MUNICIPALITY OF LAS PIÑAS, RIZAL, Historical Data of
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[Foreword]
HISTORY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF
LAS PIÑAS
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FOREWORD
Las Piñas is composed of six barrios, namely, from north to south: Manuyo, Ilaya, Pulanglupa, Pamplona, Talon, and Almanza. The second half of the barrio of Manuyo and the first half of the barrio of Ilaya, which are joined by the Catholic church, the municipal building, and the market, are considered the town proper, although the residents refer to the place as Manuyo or Ilaya, as the case may be. Las Piñas, therefore, cannot have a history independent of the aforesaid barrios.
Las Piñas, which was once a barrio of the adjoining town of Parañaque, gained her township title in 1762, but has remained a third-class municipality with not much wealth to be proud of. The natives are mostly humble tenants, fishermen, laborers, and employees. But they are mostly music-lovers and the town is known not only in the country but in the whole world for its famous bamboo organ.
Principal, Las Piñas