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Before the year 1955, San Nicolas was only one of the barrios of the Municipality of Taal, Batangas and the place was endowed with fertile soil as a result of the eruption of Taal Volcano. Immigrants from barrios near Taal Volcano like Alas-as and Pulang Bato came to open the vast hilly lands and planted palay, corn, sugar cane and vegetables.
It was on the night of June 25, 1954 that the San Nicolas Ladies Club conducted a party in celebration of Miss Marcelina de Sagun’s passing the Midwifery Licensure Examination. Together with some old folks, in the party, in the persons of: Atty. Exequiel D. Caringal, Mr. Jose Caringal, Mr. Herminigildo de Sagun, Mr. Alfredo Umali, Mr. Ireneo Matienzo, Mr. Teodoro S. Mayuga, Mr. Maximo Atienza, thought and planned of creating San Nicolas as a new municipality. Neighboring barangays were consulted and agreed to the said proposal.
The committee headed by the Provincial Governor, Feliciano Leviste and Senator Jose P. Laurel formed a delegation to the President. The Muncipal Mayor of Taal, Hon. Ignacio Ilagan with his rebid followers opposed this move.
The said committee requested Congressman Apolinario R. Apacible to file a bill in Congress. Representative Apacible did not hesitate to such proposal thereby at once filed a Bill to that effect in as much Congress is in session. With Representative Macias, he sponsored House Bill No. 3407 creating the new Municipality of San Nicolas in Congress and made his effort towards the fulfilment of the ultimate goal.
On August 9, 1955 marked the proclamation and induction of the newly appointed officials of the town: Atty. Exequiel D. Caringal as Mayor and Mr. Mariano L. Tenorio as Vice Mayor. The councillors were composed of: Marcelo Morales, Teodoro S. Mayuga, Isabella Austria, Pedro Landicho, Donato Borairo, and Fulgencio Agno. From then on, San Nicolas became an independent municipality and began to function on its own right.
San Nicolas was officially recognized as an existing municipality by virtue of Republic Act No. 1229 signed by President Ramon Magsaysay (House Bill No. 3407 dated June 1, 1955).
San Nicolas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 19,046 people in 2,946 households. It is the smallest municipality in Batangas with 14.34 square kilometers of land area, which includes half of the Taal volcano island.
In 1955 the barrios of San Nicolas, Gipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abilo, Balete, Bancora, Saimsim, Maabud, Mulawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alasas, Calawit and Pulangbato, then part of the municipality of Taal, Batangas were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas.
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Last Updated: September 6, 2013
