Licab, Nueva Ecija Philippines

Bried History of Licab

Licab was formerly a part of another town, Aliaga. In 1835, immigrant Don Dalmacio Esguerra and brother Tomas, toiled to scrape off thick leaves using only hoes and twigs of hard trees. The Esguerra Brothers first called the place “Pulung—Tamat”. Later, after years of successful tilling and with families growing bigger they renamed the place “Licab an Ilocano word meaning to scrape off.

The new settlement attracted more settlers. Don Dalmacio’s commitment to improve Licab inspired him to work for its political identity. He filed a petition to the national government to make Licab a formal town. At first, the friar governor of Aliaga opposed the petition but later relented and Licab was proclaimed an independent municipality.

About one hundred fifty five (155) kilometers from Metro Manila. Licab lies in the lowest portion of the province, experiencing two situations: during rainy seasons, being located at the northern portion of the municipality are flood free barangays while the other five (5) barangays are mostly underwater.