STA .

ANA
TOPONYM
Sta. Anas name is came from its patron saint (St. Anne, which means Favor or
Grace) which is the Mother of Virgin Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ according to
the Christian and Islamic traditions.
TOWN HISTORY
Sta. Ana originally called Bale Pinpin/ Pinpin meaning Laid side by Datu
Malansic. It was originally part of the vast tracts of forest land, mainly bamboo
groves, ranging from Apalit and Betis. As time goes by, more people came in to
settle permanently in this place and cleared the area.
Sta. Ana has its first Augustinian Mission authorized by the first bishop of the
Philippines, Don Fray Domingo de Salazar, on August 29, 1520. The same date the
Augustinian Mission in arayat was founded. Both missions were for a time under the
jurisdiction of the Parish of Candaba. Prior to 1911, Sta. Ana was administered by
the municipal chief of Arayat. After independence from Arayat, ALFONSO MARTIN
from Bo. Bartolome served as the towns first mayor. A string of Filipino parish
priests served in succession-with the very first, FR. PEDRO MANALAN, being given
the moniker Americano.
When the Americans came and established a civil government, the town had very
few willing taxpayers so it was made part of Arayat in 1905. Sta. Ana was only
recognized officially as a separate municipality later, on January 1, 1913, Through
the petition of its representatives.
GOVERNMENT/BARANGAYS
Sta. Ana is politically subdivided into 14 Barangays. All of its barangays were named
after various Christian patrons, although some townsfolk still use their former
names.
Sta. Anas 14 Barangays are the following:
San Agustin Sumpung

San Nicolas Sepung Ilug

San Bartolome Patayum

San Isidro Quenabwan
San Joaquin Poblacion, Canukil

San Pablo Darabulbul

San Jose Catmun

San Pedro Calumpang

San Juan Tinajeru

San Roque Tuclung

Sta. Lucia Calinan

Sta. Maria Balen Bayu
Santiago Libutad
Sto. Rosario Pagbatuan

ECONOMY

Sta. Ana is a farming area with 52,001 inhabitants in almost 7,400 households.
Agriculture is the main source of their income, supplemented by some fishponds
located on the way to Candaba. For atleast two decades now, native, carpenters,
masons and electricians have gone broad to do contract abroad especially in the
Middle East.
EDUCATION
There is a vocational/trade school in Santiago, Sta. Ana offering training in manual
arts and trades, courtesy of a local philanthropist. There are two public high schools,
which had a combined enrolment in excess of 3,000 in 2006. Two private colleges
Holy Cross College and Mary, Saint Marys Angels College of Pampanga serve the
growing population in town and in adjoining Mexico and San Luis. Public elementary
and High schools number 14 and two, respectively.

SAN LUIS

A. TOPONYM
Originally named Cabagsak (from bagsakankabag plenty of fruit bats) it
was