[3][5] According to a popular story, once Malabuyoc grew plenty of fruit trees like mangoes, lanzones, cacaos, and others.

[7] Poverty Incidence of Malabuyoc Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] The main economy is agriculture in particular fruit-bearing trees.

[20][21][22][23][24] The municipality of Malabuyoc launched the Binuyocan Festival on 10 September 2004, in time for the annual town fiesta.

Binuyocan Festival has been part of the fiesta celebration in honor of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino since then.

However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No.