The Tboli people are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in Southern Mindanao.

The body
of ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao, they are variously known as Tboli, T'boli, Tböli,
Tagabili, Tagabilil, Tagabulul and Tau Bilil. They term themselves Tboli. Their whereabouts and identity
are somewhat imprecise in the literature; some publications present the Tboli and the Tagabili as
distinct peoples; some locate the Tbolis to the vicinity of the Lake Buluan in the Cotabato Basin or in
Agusan del Norte. The Tbolis, then, reside on the mountain slopes on either side of the upper Alah
Valley and the coastal area of Maitum, Maasim and Kiamba. In former times, the Tbolis also inhabited
the upper Alah Valley floor. After World War II, i.e., since the arrival of settlers originating from other
parts of the Philippines, they have been gradually pushed onto the mountain slopes. As of now, they are
almost expelled from the fertile valley floor.

Like their immediate tribal neighbors, the Úbûs, Blàan, Blit, Tàú-Segél and, for those who have serious
doubts in the hoax argumentation, the Tasaday, they have been variously termed hill tribes, pagans,
animists, etc., as opposed to the indigenous Muslim peoples or the Christian settlers. In political
contexts, however, the term Lumad groups (derived from the Cebuano term for native people) has
become popular as a generic term for the various indigenous peoples of Mindanao.

Immerse in the culture, eat their food, learn the language, perform their dances, hear their legends and
tales.

This can all be experienced in a number of tourism sites like Lake Sebu, Kule Homestay ,going to Lake
Holon through the Hunter's trail Bakngeb River Adventure, Lemsnolon Cultural Village in Tboli, and
Kiamba Lemuhen Cultural Village all Cultural Community Based Ecotourism.