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Here’s the schedule of activities for this year’s parada ng lechon. June 14 4:30PM – DAPIT ng Santo San Juan Bautista, Balayan Town Proper June 15-23 6:30PM – Novena – Hermano Mayor, Concordia St. June 16 7:00PM – Ballet Recital: Remembering Ballet Classics 8:30PM -BULIBOL Battle of the Bands, Kutawtaw …

The world-famous “Parada ng Lechon” of Balayan, Batangas, dubbed as the ultimate fiesta experience in the Philippines, will roar to life anew on June 24. The yearly parade of hundreds of mouth-watering roast pigs originated in the old thanksgiving custom of the working class in honor of Saint John the …

For the past 114 years, June 12 marks the day wherein the Philippine Flag was lifted just about everywhere in the country. This year, P-Noy led the Independence day rites at Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan, where the Malolos Congress was held in 1898 to draft the constitution of the …

I am no boxing expert and I only watch a match if it’s Pacquiao who’s up for a title. But I would still try to dissect what yesterday’s uproar was all about — the anatomy of the ‘robbed’ belt. There’s no doubt that both fighters trained so hard for this …

Freedom. This seven-letter word can be spelled and pronounced by a six-year old or even a five if the kid drinks one of those milk formulas in the market. But in this world and in this life, freedom means and weighs too much than any individual could comprehend. The Philippines …

A few weeks ago, I met one of the country’s top bloggers, Yoshke Dimen. We had a meeting for a little project we’re brewing and then the discussion landed on why Batangas seem to struggle in promoting tour packages. Is there really a struggle? Yoshke is a native of Lemery …

This is the time when your mind, your body, and your heart struggle to work together in unison. Uh-oh. Vacation’s over. Hello, Teacher! Nakaka-miss din maging estudyante. Bibigyan ka ng baon, ipaghahanda ng nanay mo ng kakainin tuwing umaga para siguraduhing makakatagal ka sa klase buong araw na hindi ka …

We know that a great percentage of our readers/supporters are OFWs. We know how they would do anything in exchange to be back home anytime they want, like where they are is just a Batangas-Manila bus trip kind of thing. There’s no question that they contribute greatly to the country’s …