard asked a farmer about the name of the place. But, the farmer who was cutting his pestle, could not understand the Spaniard. He thought the Spaniard was asking what he was doing, so he answered “talibon” which means he was cutting evenly the end of his pestle. From that time on, the Spaniards called the place Talibon.


Talibon gained prominence in history when it brought forth a very illustrious son, who became the greatest Boholano of all times. He was the late President Carlos Polestico Garcia, the fourth president of the Philippines. Until now, a century after his natal day, the memory of this famous son remains ever vibrant and fascinating.

Talibon is a 1st Class Municipality with an annual income of Php 184,352,955.07 (as of December 31, 2016). It has a total land area of 22, 400 hectares, with a total number of 25 Barangays (11 coastal, 6 mainland & 8 islands) with a population of 66, 000 (August 2015 Census). Farming, Fishing, Cottage Industries, Rice, Corn, Copra, Seaweeds, Root Crops, Fish Traps, Hats, Pottery, Silica, Gold, Copper, Clay, Diorites, Sand and Gravel are the major industries of the Municipality.

Christianization of Talibon started long before the arrival of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi in 1565. This was gleaned from the archival researches of Rev. Fr. Jose Maria S. Luengo, Ph.D., priest historian and founder of the Mater Dei College of Tubigon, Bohol. In 1852, a permanent church was constructed now known as the Most Holy Trinity Cathedral.

Therefore, the church of Talibon by chronology, organization and operation became the cradle of Christianity in Bohol. Over two centuries passed, Talibon as a parish was created under the patronage of the Most Holy Trinity. Fr. Ramon de Santa Ana, O.R.S.A. became the first parish priest.

As a tradition, Talibongnons celebrates the Feast Day of the Most Holy Trinity every last Saturday of May.