Pilar (Bataan)

Pilar is a town in Bataan, Central Luzon, the Philippines. It is best known as the location of Mount Samat National Shrine.

Understand
Pilar is one of the oldest towns of Bataan. Spaniards in the galleon landed in a sitio of Balanga and were greeted by the natives. The place was named in honor of the image of the Our Lady of the Pillar, hence the town was called "Pilar".

Pilar is located to the south of Balanga, the capital city of the province. According to the 2015 census, the historic town has 41,823 people.

Get in
To get to Pilar, you must take either of these highways: Bataan Provincial Expressway (or more commonly called Roman Superhighway) and Bataan National Road.