Through the efforts of Alitagtag Local Water Utilities Administration Chairman Mr. Ronnie Ong, its board of trustees, and the Alitagtag Water District, “Catch Me I’m Falling” Rainwater Catchment Project came into fruition and had its inaugural rites yesterday, September 9 at Pinagkrusan Elementary School. The program’s beneficiary, Pinagkrusan Elementary School, …
Read More »JCI-Lipa Hosts SOLAC 2024, Wows Delegates with Trademark Batangueno Culture and Hospitality
JCI (Junior Chamber International) -Lipa hosted over 500 delegates at the 44th JCI Philippines Southern Luzon Area Conference. The SOLAC (Southern Luzon Area Conference) 2024 is a 3-day event that started last Friday and primarily recognizes the milestones and achievements of JCI chapters from Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Bicol Region, and …
Read More »One Year After FPJ Arena: FPJ Statue Rises In San Jose, Batangas
Exactly a year after the inauguration of the first sports arena named after National Artist Fernando Poe Jr., another symbolic tribute to the “Da King” of Philippine Movies rose at the Municipality of San Jose in Batangas. “Ito po ay makasaysayan, dito po sa atin unang itinayo ang statue ni …
Read More »LemeREAD Book Donation Drive Boosts Libraries in Select Lemery Elementary Schools
Batangas State University- The National Engineering University and the Local Government Unit of Lemery, Batangas initiated “LemeREAD Book Donation Drive: Ala eh, Basahe!” In a Facebook post last June, BatStateU-NEU shared that “your gently used books “makes a lot of difference. The activity promotes literacy and love of reading among …
Read More »Mega Bigay Sustanya Food Program Spearheads Shift Toward Healthier, More Successful Batangueno Youth
In a survey conducted by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute, 44.8 percent of 500 participating elementary students from Sto. Tomas City, Batangas were wasted (low-weight-for-height), and 30 percent fell under the severely wasted (severe acute malnutrition) category. More alarmingly, one percent of the respondents were classified as undernourished. In …
Read More »Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) Sets Foot South of Manila, Brings Tourists Closer to Batangas Destinations
Holiday Inn & Suites, one of the renowned brands of IHG Hotels and Resorts, has opened its doors as the first IHG brand in the South of Metro Manila. Situated in Malvar, Batangas, Holiday Inn & Suites Batangas Limapark is the fifth Holiday Inn in the country and the first …
Read More »DOLE, Murata Inc. Pushes for Zero Child Labor, Holds Project Angel Tree
Tanauan City, Batangas. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), The Philippine Manufacturing Co. Of Murata Inc., a Japanese Electronics Manufacturing site in Tanauan, Batangas, and the Local Government Unit of Tanauan City, in their advocacy to eradicate child labor in the city, carried out Project Angel Tree, a charity …
Read More »4PH Project Breaks Ground in Balete, To Build 4600+ Affordable Residential Units
The Pambansang Pabahay Para sa Pilipino Program (4PH), the flagship national housing project of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to build 14 mid-rise condominiums with a total of 4,608 housing units in the municipality of Balete. Yesterday, officials from The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD), PAG-IBIG …
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