[3] The town is notable for its signature delicacies puto and pinasugbo.The town got its name from Crispula Santillan-Gallo, also fondly called by the residents as "Manang Pula", the wife of the town's first appointed capitan municipal Bernardo Gallo.Manang Pula was a known respected elder in the locality and foremost influential faithful of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.The town celebrates the "Manang Pula Festival" every August 16 which also coincides with the feast day of the town's patronal saint, Saint Roch (San Roque).Poverty incidence of Manapla Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Resting place of Crispula "
Manang Pula
" Santillan-Gallo, interred inside the
Iglesia Filipina Independiente
Parish Church of Christ the King.