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Aug 2007
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Visiting Las Piñas City
Posted by boj_works
Categories: Paradise Philippines

A city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines, Las Piñas is bounded on the north and northeast by the Parañaque City.

Las PiñasHalf of the land area of the city is residential and the remaining part is mainly used for commercial, industrial and institutional purposes. The city is established as a small fishing port and also a major salt-making center in the Spanish Era. Las Piñas had then grown into an important residential, commercial and industrial suburb of Metro Manila. It is well known for its bamboo organ which is found inside the St. Joseph Church of the Parish of Las Piñas. It was built by Fr. Diego Cera in 1824. The world-famous Jeepney is assembled piece by piece in the city.

It has a big shopping mall called SM Southmall and the city is also famous as one of the cleanest cities in Manila. Las Piñas is one of the two local government unit in the Philippines which was honored with the prestigious 500 Roll of Honor of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP).

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