September 13 may have fallen on a Friday but it seemed that blessings in many different forms showered Batangas province particularly its tourism sector. LGU officials of various municipalities and cities of Batangas, stakeholders of the tourism of the province, business owners, students, and advocates of local and national tourism …
Read More »Taal Lake and Volcano Featured in Katy Perry’s ROAR Music Video (Youtube)
It’s very rare to see a major tourist spot of the Philippines be featured in an American MTV. Rarer still is to see such huge and fearsome animals like an elephant and a tiger anywhere near Batangas province. But that’s just what happened when the Director of Katy Perry’s Roar …
Read More »FAITH Kicks Off Mabini@150
Press release from First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH) by Kelly Austria Historians, artists, academicians, teachers, students, and other history lovers gathered to pay homage to one of Batangas’ favorite sons. In 2014, we will celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of Apolinario Mabini y Maranan, who was born …
Read More »10 Pinaka-kakatwang Pangalan ng Barangay sa Batangas
Marami ang mga kakatwa na pangalan ng barangay sa Batangas pero para hindi na kayo maliyo sa pagpili ay gumawa na kami ng shortlist. Sa 28 pangalan ng mga barangay na pinagpilian, 10 ang humakot ng pinakamaraming boto sa listahan. Yan ay base sa survey na ito, kung saan 370 …
Read More »The Batangueño Identity – WOWBatangas September Issue
identity noun 1. the fact of being who or what a person or thing is; 2. a close similarity or affinity Our traits, customs and traditions we have learned and are constantly observing, and the pride we have for the good things that we share an affinity with, contribute to …
Read More »Anihan Festival of Lobo, Batangas : Celebration of a Bountiful Harvest
Many Batangueños were born from a family of farmers. This is perhaps where the Batangueños’ trait of being hard-working has rooted from. Sixty (60) percent of the province’s land area is agricultural. With a land this huge to cultivate, our farmers surely need the government’s support in order to continue …
Read More »Taal Boatmen, Tour Guides Get Solar-Powered Lamps, Renewable Energy
This article was contributed by Marrah Erika Lesaba of Inquirer Southern Luzon and was first published on newsinfo.inquirer.net Batangas City — It used to take a 45-minute boat ride for people living in Barangay Calawit, Balete town in Batangas to be able to charge their cellular phones in mainland Taal, …
Read More »Ang Balisong ng Batangas, Sandata ng Lahing Matapang
Laging may sukbit na balisong ang lahat ng Batangueño. Ito ang paniniwala ng karamihan. Wag kang maangas ‘pag may barako at baka ika’y masaksak sa tagiliran. Hindi naman are totoo, pero nangyayari nga paminsan-minsan. Ngunit kailan ka huling nakakita ng balisong? Akma pa gang tawaging ito ang Official Weapon ng …
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