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To be able to appreciate a place, reading blogs about it and browsing photos of all its greatness give you only a half-baked experience. Being there completes the story. And only then you would realize in actuality the good things that articles and photos are trying to narrate.
For more than two weeks of preparation and production for WOWBatangas TV Episode 2, Batangas City became an extension of our workplace. Little by little, we get used to getting there and going around either on a private car or via public transportation. Oh, we’re making progress in embracing the province’s capital!
Batangas Byaheng Pag-Ibig
The episode segment intended for Batangas City is the short film dubbed as “Batangas Byaheng Pag-Ibig”. The storyline was weaved in order to show Batangas City’s event facilities (Teacher’s Conference Center, Batangas City Convention Center, and Sports Coliseum) and some more destinations (Museo Puntong Batangan, Clemente Yatco Museum, and Gusaling Pangkalikasan).
In all honesty, we were amazed with all the locations we’ve utilized for the shoot. Most of us saw the Convention Center, Teacher’s Conference, Gusaling Pangkalikasan, and Museo Puntong Batangan for the first time and it was a promising experience. Impressive facilities worthy of every promotion and attention.
The shoot went beyond just work for us. It was an eye-opener to everything Batangas City has to offer. A tour coupled with surprises, discoveries, and new friendships made.
Revisiting Pastor-Acosta Ancestral House
As far as I can remember, it was my second time to be at the Pastor-Acosta Ancestral House. Our first visit was for a special documentary featuring Atty. Antonio Pastor and this time around, it served as our beautiful location for the hosts’ segment of WOWBatangas TV Episode 2.
It was through Ms. Marie Lualhati of Batangas City PIO that we got Atty. Tony’s approval for us to shoot in the house. We’re thankful that we got an immediate ‘yes’ because we wanted to showcase the old yet unfading glamour of the mansion.
Since there were a couple of segments which I and my co-host, Mutya ng Batangan 2011, Rose Pujanes had to do together and separately, our production team was able to showcase various sections of the house. Rose immediately got attracted to the place and hoped for a pictorial soon.
Ala Eh! Festival returns to Batangas City
Our first participation in the Ala Eh! Festival was in 2009. As this event is the union of all the festivals of the cities and municipalities of the province, the festivities should be in the Provincial Capitol in Batangas City.
It was in 2010 that the festival was brought outside of the province’s capital. Lipa City became the host city that year. Then came a grandiose celebration in 2011 which was planned by the host municipality, Calaca. And last year, it was Tanauan City’s turn to welcome the contingents from all over the province for the Ala Eh! Festival 2012.
This year, Ala Eh! Festival will come home. Batangas City will again host the week-long celebration of the festival. We’re only three days away from the festivities. Now that we’ve come to know the city a whole lot better, we are more than excited to document another year of our Ala Eh! Festival experience.
With all the big events set for the festival and the plans laid out by the Batangas City Government and the Provincial Tourism and Cultural Affairs Office, we know that the upcoming Ala Eh! Festival will be remarkable. It may be too common of a word to describe such happening, but one thing is for sure, this is one huge event that does not fail in stirring the Batangueño spirit.
