MUNICIPALITY OF T'BOLI
"Eco/Cultural Tourism Destination"

Date of Creation: March 5, 1974 under PD No. 407
Land Area(sq. Km.) 809.00
No. of Barangay: 27
Population: 70, 609 (2007 NSO Survey)

BRIEF PROFILE

The municipality of T'boli is located in the hinterlands, on the southwestern portion of Province of South Cotabato and is predominantly inhabited by the T'boli and B'laan ethnic tribes.

With rugged, rolling terrain, valleys and high slopes a top the mountain ranges, it is the hope of the many tribes of the lumads of Mindanao.

Lake Holon (formerly Lake Maughan) nestled at the crater of Mt.Melibengoy (Mt. Parker) was adjudged as the cleanest lake in region XII and ranked first in the 2003 and 2004 search for the Cleanest Inland Bodies of Water in the whole Philippine archipelago. Mt. Melibengoy (parker) Mountain Range considered as one of the highest and longest in the municipality is located some 31 kilometers from Poblacion. It encompasses the areas of Barangay Tudok. Datal, Dlanag and Salacafe. Since time immemorial, this mountain has been considered as one of the sacred places of the T'bolis. Lake holon can be reach from Poblacion to Salacafe on a one hour ride by Skylab (extended carrier motorcycle) then Salacafe to Lake Holon via a three hour trek.

T'boli is the eco-cultural tourism destination, it has gifted with gold reserve, crop plantations (pineapple tropical fruits), corn, livestock, cement manufacturing potential, forest products (rattan, bamboo) abaca handicrafts (t'nalak), ornamentals ferns production potential, watershed resources, inland fishing, geo-thermal resources and wildlife resources.

Seslong Festival, a celebration that portrays the gathering of people of the highlands to barter goods that reflects the cultural heritage and ancestry of the province.

MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS

Hon.Ernesto B. Manuel
Mayor

Hon.Mike S. Mann
Vice Mayor

Sanguniang Bayan Members

Hon.Pacifico C. Cordada, Jr.
Hon.Merlyn T. Ganchoon
Hon.Cosme V. Balzon
Hon.James T. Piang
Hon.Arnold A. Tanco
Hon.Johnel M. Glis
Hon.Steven G. Lutan
Hon.Jimmy F. Pericon