History of Pila

In the religious realm, the rites of Flores de Mayo, for which Pila is now well-known, were introduced in 1888 by the parish priest, Fray Benito de los Infantes OFM (1885-88) with the cooperation of the Gobernadorcillo Don Antonio Agra Natoza (1887-88). This has become an annual thanksgiving to the Mother of God for the blessings she has showered on the town through her intercession. The first hermana and hermano mayor were Srta. Josefa Dimaculangan, the first maestra of Pila who had graduated from the Colegio-Beaterio de Sta. Catalina, and Don Ruperto Relova, a cabeza de barangay (Gomez Platero 1880).