Pura Tarlac Philippines

Origin of the word "Pura"

It was during the Spanish Regime when migrants coming from the Ilocos Region (Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur and La Union) moved southward to look for arable lands. These early settlers were forced to abandon their place of birth because it consisted narrow coastal plains and highlands where agriculture is not a promising means of livelihood.

These migrants, who were close relatives (brother and sister, cousins, uncles and aunts) decided to stay on the northeastern part of a future province later known to be Tarlac. The place at that time was forest and so the migrants took the pains of clearing the area preparatory for agricultural activities. Because of kinship, they considered themselves pure Ilocano settlers of the place. They unanimously agreed to dub their settlement “PURA”.