Etymology

The town's name is derived from the indigenous term lubo which means low or sunken, reflective of the area's muddy and flooded characteristics. Lubao is also known by its Kapampangan language equivalent Baba.

According to Spanish records by Fr. Diego Martínez, Lubao was also once called Lubag.

History

Precolonial era

Before the arrival of the Spaniards, Lubao was said to have already been one of the most prosperous major settlements

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