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Sumang Magkayakap Festival, Tanauan City

Tanauan City is famous for its Sumang Magkayakap Festival. Don’t know what sumang magkayakap is? Suman, in general, is a product made of sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, steamed, then served with sauce made of melted sugar with coconut milk. Sumang magkayakap of Batangas, particularly in Tanauan City, are …

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Tanauan City, Batangas History

Visit the Tanauan City, Batangas page for all information on Tanauan. Tanauan City got its name from a noun and a verb. The first one is from a shrub called “tanawa” which grew profusely in the area. The second one is from the Tagalog word “tanaw” which means “to look …

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Batangas State University (Formerly known as Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology or TRADE)

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 …

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