Like other barangays, Sibay is a sibling of one of the island’s orginal barrios, Libtong officially became a barangay in 1912.

Stories had it that Sibay was formerly a forested area and the land near the seashore had abundant timber for logging. The first settlers of the place find it very difficult to cut down the trees as they were so big and tall. To prevent accident the woodcutters would hang a “Sibay” (hammock) to sit on while they cut down the trees. From that time on they called their barrio Sibay.

The barangay has 10 sitios interconnected by concrete alleys mostly completed during the term of Bgy. Captain Benjamin Familara with the help of Ex-assemblyman Nemesio Ganan Jr. These sitios namely Busay, Butlac, Kabutunan, Maxiboy, Pali, Quiapo, Proper, Subok, Yungkadan and Yuusan.

Sibay is the converging point of copra products from the neighboring barangays of Tan-ag and Libtong. Hundreds of sacks of copras are loaded to vessels moored in it shore each week for trading to Lucena. During the “habagaton” Southwest Monsoon months cargo vessels unload here cargoes and goods for consumption of the people.

Sibay’s beachfront become a favorite swimming for the people nearby. During the high tide the sea extends inward to the mainland forming a “suba” which serve as a swimming pool. source: Yagting.com