<P> The first Catholic Mass in the Philippines was held on March 31 , 1521 , Easter Sunday . It was said by Father Pedro de Valderrama along the shores of Limasawa at the tip of Southern Leyte . Limasawa is this popularly known as the birthplace of the Church in the Philippines . </P>
where was the first mass in the philippines held
along the shores of Limasawa at the tip of Southern Leyte