Towns and Cities

Back in the days when there’s no computer or video games, the young ones’ source of recreation comes from cultural games or what we call ‘palaro ng lahi’. Have you ever played patintero, luksong baka, or luksong tinik? You’re lucky enough if you did. I bet lots of memories on the streets …

How historic a province or a particular town is can only be learned of if the people who were part of it preserved both the intangible and tangible memories for the succeeding generations to discover. Batangas is also endowed with historical attractions which every Batangueño should visit or at least …

Typhoon Basyang took 38 lives in the CALABARZON area and left with unexpected destructions in the region. The country is still up to face around 20 more typhoons towards the end of the year. The provincial government of Batangas has given financial assistance to the victims of Basyang all over …

Today, July 18, is the second and last day of the Southern Luzon eliminations for the 2010 Shell National Youth Active Chess Championship st SM City Batangas Event Center. Batangas City hosts the third leg of the said chess championship. The top three in the 14-and-under and 20-and-under age group …

Inception is another must-see film. Have you seen the trailer? After Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio will bring another kind of thrilling and intelligently woven storyline with Inception. Have a relaxing weekend, see a movie! Cinco – Cinema 1 PG-13 Starring: AJ Perez, Rayver Cruz, Maja Salvador, Mariel Rodriguez, Zanjoe Marudo …

What’s your favorite bread? I can’t imagine a day without eating any kind of bread. And it has always been part of every Pinoy’s eating habit, any time of the day. What’s your favorite bakery? You can take your pick. you can take as many as you want. But I …

Yesterday I included eating comfort food in the Five Ways to Enjoy the Rainy Days article. Here in Batangas, one of the common comfort foods for the locals might be the hearty beef, bone marrow soup popularly known as bulalo. Batangas is known for this meal since the province is …

Gliceria Marella de Villavicencio – Doña Gliceria Marella de Villavicencio was named as the “godmother of the revolutionary forces” by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during the proclamation of the Philippine Independence on June 12, 1898. Her passion in supporting the revolution against the Spaniards, and later the Americans, was inflamed by …