The Philippine fireworks industry is believed to have been started in Bulacan province by a Filipino named Valentin Sta. Ana. He learned the craft of making firecrackers from the parish priest of Sta. Maria, Bulacan in 1867. During those days, churches would use rockets to awaken churchgoers for religious activities, particularly for the Misa De Gallo. Before Sta. Ana died, the pyrotechnic craft was passed on to his children, Valerio and Fernando Sta. Ana, and it became very popular in Luzon. ...
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