tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51107052011-04-22T08:43:49.011+08:00A web log for the Pila community.jafitinoreply@blogger.comBlogger311100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110705.post-1163043579994541102006-11-09T11:35:00.000+08:002006-11-09T11:39:40.303+08:00

Blogger in Beta was recently launched and finally labels and a lot of new features were added. A lot of bloggers are now using this new service. We need to move too. All articles uploaded on this site will be transferred to the new Blogger in Beta. This is our new main page.

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The Pila Historical Society is actively working on a different interpretation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription found in Lumban River in 1989. The Historical Society is collaborating with Antoon Postma and other scholars on a new interpretation of the LCI that may further unlock its secret. The society firmly believes that the placenames in Bulacan as suggested by Antoon Postma are nowhere

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San Antonio de Padua College of Pila, Laguna captured the first runner-up team trophy in the recently concluded 3rd Laguna Provincial Skills Olympics held at the SAPC campus last September 22-23, 2006. St. Michael College of Biñan went home with the championship plum while Colegio de San Agustin-Biñan finished third.

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The San Antonio de Padua College Foundation Inc. and Pila Municipal Tourism Council in coordination with AAHRMEI and COHREP Laguna Chapter will be holding the 3rd Laguna Provincial Skills Olympics on September 22-23, 2006 at San Antonio de Padua College, Pila, Laguna. This event intends to gather together the students and practitioners in the hospitality and tourism industry of Laguna in a

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Antoon Postma gave us a copy of an article he wrote in 2001 describing the seven Tagalog vocabularios written during the Spanish period. Of the seven vocabularios, only four were printed while the remaining three are currently being edited by Antoon Postma. Antoon Postma is the editor of the Ruiz Dictionary and San Antonio Dictionary, both were published by the Ateneo de Manila University. He

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Dr. Luciano P.R. Santiago provided us a copy of the 1703 Carta of Juan de Jesus OFM describing Pila Choir in 1686. The Carta de Juán de Jesús, OFM (1703) was cited by Cayetano Sánchez, OFM in La Provincia Franciscana de San Gregorio Magno de Castilla: memoria histórica minima de sus cuatrocientos años de vida. A typewritten copy of the carta was sent to Dr Santiago by the late William Henry

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Preserving a National Historical Landmark is a must for all Filipinos! The Pila Historical Society has found a new medium in their struggle to preserve a Philippine historical landmark, the power of TXT and email. Last year's group action was done through the power of TXT against the very same company that first provided SMS technology while the recent plaza food stand problem was resolved

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The University of the Philippines will celebrate its 100th founding anniversary two years from now (Year 2008). As part of the 100th year celebration, this website will try to come up with a list of UP graduates from Pila, Laguna. Below is the list of first 9 graduates of the University of the Philippines from Pila, Laguna. 1. Petronio Z. Alava, Bachelor of Arts, 19192. Santiago F. Fernandez

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Pinagbayanan will celebrate its 50th founding anniversary next year.  It was converted into a barrio on June 20, 1957.  Pinagbayanan was formerly a sitio of Linga, Pila, Laguna.  It is the site of Philippines’ oldest crematorium found in 1967 by a group of archeologists from the University of San Carlos, Cebu City.  Republic Act No. 1689 is printed in full below.H. NO. 5140REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1689

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"Heaven watch the Philippines, keep them safe from harm! Bless their sons and their precious ones, in the city and on the farm...Friendly to America, may they ever be ... But Heaven watch the Philippines and keep them forever free, keep them forever free!" Lyrics by Irving Berlin, Leyte, 1945

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One of the oral traditions in Pila is the story of the travel of Pila residents to nearby towns by banca and that the residents board the banca at the back of the Old Pila Market (now a gym). One may conclude that the water of the lake might have reached the town in olden times, but gradually receded to its present position. Recent discovery of the intelligence report of 1st Lt. Leon L. Roach

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How much was the Vocabulario de Lengua Tagala by Pedro de San Buenaventura in 1613? Antoon Postma gave us a microfilm copy of the tasado(appraised) and it cost 30 reales! It is worthwhile to note that the cost was edited out in the 1994 reprint of the vocabulario. The first printed book in the Philippines, the Doctrina Christiana, the tasado was only 2 reales. Download pdf of both 1994 reprint

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(Translated by Jaime F. Tiongson from Historia de la imprenta en los antiguos dominios españoles de América y Oceanía by Jose Toribio Medina.)The Franciscan printing press was first established in Villa de Pila. Tomas Pinpin and Domingo Loag, printers. It is not known that it had nor exist traces of the printing press prior to 1655. It appears in Tayabas in 1702. It was transferred to Manila

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A simple ceremony on May 28, 2006 at the Diocesan Shrine of Saint Anthony of Padua, Pila, Laguna will mark the 400th year anniversary of the writing and printing of the Vocabulario de Lengua Tagala.The town of Pila will offer the Vocabulario de Lengua Tagala to the Blessed Virgin Mary during the Flores de Maria ceremonies. The offering symbolizes the dedication of the book to the Blessed Virgin

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The Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc. is organizing the 400th celebration of the printing of the Vocabulario de Lengua Tagala by Father Pedro de San Buenaventura.  Interested parties who want to be part of this important celebration may contact the Foundation thru this email address.As part of the commemoration preparation, the Foundation will post on this website various articles about the

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R. P. Félix de Huerta, OFM (de su libro, “Estado geográfico, topográfico, estadístico histórico-religioso de la santa y apostólica provincia de S. Gregorio Magno, de los religiosos menores descalzos de la regular y más estricta observancia de N.S.P.S. Francisco, en las islas filipinas, comprende el número de religiosos, conventos, pueblos, situación de estos, años de su fundación, tributos, almas

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Doctrina Christiana, en lengua española y tagala published in 1593 in Manila is now available in digital form on the Library of Congress website.  This book is part of the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. Just follow this link to view and download high resolution pictures. The Doctrina Christiana was written by the first Franciscan priest of Pila, Laguna, Fray Juan de

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Diocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua, Pila, Laguna in celebration of the Year of Holy Eucharist with Mary invites you to visit the Marian images now on display at the newly renovated Church gallery. The Marian images are on exhibit from September 18, 2005 to October 30, 2005. These icons were on loan from the various Marian devotees of Pila and surrounding communities. The exhibit is a

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When the Spaniards arrived here in Luzon in 1570, the Tagalogs had an indigenous script called baybayin.According to the 1590 Boxer Codex which is the best description of Tagalog literacy:“They have certain characters which serve them as letters with which they write whatever they wish.  They are of very different shape from any others we have known until now.  The women commonly know how to

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Historical Calendar section of Bayang Pinagpala is now online.

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Did you know that the cane frog now common here in the Philippines was first introduced here in Pila? In March 1934 a number of cane toads were imported from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association on Oahu to control insect pests in sugar-cane plantations in Manila on the Island of Luzon (Rabor 1952). Some escaped into the nearby countryside, where several years later the species had become

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Pila Municipal building before the repainting. 

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By Dr. Luciano P.R. Santiago The Church of San Antonio de Padua of Pila, Laguna was the first church to be dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua in the Philippines (1578) and most probably, in Asia as well. The parish of Pila became the first Antonine parish in the country when it was established in 1581, the 350th anniversary of the glorious death of the saint. The town itself was officially called

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Pila (Laguna) Town Plaza 

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Residents of Pila, Laguna should try this Google service.  Just type Pila, Philippines in the search page.  If you have a DSL connection, we suggest you download Google Earth.  You can also download this satellite picture of Laguna de Bay and Pila from National University of Singapore Center for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing.  Happy Viewing!

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A team of archeologists from the University of San Carlos led by Dr. Rosa Tenazas in 1967 discovered our country’s oldest crematorium in Pinagbayanan, Pila, Laguna.  It measured 330 cm wide by 85 cm high and was dated to the thirteenth to fourteenth century.  They reported that the stoneworks are more or less an elaborate arrangement of two upright stones 33 centimeters high with width of 17

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Crematorium, Pinagbayanan, Pila, Laguna, Philippines 

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Treasures of PilaCategory: NewsThe Pila Historical Society Foundation Inc. launched a book entitled "Treasures of Pila" last July 29, 2003 during the 428th Foundation Day anniversary of the town. Senator Teresa Aquino Oreta was the guest of honor and delivered a speech entitled "A Guide Book to our Past and Future". The book chronicles the archeological and historical research of several

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-------------------------------------Greetings from INQ7.net.A friend or colleague of yours with e-mail address jftiongson@gmail.com thought you might be interested in this article:Pilgrims flock to St. Anthony shrine in PilaPosted 04:24am (Mla time) June 05, 2005By Josephine DarangInquirer News ServiceTHE FIRST Tuesday of the month is a special day for devotees of St. Anthony de Padua whose

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SALCEDO'S CONQUEST OF LAGUNA Category: History This is a nice article about the Spanish conquest of Laguna written by Bambi Harper. Pila was used as a temporary garrison by Salcedo and his troops and as a staging area for the attack against the town of Bai. Salcedo retreated to Pila after an unsuccessful attack against Bai were he treated his wounded soldiers. Historia de Filipinas Volume II

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