page_title: Pila Church
section_title: Pila historical town
hierarchical_section_title: Pila Church / Pila historical town
caption_attribution_description: English: Exclusive, original and rarest phots of the Municipio or Town hall or Municipal Center, including the Sangguniang Bayan or Legislative-Session Hall of Heritage Town &amp; Heritage Houses and Museum of Pila, Laguna of Pila, Laguna[1] is a third class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 46,534. Pila has a total land area of 31.2 km². The town of Pila is site for some well-preserved houses dating back to the Spanish period as well as the old Saint Anthony of Padua[2] This also served as a location for the reality show, The Amazing Race Asia 2 [3] and the ABS-CBN daytime drama hit series Be Careful With My Heart.[4] Parish Church, the first Antonine church in the Philippines. [5] THE ROOTS OF PILA, LAGUNA: A SECULAR AND SPIRITUAL HISTORY OF THE TOWN (900 AD TO THE PRESENT) Bayang Pinagpala, Pila [6] Coordinates: 14°13'7"N 121°22'29"E Heritage Town of Pila, Laguna The Magnificent Heritage Town of Pila, Laguna The Church of Pila otherwise known as the Diocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua The heritage house of Cora Relova. The Relovas are one of the most prominent families in Pila, Laguna. Daniel Padilla’s latest tele-novela was shot in this house. - [7] Pila Laguna, a True Heritage Town Escuela Pia. What could probably be the oldest standing structure. Dn Lorenzo Rivera house, Municipal Hall &amp; Dna. Corozan Rivera the houses of: Dn. Inigo Rivera, Dn. Vicente Mendoza, Dn. Clemente Santiago, Dn Paciente Agre[8] Pila a historical landmark that withstood war, time
context_page_description: The Church of Pila, also known as the San Antonio de Padua Parish Church, is a church dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua in the Philippines in 1578 and the first Antonine parish church in the Philippines in 1581 and probably in Asia. It is also designated as the National Shrine of San Antonio de Padua of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines on April 23, 2019. In 1606 the Franciscans set up the second printing press of the Philippines under the supervision of Tomás Pinpín and Domingo Loag. Its titular is St. Anthony of Padua, whose feast is celebrated every June 13.
context_section_description: The church complex of San Antonio de Padua is part of the Pila Historic Town Center together with the town center of Pila, and 35 old houses and buildings which were proclaimed as a National Historical Landmark by the  National Historical Institute (NHI)) on May 17, 2000, by NHI Resolution no. 2, series of 2000.
caption: Municipal Center of Pila, Laguna
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