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History of Las Piñas

Las Piñas was one of the earliest fishing settlements on Manila Bay, becoming a town in either 1762 or 1797, though records vary on the exact date. Besides being known for its famous Bamboo Organ built in 1824, Las Piñas was also occupied by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's forces during the 1896 Philippine Revolution and later by Japanese forces during World War 2. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1901 and combined with Parañaque in 1903 before becoming a separate municipality again in 1907. Las Piñas became a city in 1997 after residents approved cityhood in a plebiscite. The origin of the name "Las Piñas" is unclear, with theories that it

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History of Las Piñas

Las Piñas was one of the earliest fishing settlements on Manila Bay, becoming a town in either 1762 or 1797, though records vary on the exact date. Besides being known for its famous Bamboo Organ built in 1824, Las Piñas was also occupied by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's forces during the 1896 Philippine Revolution and later by Japanese forces during World War 2. It was incorporated as a municipality in 1901 and combined with Parañaque in 1903 before becoming a separate municipality again in 1907. Las Piñas became a city in 1997 after residents approved cityhood in a plebiscite. The origin of the name "Las Piñas" is unclear, with theories that it

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History of Las Pias Las Pias was one of the earliest fishing settlements on the shores of Manila Bay

and was proclaimed a town either in the year 1762 or 1797. Its exact date of creation cannot be ascertained because historical records vary. Cavada, a Spanish historian and Fr. Juan Medina placed it at 1762 while Buzeta recorded the date at 1797. Besides being famous for its Bamboo Organ, which was built by Fr. Diego Cera and completed in 1824, the town of Las Pias was also a major site during the 1896 Philippine Revolution, as it was occupied by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's forces. It was also occupied by the Japanese during the Second World War. In 1901, the Municipality of Las Pias was incorporated in the newly created province of Rizal pursuant to Philippine Commission Act No. 137. Two years later, it was combined with Paraaque, the latter being the seat of a new municipal government. It became a separate municipality from Paraaque on March 27, 1907 by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 1625. Then, with the founding of the Metropolitan Manila Area (now Metro Manila) in 1976, Las Pias became one of the municipalities making up the region. On February 12, 1997, President Fidel V. Ramos signed the bill declaring Las Pias a new city. A plebiscite held a month after found the residents in approval of cityhood and Las Pias became the 10th city of Metro Manila on March 26, 1997. THE CITY NAME The story about the true origin of the city's name, "Las Pias", varies. Some said that traders from the province of Cavite and Batangas shipped first their pia (pineapples) for sale to this town before they are distributed in nearby markets. Others related that it was "Las Peas" (not Las Pias) evident by the quarrying of stones and adobe which were used to construct buildings and bridges. The name could have also originated from two political groups that ruled the place at that time. But an inscription in an old church bell that has been preserved inside the museum of the Las Pias Parochial Church, stated "Siendo Cura-del Pueblo de las Peas el M.R.P. Padre Diego Cera se Fundio este equilon ano de 1820". It shows that even during the time of Fr. Diego Cera, the town's first parish priest, the town has been called "Las Peas" until after sometime that the spelling of the town's name was changed into "Las Pias".

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