City-state in what is now Pila, Laguna, from c. 900 to 1575
Pila
Pila, formerly known as Pailah, was an ancient Tagalog polity in what are the modern-day municipalities of Pila and Victoria in the province of Laguna in Luzon.
It is one of the earliest recorded polities in the Philippines.
How locals move
Getting around Pila the local way
- Get inIt is also traversed by jeepneys travelling between Santa Cruz and the western towns of Laguna, including Calamba and San Pablo.
From Wikivoyage: Pila, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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