Towns and Cities

The 6th Tilapia Festival of the Municipality of Laurel, Batangas opened with a salvo of grandiose events and contests including the Float Parade and Street Dance, Holy Mass, Arko- Juan Sa Laurel- An Arch Design Competition, SigLunDaYog and Cultural Night yesterday, June 19. The streets were adorned with towering arkos …

Philanthropist and multi-faceted entrepreneur Mr. Saturnino G. Belen’s (SGB) initiative to compile and showcase the works of local artists came to fruition last June 15 through the publication and launch of Bintana, an art catalog of 149 Batangueno artists at Batangas Lakelands, Balete, Batangas. SGB, a firm supporter of the …

The second week of June 2024 hosted Lipa City’s 419th founding anniversary. Among the activities in the weeklong celebrations are the Independence Day Celebration, Pride is for Everyone, Araw ng Pasasalamat at Kasiyahan para sa mga Haligi ng Tahanan, Lomi and Food Fair, Health and Fitness, Ms. Lipa Tourism 2024, …

Thanks to its vast, fertile lands, excellent agricultural output, and continual effort to preserve its agricultural prowess, the Municipality of Rosario in Batangas deservedly maintains its distinction as The Rice Granary of Batangas. The Sinukmani Festival underscores this feat as sinukmani- a sticky rice-based merienda is still the star for …

Padre Garcia Batangas has long been renowned as the Cattle Trading capital of the Philippines. While this recognition brings in a lot of pride to Garcianos and the province of Batangas, with it also comes the concern of animal waste management. The Padre Garcia public market holds 20-24 cubic meters …

Through the Department of Agriculture (DA) and PhilRice’s Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF), rice farmers nationwide are given planting and farming materials during the planting seasons of May (wet season) and December (dry season). As part of CaLaBaRZon’s rice cluster, farmers from Laurel, Batangas are provided organic and inorganic fertilizers, …

On May 13, the Local Government Unit of San Juan and the San Juan Arts and Culture Council partnered up to carryout the on-the-spot coffee painting contest at the San Juan Municipal Gymnasium. This endeavor furthers the youth’s knowledge of the province’s and San Juan’s close history with the Kapeng …

The municipality of San Juan Batangas is currently celebrating the feast of its patron saint— San Juan Nepomuceno. “Viva San Juan Nepomuceno 2024” is a month-long celebration of San Juan, the patron saint of confessors. As early as May 7, the Parokya ni San Juan Nepomuceno has been offering novenas …