Visit the Padre Garcia, Batangas page for all information on Padre Garcia. Every inch of Padre Garcia, you’ll be greeted with cows. So, their primary product is everything that cow produces: milk and meat. Basically, the town promotes every produce of cow as a Cattle Trading Capital but “Tapang Baka” is their primary product, …
Read More »How will Coffee Academy Keep Kapeng Barako Industry Alive
Have you heard of the Coffee Academy? It is a recent project of the Department of Education (DepEd) which was launched in Pinagtongulan National High School in Lipa City, the home of the kapeng barako. You’ve learned about the newly implemented K-12 program of DepEd which aims “to produce graduates …
Read More »Is the Balisong Industry losing its luster?
Balisong is among the things that Batangas is famous for. But in the video below, you’d see quite a sad truth about the industry that seemed to be losing its luster — like a newly sharpened Batangas blade. These are a few words from the video contributor, Ray Leyesa of …
Read More »Batangas Province OTOP (Part II)
As promised, here is the second part of the Batangas Province OTOP or One Town One Product. By the way, these are the towns which took part in the Provincial Trade Fair held in Calaca in December 2011 as part of the Ala Eh Festival celebration last year, along with …
Read More »Batangas Province’s OTOP (Part I)
We often hear the term OTOP on trade fairs showcasing the products of a particular town or city in the Philippines. The One Town One Product (OTOP) is a priority program of government to promote entrepreneurship and create jobs. Through OTOP, local chief executives of each city and municipality take …
Read More »Selling WOWBatangas Tees (The 2011 Provincial Trade Fair Experience)
The Ala Eh! Festival 2011 which was held in Calaca had been very memorable for us. Aside from those events that our team had covered we also joined the Provincial Trade Fair. We did not waste the chance given to us with that trade fair. Since we are selling shirts …
Read More »Kaing (Fruit Basket) Making, One of Lobo’s Flourishing Livelihoods
Fruit basket (kaing) making is the primary source of living of the residents of Barangay Balatbat, Lobo, Batangas. Going to Barangay Balatbat is not hard at all. Though not cemented, the road is decent enough to be trodden by non 4×4 cars. Our driver and newfound friend, Jerick, said “gumanda …
Read More »On Spotlight: Water Lily Products of Brgy. Balakilong, Laurel
Following yesterday’s post on the 42nd Foundation Anniversary of Laurel is another local pride (which we hope to be a booming industry soon) — the water lily native products. On the last few hours of our Laurel visit, alongside Ms. Jaide Luistro of the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office …
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