Towns and Cities

Visit the San Jose, Batangas page for all information on San Jose. What is sinuam? It is a salty and spicy egg soup usually prepared for women who have just gave birth. Why do San Jose locals have this for their festival? Well, it is simplybecause poutry is the dominant business in …

 Identified as the largest Catholic church in Asia, Basilica of St. Martin de Tours stands 96 meters tall and 45 meters wide on a plateau in the heart of the town called Taal. I am  awed by how a structure like this Basilica endured centuries. The church remains magnificent with …

HISTORY The Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) established the first Catholic School for girls (Girl School) in the Diocese of Lipa. This was in 1913, when the Most Reverend Joseph Petrelli, Bishop of the Diocese, asked the help of the RGS Sisters working in Ragoon, Burma to come to …

HISTORY Lyceum Batangas is a tertiary educational institution established in 1966, which envisions itself to be the center for academic excellence in the country and in the Asia Pacific Region. It was established by former Senator Sotero H. Laurel, along with three prominent women of Batangas namely, Belen Castillo, Criselda …

HISTORY Lipa Business School was founded by the late Ricardo and Marcela Bonilla in July 1947. Its humble origins began with classes attended in rented buildings along B. Morada Ave., Lipa City, adjacent to the old Lipa City Hall. The first total enrollment had a population of sixty-five (65) students …

First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities is an institution of higher learning and research located in Tanauan City, Batangas. It is envisioned to be a premier educational organization in the high-growth region south of Metro Manila. It aims to contribute to the humane and holistic development of the Filipino …

DE LA SALLE LIPA is a non-stock, non-profit corporation. A Catholic multi-level institution founded by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (Fratres Scholarum Christianarum), it is committed to educate and form qualified students regardless of religion, culture and socio-economic status. Led by a community of educators interacting with other members …

HISTORY Batangas State University was established on 1903 as a Manual Training School, aimed of training male youth for gainful occupations particularly woodworking under the leadership of the American Mr. Sheer, the first school principal. Other succeeding principals follows. This includes Messrs. Schartz, Zacarias Canent, Isaias Maclang and Nad Pascual …