Seeing the abundance of resources to sustain their living, this group of Malaysian traders finally decided to settle on that island and named it as Tanjung Bas.

The Malaysian word Tanjung has its equivalent in Sama dialect which is Tandu.

When the Province of Tawi-Tawi was created by virtue of Presidential Decree No.

The Municipality of Tandubas is located in the north-eastern part of the province of Tawi-Tawi.

Travel time from the port of Bongao to the Municipality of Tandubas takes about five (5) hours using a motor launch with an average speed.

Poverty Incidence of Tandubas Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]