Contributed by Bernadeth Manalo, AB Comm, First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities Since its launching in 2008, the grandest and most colorful festival of festivals in Batangas province is set to wow the locals and tourists one more time in the Ala Eh! Festival 2013. The name of this …
Read More »Stories of Discovery, Fun, and Batangueño Spirit in Batangas City
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 …
Read More »Batangueños Reach Out to ‘Yolanda’ Victims: Donation & Relief Operations Continue
*Contributed by Steph Dote, AB Comm, De La Salle Lipa Batangueños are known as one of the bravest and sometimes even described as irascible people in the country. Hence, the ‘barako’ image. Nonetheless, we, Batangueños, also have a tender heart. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as “Yolanda”, hit the Visayas region …
Read More »These Batangas Towns Got Their Names from a Tree
I’m sure most us have a childhood story to tell about a tree. But did you know that more than benefiting us with so many things, we also have quite a list of stories of origins from trees? Well, to look beyond their existence, they are among God’s amazing creations. …
Read More »Compilation: Ways on How to Help the Victims of Typhoon Yolanda
We have all seen the aftermath of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas region. Every day since the typhoon left the Philippine area of responsibility, we see the heartbreaking damages and losses brought by the strongest typhoon in history. Last night, President Noynoy Aquino had declared the Philippines under state …
Read More »Paalam, ‘Yolanda’, Babangon na ang Pilipinas
Buong mundo na ang nagpahatid ng dasal, pag-aalala, at pagmamahal para sa mga Pilipino. Nakaalis na ng Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) ang pinakamalakas na bagyong naitala sa kasaysayan ng buong mundo. Umalis na si ‘Yolanda’. Ngayon, babangon na ang Pilipinas. Thousands of Filipinos try to bounce back from the …
Read More »‘Undras’: Tradition, Reunion for Filipinos
Apart from Christmas and Holy Week, ‘Undas’ (All Souls Day / Day of the Dead) is one event Filipinos look forward to each year. These three events reunite family members and give them the chance to catch up on the lost times and commemorate something of tradition. All Saints Day …
Read More »The Etymologies of the Names of Batangas Towns and Cities [Part 1]
Yesterday, we posted on our Facebook page how Lipa City got its name. Then people started thanking us for the tidbit of knowledge and sharing “ah kaya pala” comments on the thread. Then followed questions on the etymologies of Calaca and Lian. So, to help answer these questions, we thought …
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