Ibaan will be celebrating its 180th founding anniversary on February 11 and the week-long celebration is packed with various activities for participants of all ages. Below is the schedule of activities for Ibaan’s 180th foundation anniversary. FEBRUARY 04, 2012 Day 1 ( Saturday ) 3rd Mountain Bike Endurance Challenge“Padyak 2012”Mayor …
Read More »JETSET Foundation, RC Lipa Spearhead Academic Competitions for Lipeño Students
Yesterday, January 26th, Alva and I were invited to judge in the academic competitions organized by JETSET Foundation (Jetbest Multi-Lines Corporation’s foundation which handles its socio-civic affairs) and Rotary Club Lipa. The event was dubbed as “New Year, Better Life with JETSET and RC Lipa Academic Competition” with the theme, …
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 »Ang Tiangge at mga Eksena sa Kalye ng Lipa Kapag Malapit na ang Fiesta
Kahapon, dahil walang kuryente, nagawi kami sa Lipa (ang normal na gawain kapag brownout at ayaw naming maburo sa bahay). Unang stop bago kami mag-segue sa Ms. Eco Gay pageant night sa SM City Lipa ay sa tiangge. Taon-taon, sumisikip ang mga kalye sa town proper ilang linggo bago ang …
Read More »Have You Heard of Batangueno Inventors Gregorio Zara and Maria Orosa?
Article contributed by Ken Michael Escamillas Perhaps we know Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and Benjamin Franklin as world-renown inventors. But did you know that Batangas boasts of famous inventors, too? Yes. And we should be proud of them. Batanguenos are also brilliant thinkers of new things which …
Read More »Backtrack on the Salagubang Pestebal of Tuy
Before the Mamang-os and Kambingan Festival, Tuy had another festival you should learn about. Er, “pestebal”, that is. Article contributed by Ken Michael Escamillas Batanguenos are really clever! We are fond of creating unique yet ingenious things which will surely create a mark to everyone. As I have searched about …
Read More »Miss Mataasnakahoy 2012 Pageant Night Crowns Honey Vanessa Ramirez of Brgy.IV
She may not have the most number of special awards but she outwit the other 13 candidates and bagged the title. Honey Vanessa Ramirez of Brgy. IV is the newly crowned Miss Mataasnakahoy 2012. Over-all, it was a good competition. All the girls were at their loveliest last night which …
Read More »Cesca’s Kitchen: From a Family’s Love for Food to a Growing Catering Biz
It was because of our team’s Christmas party in Cintai Corito’s Garden that we got to experience the delectable dishes of Cesca’s Kitchen, a catering business in Lipa City owned and managed by Ces Maralit-Lindog. We don’t want to give out too much information this early but sentences after this …
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