[3] Tigaon's economy is based on agricultural products like rice, corn, sugar cane, abaca fiber, fish, and pork.

Marcos de Lisboa, the name of the town was attributed to the word "tigaw", a shrub that grew in abundance on the riverbanks, and whose leaves when pounded produced extracts which were used as poison to catch fish in rivers and swamps.

The Bicol Peninsula was first sighted by the Spaniards in August 1543 aboard the San Juan de Letran.

In 1794, Tigaon was given her own parish under Fray Jose de Buensalida who carried the mission of St. Clare of Assisi, marking August 12 as her feast day.

Mayon Volcano's eruption in 1834 started a wave of migration from the neighboring province of Albay to the rich verdant slopes of Tigaon.

As the Sword and the Cross became the bedrock of Spanish colonization in the Philippines, the parish priest symbolized the King of Spain and wielded immense power.

This resulted in turmoil and continuous revolts against the atrocities of Spanish rule, thereby leading to the Philippine Revolution of 1898.

The history of this town, according to written accounts, was considered to be confusing as there are conflicting records with regards to its establishment as a municipality.

Don Pascual Leelin freely disposed his sacks of rice to fellow-Tigaoeños before enemies could confiscate them.

In 1945, American forces came back to reclaim the Philippines, thus paving the way for the surrender of the beleaguered Japanese Imperial Army.

Luisita Venida was the first Tigaoeña child actress while Jesus ‘Og’ Ramos became the Tarzan of local cinema and acclaimed “Mr.

In the late fifties, Batas Pambansa 129 made Tigaon the seat of the CFI in Partido District.

Edmundo Cea, the first Asian to be invited as guest speaker to the United Nations, gained fame as a congressman, then Senator during the sixties, as a delegate to the 1970 Constitutional Convention and as a member of the defunct Batasang Pambansa.

There was a time when Tigaon was solely owned by 7 hacienderos namely P. Baduria, L. Cea, J. Jacob, M. Estela, A. Garchitorena and S. Moll.

Felix Fuentebella was appointed governor in 1976, the same year Nelson Baduria Tria was ordained and became the first Tigaoeño priest.

The church played an important role in the series of events that was to lead to the overthrow of Ferdinand Marcos in the EDSA Revolution of 1986.

Tigaon's St. Clare of Assisi Parish became the rallying point of Cory Aquino's cause in Camarines Sur's third district.

Municipal Mayors were: Roman de Leon, Jr. (OIC, 1987, Transitional Gov’t); and Eleanor R. Lelis (1988−1992).

[6] Tigaon is in the eastern part of the province of Camarines Sur, between Mount Isarog and Lagonoy Gulf, and occupies a total land area of 12,575 ha., 80% of which is flat.

It borders Goa and San Jose in the north and Ocampo to the west and Sagñay in the south and Lagonoy Gulf in the east.

They belong to the Aeta people classification but have distinct language and belief systems unique to their own culture and heritage.

Despite being the administrative seat of Partido it still is one of the Top 5 poorest municipalities in Camarines Sur and is one of the slowest progressing too.

CASURECO IV with its main office in Tigaon supplies power requirement in all Partido towns.