Folks to celebrate town's centennial founding anniversary

STA. ANA – Local folks in this municipality are set to commemorate the town’s  centennial founding anniversary on January 1 next year.

It was in 1905 when the Americans first established a civil government but only  few local taxpayers wanted to cooperate so it was only  made part of Arayat town.

Municipality of Sta. Ana

Sta. Ana was  recognized officially as a separate municipality later, on January 1, 1913, through the petition of its representatives.

However, local folks here told Sun Star Pampanga that officials from the municipal government appeared to be silent on the supposed celebration as they failed to provide clear  list of activities as of yesterday.

“Siguro busy la pu ring kekaming manungkulan kaya ali de adidinang pansin ing pamagsadya para king sentenaryu ning pamitatag ning kekaming balen. Pero sana dinan de pung pamikatagun uling mahalaga ya ing milabas a storya para king pamanyulung ning balen Sta. Ana,” one of the residents who requested not to be named said.

With this, some concerned residents coordinated with the parish priest for a mass to be held on December 31 at 10 in the morning in relation to the founding anniversary  celebration of this town.

History revealed that Sta Ana was previously known as 'Bale Pinpin,' meaning 'laid aside.' The name came about when the town lost several barrios in 1810 to Arayat, Mexico, and San Luis.

The Spaniards came in the 1600s and established it as a parish in 1760. The church was built in 1836 to serve the increased number of inhabitants. The Spanish authorities named the town after its patron saint, Sta Ana.

Its 14 barrios, whose names were derived from its prominent landmark or its chieftain, were then renamed after the saints: Canukil to San Joaquin, Tinajeru to San Juan, Catmun to San Jose, Calumpang to San Pedro, Calinan to Sta. Lucia, Balen Bayu to Sta. Maria, Sepung Ilug to San Nicolas, Libutad to Santiago, Quenabuan to San Isidro, Pagbatuan to Sto. Rosario, Patayum to San Bartolome, Sumpung to San Agustin, Tuclung to San Roque, and Darabulbul to San Pablo.