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Lipa City was awarded as the Most Outstanding Accounting Office, Local Governance Sector, for adopting decentralized accounting system(city level) for year 2008. The award received by Lipa City Accountant Ma. Belen Villanueva, recognizes the exemplary performance of the city in the criteria of Accuracy,Timeliness, Reliability and Compliance to Accounting Rules …

“Our tandem is final. Mark will be my vice-governor. We want to be given another chance to serve Batangas,” Santos-Recto told reporters, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto stressed that she will seek re-election along with vice-governor Jose Antonio “Mark” Leviste II in the coming 2010 local elections, stopping …

Fuel dealers in the province are not only affected by the petroleum shortage and price freeze but also by the collapsed of the Kumintang bridge where fuel transporters used to pass. A number of gasoline stations the province no longer operate 24/7. In fact a Shell station in San Jose …

When you are looking for a place to unwind even just for a day, Batangas will surely meet your expectations. Batangas is loaded with beach resorts, recreation spots, ecological farms, relaxing spas, and diving spots. I’ve read a blog written by Aileen Siroy about her trip to Villa Trono in …

Department of Education Secretary Jesli Lapus advised school officials and teachers to avoid donations and contributions for Christmas party. Lapus stressed the DepEd guideline, “no collection policy in public schools”. He said that this shall be voluntary and not compulsary for celebrations should not be a burden to parents and …

You probably heard about Kumintang Bridge(Calumpang River, Batangas) that collapsed last Oct. 31 during the height of Bagyong Santi onslaught. Aside from the disheartening father and son’s death caused by the said tragedy, the destruction of the so called “bridge of promise” is now causing traffic related problems among city …

I’ve been visiting and reading blogs at Pathfinder’s Commune lately. Thanks to SM City Lipa blogging contest, I was able to discover a very soulful writer named Rem. In his latest post he redefined friendship as: “A true friendship is always a spiritual union, a soulful connection. Spirits are in …

The church of Ibaan was first built at Matala but fire destroyed the convent in 1801. Constituted as a town 1804, Ibaan had its first church in 1817. In 1832, it was under Rev. Manuel Grijalbo, O.S.A. Afterwards Bishop of Nueva Caceres constructed by Rev. Manuel Diaz Gonzales, O.S.A. In …