The cleanest and greenest coastal town of Libertad boasts of Marble Mountain. The untapped and unexplored high quality deposits are expected to last for a thousand years. Barangay Tinigbas is home to immense fish sanctuaries ideal for marine studies and research.
Year founded: 1834 Land Area: 9,700 hectares Classification: 5th Class Municipality No. of Barangays: 19 Barangays Population: 12,955 (as of 2000) Zip Code : 5710
Barusbus Bulanao Cubay Codiong Igcagay Inyawan Lindero Maramig Pucio Pajo Panangkilon Paz Centro Este (Pob.) Centro Weste (Pob.) San Roque Tinigbas Tinindugan Taboc Union
In November, 1898, Gen. Fullon organized the municipality of Libertad under the revolutionary government and appointed Ignacio as the President Municipal and Pedro Depuno as the Tesorero Municipal. The town however, remained unorganized, due to the revolutionary crisis. In 1899, when the American forces came, they started to administer the community and educate the people, establishing the first public school with Delfin Rodillon as the first mentor.
It was during the administration of Atty. Daniel Duajali, the appointed Municipal Mayor when the town was inaugurated on October 10, 1949. Arcenio Nicopior y Depuno was first elected mayor, who won after a protest against his closest rival, Primitivo B. Garmillos. In 1955, Mayor Arsenio Nicopior lost to Primitivo B. Garmillos after another local election took place. In 1967, Mayor Primitivo B. Garmillos gave way to Mayor Burgos Nicopior, the son of Ex-mayor Arsenio Nicopior.
Libertad is 146 kilometers away from San Jose de Buenavista. Public utility vehicles such as buses, vans and jeepneys are the transportation facilities plying Libertad to and from its neighboring municipalities and the rest of the provinces in Panay Island. Tricycles, motorcycles and jeepneys cater to the transportation needs of its populace. Libertad port is one of the take off points of boats and ferries to the island municipality of Caluya.
