According to oral tradition, the name is a Hispanicized form of "Tagubilaan", a compound of tagu, meaning "to hide", and "Bilaan", referring to the Blaan people, who were said to have raided the Visayan Islands. This explanation correlates with the government's explanation. According to the official government website of Tagbilaran, it is said to have been derived from tinabilan, meaning shielded, as the town was protected by Panglao from potential invaders. Source: ...

Sipalay got its name from the old native phrase si palay, meaning 'there is rice'. Chinese traders, who were not able to pronounce the 'R' in the local word Paray, are believed to have helped disseminate the name Sipalay, as rice abundantly grows in the area and is freely traded. The original natives of Sipalay were the “tumandoks “, perhaps with Malay or Bornean roots. Immigrants from Panay Island joined them later. These were families who ventured out to the sea to escape t

The most accepted one is that it came from the name of an instrument, "AGONG," which the early settlers then used to beat to give warning to the natives of the attacks of Moros, who used to pillage the settlement. The Spaniards called it a "cymbal," while the natives, in return, called it "GUIMBAL". Source: https://www.oocities.org/dost6/iloilo/guimba Special credits: https://www.nomadicexperiences.com/ https://www.facebook.com/exploreiloilo Church in town: 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨�