The municipality served as the center of guerrilla intelligence operations for the Philippine resistance movement in Cebu during World War II.

[citation needed] The returning United States liberation forces landed on the beaches of Talisay on March 26, 1945.

This was part of Operation Victor II which was implemented by General Douglas MacArthur in order to regain the islands of Cebu, Bohol, and Negros from the Japanese soldiers.

Conflict occurred between the residents of the mountain barangay of Maghaway and those of Crown Asia's Azienda Milan and Venezia subdivisions.

Much of the commerce in Talisay takes place in the Tabunok area, where several public markets, strip malls, and commercial establishments are situated.

The festival is in honor of St. Teresa of Avila, Talisay City's patron saint, and is highlighted by street dancing merged with a procession with roasted pig, which then culminates with a ritual showdown and a grand finale with a firework display.

Because of this highway, traffic, which has always been a problem for the inhabitants in the past few years for this area, has been greatly reduced, making the city a popular zone for housing once more, as it was in the early 70s and 80s.

[25] In 2016, the Talisay city council expressed support for the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) project in Cebu.

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