This is the first contributed video for the week, sent by Jeff Lirio of De La Salle Lipa. This documentary features Marian Orchard, a religious destination in Brgy. Malabanan, Balete, Batangas. Catholics from around the province and beyond flock to Marian Orchard during Holy Week and it has been one …
Read More »Team Matalaw: The Noisemakers of Calumpang River
Article written by Rose Ann Panaligan What is more interesting in our existence is not the kind of life that we live but the way we live it. People live in their own ways. Some live in luxury, some spend their lives ordinarily but people have their own choices to …
Read More »No Qualms: Enjoying Life’s Simple Pleasure at Lipa City’s Night Market
Article and photos by Shela Porto New Year has finally arrived. Have you been doing exciting and fun activity since the Year of the Snake started? Or you still go with that usual boring routine you have been doing ever since the world began? Well, first weeks of the year …
Read More »Viva Sto. Niño! The Colorful Celebration of Batangas City Fiesta 2013
With the theme, “Luntiang Lungsod ng Batangas: Karangalang Baon sa Matatag na Bukas”, the celebration of the Batangas City Fiesta was a blast, as it has always been throughout the years. The day started with a parade composed of different floats, street dancers from various schools and organizations in Batangas …
Read More »Buri Products from Verde Island Convert Batangueño Creativity to Profit
Article and photos by Rose Ann Panaligan and Jeselle Dela Cruz We cannot deny the fact that the province of Batangas is one of the best places in our country for its well-known beaches and delightful dishes such as lomi, bulalo, and goto to name some. Aside from these popular …
Read More »A Bowl of Batangas Bulalo to Beat Post-Christmas Cold Weather
Bulalo or beef bone marrow soup is a special dish here in Batangas, not only for the rainy season as it is always available anytime of the year. There are a lot of tourists who drive down to Batangas just to satisfy their craving for this hot and mouth-watering soup. …
Read More »How to Save P15,600 from Your Daily Allowance By the End of 2013
Every beginning of a new year, most of us make resolutions and bucketlists to make the year better and filled it with meaningful experiences. Apart from that, this is the time of the year when we put a lot of question marks on one thing — finances. Before that, I …
Read More »The Black Nazarene and Filipinos’ Undaunted Faith
Today, January 9, Filipino Catholics commemorate the feast of the Black Nazarene. It is the time of the year when millions of devotees flock the Quiapo church to join the longest religious procession in the country. This day in 1787, the statue of the Black Nazarene was transferred from Intramuros …
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