[4] The chapter of December 19, 1598 accepted the town of Pinpin (meaning "land laid aside") as a visita of Arayat.

Ana was a track of forest and bordered by the towns of Arayat, Candaba, Mexico and San Luis.

Years later, they selected a leader among themselves, the bravest, most diligent and who can defend and provide the needs of the people, whom they addressed as DATU, CAT and APOL.

Ana established its first private catholic school, the Holy Cross Academy thru the efforts of Rev.

It was inaugurated with the town former Mayor Rommel Concepcion, Archbishop Emeritus Paciano B. Aniceto D.D and the Rev.

The Majiganggas, or enormous puppets, are claimed to be inspired by John the Baptist, who cleared the way for the arrival of the Savior.

The Majiganggas follow the light processions in Santa Ana and are also present for the three major festivities such as Christmas, New Year’s, and the feast of the Three Kings.

The puppets, which stand 10 feet tall, are made by both children and adults out of bamboo, springs, steel rods, and colorful paper mache and cloth.

During the event, the people also work together to control the huge puppets that dance around the streets of Santa Ana.

It was supposedly suspended during the Japanese occupation, but was restored by Quiambao’s family members in the 1970s, and was ultimately brought back by the barangay and municipal administration in 2010 and is still going on today.

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Ana, Pampanga, was 61,537 people,[4] with a density of 1,500 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,900 inhabitants per square mile.Poverty Incidence of Santa Ana Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] The Municipal Government is divided into three branches: executive, legislative and judiciary.