The name TUY was given by Don Salvador Ellio in memory of his birthplace, Tuy Galicia, Spain. As of 2011, some interesting facts may be spoken of about Tuy. Its southern part had a deep ravine of which part had been filled and patched up and has since become a commercially viable vacant lot. It has 3 streets that represent the Philippines' 3 national hero-priests called Gomburza, to stand for their names, Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora. The interesting fact may have been that Zamora Street has been renamed Calingasan Street, the latter name having been considered politically significant for the town, but rendering Gomburza incomplete, in the process. Tuy's annual Kambingan (goats and their by products) Festival has not been its original festival, as the first one had been the Salagubang (a kind of root and leaf-eating beetle) Festival. The former's celebration, however, was discontinued and eventually so replaced due to obvious acceptability reasons. Tuy's pronunciation continue to be a problem for uninitiated people. Tuy is a town between 2 rivers. In the north, Tuy town proper's boundary is the Mataywanac/Salipit River, while in the south, the Tuy town proper's boundary is the Obispo River. Former PNP Chief Atty. Raul Macalalad Bacalzo was born in Tuy and is a graduate of Our Lady of Peace Academy's high school department. Tuy has been producing bakery products of its own, like the jacobina biscuits and biscocho toasted bread, among other bakery products, since the 1960s
The primary religion in Tuy is ROMAN CATHOLIC with a few variations of biblical Christian denominations like evangelicals, and Baptists, among other groups. There are also other religions which include Jehovah's Witnesses Adventists, and Church of Christ movements. The main poblacion of Tuy is predominantly followers of Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)sporting yearly occasions to its honor. Also the main poblacion houses the Our lady of Peace Academy, a Roman Catholic school. There are 5 Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC)chapels in Tuy, known as Guinhawa, Tuy, Sabang, Acle, Silangan.
