They discovered the place 10 kilometers south-west after repulsing and chasing a convoy of Muslim pirates that attacked Odiongan.

It is bounded on the north by Odiongan, on the west by the Tablas Strait, on the east by Santa Maria, and on the south by Looc.

Livestock and rice farming are also present in the coastal areas which is mostly for home consumption and grown in small scale.

Other economic opportunities include copra farming, fish cultivation, agricultural manufacturing and retail, and tourism.

[5] It is also accessible via Tugdan Airport in Alcantara town, where Cebu Pacific has flights from Manila four times weekly.

[20] As a municipality in the Province of Romblon, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town.

Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991,[21] the municipal government is composed of a mayor (alkalde), a vice mayor (bise alkalde) and members (kagawad) of the legislative branch Sangguniang Bayan alongside a secretary to the said legislature, all of which are elected to a three-year term and are eligible to run for three consecutive terms.