DepEd launches Kapeng Barako curriculum in Lipa city

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Batangas launches Coffee Academy
by Arnell Ozaeta, ABS-CBN News Southern Tagalog
Posted at 06/08/2012 10:33 PM

BATANGAS, Philippines – Five days after the school opening in public school, the Department of Education (DepEd) launched a Coffee Academy in Batangas for high school students.

Education Secretary Br. Armin A. Luistro led key officials during the launch of the Coffee Academy at Pinagtongulan National High School in Lipa City on Friday.

“The academy is envisioned to produce students who have the technical know-how on research, cultivation and production of the famous Batangas coffee,” said Luistro.

The famous “Kapeng Barako” of Batangas which suffered from coffee rust that caused its decline many decades ago is expected to be served hot again when coffee growing technology is taught to senior high school students under the K-12 basic education reform program.

K-12 program

Luistro said the DepEd’s K-12 basic education program was designed to produce graduates who are equipped with knowledge and skills to prepare them for the world of work or college education. Senior high school (Grade 11 and Grade 12) will be devoted to the honing of students skills in their preferred industry or line of work

The curriculum under K-12 was designed to adapt to local employment and industry needs.

DepEd Division of Lipa City will pilot the Lipa Coffee Academy in Pinagtongulan National High School. It will be a special program for senior high school starting school year 2012-2013 (Grade 11) and 2013-2014 (Grade 12).

Some of the subjects to be taught under the special curriculum include basic research method, project feasibility study, coffee nursery management and practices, as well as entrepreneurial development.

“Using education as one of tools to revive the industry, we want our youth to take part in bringing back the glory days of coffee in Batangas,” explained Luistro.

Kapeng Barako

Coffee was first introduced in 1740 in Pinagtongulan, Lipa, Batangas by a Franciscan monk.

It thrived in the towns of Ibaan, Lemery, San Jose, Taal, Tanauan and Lipa, earning for it the title of Coffee Capital of the Philippines.

In 1860, Lipa started exporting “Kapeng Barako” to San Francisco, California, USA.

When the Suez Canal was opened, a new market was opened as well in Europe.

At the height of its popularity, the Kapeng Barako commanded five times the price of other Asian coffee beans.

In 1889, however, coffee rust and insect infestation affected all the coffee trees in Lipa, forcing many farmers to shift to other crops. It did not cause the total collapse of the industry but the planting area was greatly reduced and the industry suffered heavily.


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^^^^^^I hope this will help in reviving the coffee industry not only in Batangas but in the whole Philippines.

Confirms, Governor Vi will be running for higher position :cheers:

Now that I got your attention!!!:)

Our governor with her husband, Senator Recto always been “transparent” about their SALN and she is willing to divulge her two dollar accounts to show her sincerity in her advocacy on public accountability.

Over the years she has proven to be trustworthy and hardworking governor, moreover she has already shown that she is a formidable candidate through her many years in politics.

Now, she reveals plans to run for higher position…. Here checkout the shared interview of our governor.

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Published on Jun 7, 2012 by gmanews

No doubt she will run for a higher position. But not in 2013. Not yet anyway.^^
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Oh no!!! Another addition to Lito, Tito and Bong in the senate. No way she is qualified to be Vice President or President base on educational attainment and performance ability. Sorry to offend anybody.

Inaaus na ung palanas nilalakihan ung drainage system. .nung ngpunta ako as well as bypass road.

Oh no!!! Another addition to Lito, Tito and Bong in the senate. No way she is qualified to be Vice President or President base on educational attainment and performance ability. Sorry to offend anybody.

Good A.M. sir, You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.

Based on her performance as Mayor of Lipa city for three terms and as Governor of Batangas for 2nd terms, I could say she has done a commendable job in making Batangas as one of the most progressive provinces nationwide. Maybe, Batangas would be now a small area for her to serve.:)

Meanwhile, here are activities of our Governor for April 3 to April 6, 2012....

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Published on Apr 16, 2012 by kmjandal

Oh no!!! Another addition to Lito, Tito and Bong in the senate. No way she is qualified to be Vice President or President base on educational attainment and performance ability. Sorry to offend anybody.

:applause:Galing mo talaga almycha!:applause:

Hindi ka Batanggento 'no?

Sir, you are entitled to your own opinion, but I'm also entitled to mine .....

In my eyes, there has never been a more hard-working governor for this Province than Gov. Vi.:)

Here another performances of our Governor..


Gov. Vi Activities from april 16-18, 2012
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Published on Apr 25, 2012 by kmjandal

Go Pacquiao!!! Go Pacquiao!!!

In my opinion, Gov. Vi has done a remarkable job in our Province and she will be a pride of Batangas.

What she has done for our Province, will be surely be shared with other places. Check her out!!!

Activities of Gov. Vi
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Published on May 8, 2012 by kmjandal

Nakow, pag pulitika na ang usapan, nagiging mainit na ang mga tao. I have nothing against Gov Vi, maybe cynical lamang ako, pero para sa akin iisa laang ang hulma ng mga pulitiko. Lahat sila ay umupo para kuhanin ang pera ng taumbayan.

But then again, okay lamang na mangurakot sila ng sobra. Ang importante ay gawin nila ang tungkulin nila sa bayan. Hindi ang papogi at pa-epal lang. Can't say anything about Gov Vi kasi hindi ako interesado sa kanya. Hehe.

About the diversion road sa Palanas, san ba yun mychem23? Ang alam ko lang sa Lemery ay yung Ilustre, area ng Hap Chan at yung road puntang Tagaytay.

Nga pala donsar, taga San Pascual ka pala. Taga dito rin ako. Same town pa pala tayo.

About SM Lipa, ganyan din ang observation ng mga tao dito samin. Matao raw at madaming choices sa SM Lipa compared sa SM Batangas. Hindi ko naman napupuna yun kasi di naman talaga ako mahilig sa shopping. O siguro in denial lang ako kasi talo nga siguro ng SM Lipa ang Batangas, hehe.

Yes, I live here at GUV, ikaw? My niece works at SM Head Office sa MOA Complex. She told me which malls ang malalakas, pero bawal s kanila magsabi ng figures or sales. Dito s atin, talo dw talaga ng SM Lipa ang SM Batangas, in terms of daily and weekend sales. At s foot traffic siyempre. Look there are more choices in Lipa, lalo pag dating s food and restaurant, at s apparel and shoes naman, mas bago at mas magaganda ang display s Lipa. May bread talk na kaya at Old Spaghetti house dun. Tokyo Tokyo is still existing. dito sa tin sarado na, pati ang burger king closed na.. Pero may mga strategies daw to draw more people to come to the mall. One of them is yung pakikipag tie up sa other companies. If you would notice, yung mga talent searches ng big three stations, ABS-CBN, GMA, at ABC 5, like X Factor, Protege, at Talentadong Pinoy, and the likes, sa SM Batangas ginagawa. The reason is to draw more crowds to the mall.Instead na s SM Lipa gawin which is more strategic and accessible, sa SM Batangas dinadadala to help it pick up in terms of crowd drawing.. Maybe kaya din wala png Robinsons Place Batangas, under observation pa ang potential.

Nakow, pag pulitika na ang usapan, nagiging mainit na ang mga tao. I have nothing against Gov Vi, maybe cynical lamang ako, pero para sa akin iisa laang ang hulma ng mga pulitiko. Lahat sila ay umupo para kuhanin ang pera ng taumbayan.

But then again, okay lamang na mangurakot sila ng sobra. Ang importante ay gawin nila ang tungkulin nila sa bayan. Hindi ang papogi at pa-epal lang. Can't say anything about Gov Vi kasi hindi ako interesado sa kanya. Hehe.

About the diversion road sa Palanas, san ba yun mychem23? Ang alam ko lang sa Lemery ay yung Ilustre, area ng Hap Chan at yung road puntang Tagaytay.

bypass road dun un sa may pinakacrossing sa servitek. . .dun sa may mga bars at club. .tng ang bypass

Post away!!

Welcome Batangas Province Thread 7!!
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A Piece of Batangas

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Savor a slice of paradise in the many seaside towns and villages. Dive into the depths of Anilao, Batangas’ very own underwater Eden. Swim and dive into tropical waters of Verde Island Passage, described as the center of the world’s marine biodiversity. Frolic on Laiya Aplaya, San Juan town’s famous stretch of white sand beach, and hop around the many offshore islets.

Imbibe a bit of the rich history and cultural heritage of the province. See the sights around the different towns, where historical landmarks, shrines, and museums display the memorabilia of many heroic sons and daughters of Batangas. Travel back in time at the Taal Heritage Village and marvel at the well-preserved ancestral houses dating back to Spanish colonial era. Visit the many centuries-old churches, each one architecturally awe-inspiring.

Indeed a multi-faceted beauty, Batangas never ceases to catch the eye of the discerning visitor with its many charms and wonderful surprises.

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History

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Long before the arrival of the Spaniards, a settlement lied on the shores of a vast body of sea water, which according to most Chinese records, was the center for Chinese merchants and other traders of neighboring countries – Malays, Mongoloids and Australians – who transported goods for barter with the products of the natives. The traders trusted the natives for they never failed to keep their part in any bargain or transaction, even if it took the foreigners seven to eight months to return. The place was first called "Bonbon" by the natives, derived from the word "bongbong," a piece of bamboo being used by the natives to catch sea food.

According to tradition and as told in the Maragtas, at about the 13th century, the place was invaded by Borneans under the leadership of Datu Balensusa and Datu Dumangsil, two of the ten datus (tribal chiefs or rulers) who purchased Panay Island from the Negritos. The two chieftains founded a settlement enriched by the infusion of Malay customs and traditions. It was during the reign of Datu Kumintang, a brave ruler and the last descendant of the two founding royalties, when the area became known as Kumintang, which was later adopted as the name of the whole province.

In 1570, Spanish generals Martin de Goite and Juan Salcedo, on their way to Manila, crossed over to survey the coast of Batangas. Goite anchored off the coast of what is now Balayan, where they interacted with peaceful natives who offered to help them. Salcedo, on the other hand, entered the Bonbon River and sailed up toward the lake to investigate the well-tilled and thickly inhabited region. On the way, the Spanish boats fell into an ambush. Salcedo, who was wounded on the thigh by a poisoned arrow, was not able to complete his exploration.

In 1578, the settlement, which is now Balayan, was officially recognized as a municipality under Spain by Fr. Esteban Ortis and Fr. Juan de Porres and became the administrative seal as the first capital of the province known as “Balayan de Kumintang.” Its jurisdiction extended over a vast territory including the present provinces of Batangas, Mindoro, Marinduque, the southeast of Laguna, and as far as Camarines. Its people, that time, had an established civilization and culture much advanced with those from other places.

In the beginning of the 17th century, Marinduque and Mindoro were made into separate provinces. In 1732, already hailed as the pride of Southern Tagalog, the province’s capital was transferred to Taal, and renamed “Provincia de Taal.” In 1754, with the devastating six-month eruption of Taal Volcano that ruined the town, the provincial capital was again relocated to the present day Batangas City. The province was, thereafter, named after its new capital town, Batangas, where it has remained to date.

The name “Batangas” was derived from the word “batang,” which was how the natives called the logs or wood that can be found in Calumpang River that runs through the northeastern portion of the town.

Batangas distinguished itself as among the first eight (8) Philippine provinces to revolt against Spain and was, thus, placed under martial law by Spanish Governor General Ramon Blanco on August 30, 1896.

The Province of Batangas is known as the “Cradle of Heroes and Nationalists.” It is a title earned through the works of Batangueño revolutionary leaders, who contributed much to Philippine libertarian movement during the latter half of the 19th century. Among these nationalists are Gen. Miguel Malvar, Felipe Agoncillo, Marcela M. Agoncillo, Gen. Nicolas Lantin Gonzales, Apolinario Mabini, Teodoro M. Kalaw, and the families of Recto, Laurel and Leviste.

Batangas is proud of its cultural heritage, reflected in the host of historic structures and sites in the province that date back to the Spanish period. This Spanish legacy is best depicted in Taal, where quaint buildings stand as reminders of old-world Batangas.

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HIMNO NG BATANGAN

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Batangas, bukal ng kadakilaan
Ang pinakapuso ay Bulkang Taal
Kaygandang malasin, payapa’t marangal
Ngunit nagngangalit kapag nilapastangan

Batangas, hiyas sa katagalugan
May barong tagalog at bayaning tunay
Mabini, Laurel, Recto, Diokno, Kalaw
Agoncillo, Malvar sa bayan ay dangal.

Batangas, mutya sa dulong silangan
Bantayog ng sipag at kagandahan
Sulo sa dambana nitong Inang Bayan
Batangas, Batangas, ngayon at kailanman

Batangas, bukal ng kadakilaan
Ang pinakapuso ay Bulkang Taal
Kaygandang malasin, payapa’t marangal
Ngunit nagngangalit kapag nilapastangan

Batangas, hiyas sa katagalugan
May barong tagalog at bayaning tunay
Mabini, Laurel, Recto, Diokno, Kalaw
Agoncillo, Malvar sa bayan ay dangal.

(Batangas kong mahal, ngayon at kailanman)

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Previous Governors of Batangas

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FELIX MA. ROXAS
of Manila, Military appointee, 1901 – 1902. Became Judge of the Court of First Instance and the Court of Appeals. He wrote Spanish newspaper El Debate between 1926 – 1936. Achievement: Pacification campaign. Also brought about good Filipino – American relations.

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SIMEON M. LUZ
of Lipa, 1903 – 1904 (elected). Known for his friendship with the Americans. Very popular and influential. Achievement: Further improved Filipino – American relation through better education.

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GREGORIO AGUILERO SOLIS
of Lipa, 1905 – 1907 (elected). Known as first in his province during his time for literary works. Was a poet in the Spanish language. A sugar planter of some magnitude, was rich and philanthropic. Achievements: Promoted agriculture and education.

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JOSE LOZADA
Lipa (he came from Singalong, Manila) 1907 – 1908. A Medical practitioner. Achievement: He had long list but most prominent of them was the reduction of Cedulla Tax from P1.00 to P0.20.

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GALICANO APACIBLE
of Balayan, 1908 – 1910 (elected). A contemporary of Rizal and the first governor elected by the town people. Was a propagandist against the Spanish misrule, medical practitioner, prominent and rich. Achievements: Checked banditry and promoted education and agriculture.

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PABLO BORBON
of Batangas, Batangas. Was elected governor from 1910 – 1916. He became Congressman for Batangas and later court of First Instance, Judge of Tayabas (now Quezon) province. He died in full harness in the session hall. During his leadership, he maintained an almost complete peace in enhancing education which led to the naming of the local trade school in his honor.

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NICOLAS GONZALES
Tanauan, 1916 – 1919 (elected). General of the revolution who stood in ground at Monte Gonzales Tagaytay Ridge, against the Spaniards. A marker in his honor was unveiled at Monte Gonzales, October 18, 1958. Achievements: Encouraged agriculture, enhanced education and with decisive disposition, checked banditry and cattle rustling.

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BRAULIO DE VILLA
of San Juan, 1919 – 1922 (elected) Colonel of the Philippine revolution who ably commanded his “Banahaw Battalion” at Mt. Banahaw. With stern disposition but helpful and popular even in Tayabas (Quezon) province. Achievements: Encouraged agriculture and fairly contributed to the enhancement of education.

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MODESTO CASTILLO
of Tanauan, 1922 – 1930 (elected). Suffered defeat in his initial attempt against de Villa, only to become the first governor of Batangas to attain a record of 9 straight years as elected provincial executive. Became again governor of Batangas, June 1946 to December 31, 1947 when appointed by President Roxas. Achievements: Encouraged agriculture, started construction of Batangas – Lobo road, constructed Bauan- Mabini road, the Nasugbu – Tagaytay and other roads, and built the Batangas Provincial Hospital.

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VICENTE NOBLE
of Taal, 1930 – 1937 (elected) but for 1930 when appointed to carry on the last unserved year of the Governor Castillo who was appointed chief of the former Executive Bureau. Very prominent and influential leader. Achievements: Constructed the Lemery – Calaca diversion and other Batangas western towns. Led Batangas thru the 1933 economic crisis and even saved P68,000 at the end of the period.

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VICENTE J. CAEDO
of Batangas 1938 – 1940 (elected). He was the youngest governor – elect in his time. Achievements: Constructed Quezon Memorial Stadium (destroyed during the war) and wings of the Provincial Hospital, and also the Batangas Boulevard (destroyed by flood).

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MAXIMO M. MALVAR
of Sto. Tomas, Batangas, 1941 – 1945 (elected) except for the last carry – over two years. Known for his discipline in the government service. Achievement: Waded his provincemates with wisdom and courage thru the war, especially against the cruelty of the enemy.

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COL. FORTUNATO BORBON
of Batangas, February 1945 – November 19, 1945 (appointed military governor). Was also credited as the first civil governor of Batangas on the restoration of the Philippine Commonwealth. Achievements: Helped reorganized the local government and constructed the Borbon Boulevard (Sta. Calra – Sta. Rita Danglayan).

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VICENTE DEL ROSARIO
of Lipa, December 1945 – May 25, 1946, who appointed by President Osmeña. Experienced administrator having been former chief of the Executive Bureau. Achievement. Ran the government in the most economical way.

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FELICIANO P. LEVISTE
of Malvar, January 1, 1948 to December 1, 1971 (elected). He is a friend of the downtrodden , the nemesis of the wicked, an indulgent and loving husband. He is the boss of his home. He is very human and loves to crack jokes. Father of Community Development.

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ANTONIO CARPIO
He was elected from January 1, 1972 to February 17, 1972.

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JOSE ANTONIO C. LEVISTE
of Malvar, February 18, 1972 to March 2, 1980. Assumed his post as Governor after the death of Governor Antonio Carpio. Achievements: Beautification of the Laurel Park, started different projects such as: waterworks project, Barangayan, Tree Planting, launched two unique projects: Mobile Library and Mobile Hospital, construction of roads and bridges.

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JOSE C. LAUREL V
Man of action of Tanauan, Batangas, March 3, 1980 to February 1, 1988 (elected). Chosen one of the only two Filipino nominees to the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World awards presented at the 39th JCI World Congress in Montreal, for 1983 in the field pf public administration. Notable accomplishments: constructed the Provincial Dormitory and Multi- Purpose Building, constructed and rehabilitated roads and bridges and implemented the water saturation projects.

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VICENTE A. MAYO
February 2, 1988 to June 30, 1995. During his leadership he honestly implemented the Local Government Code, actively participated in the implementation and sharing of the benefits in the Calabarzon, develop cooperatives and programs for agriculture and fishery and developed massive manpower and youth program. He also top the participation of private sectors as partners in development. Among his foremost economic programs and projects is the development and conversion of Batangas Port into an International Container Port.

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HERMILANDO I. MANDANAS
July 1, 1995 to June 30, 2004 – He was a professor at the De La Salle University and business executive before actively involved in the Southern Tagalog Regional Council of the Philippine and is chairman of STRDC which is composed of 11 provinces. He is also Vice President of the Governor’s League (Luzon) and has honorary chairmanships of the Batangas chapters of Boy Scouts of the and United Way Philippines, Inc.

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ARMANDO C. SANCHEZ
July 1, 2004 to June, 2007.


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Hon. Governor Vilma Santos Recto
The Governor's Profile

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Carrying her famous battlecry, “Puso at Pag-asa ng Batangas” against the erstwhile and seemingly formidable political opponent, newly-elected Governor Vilma Santos-Recto proved to be one of he most loved and sought-after public servant in Batangas. Her untarnished reputation in local governance, coupled with a strong political will and unquestionable more integrity, speaks so much for herself as one of the most outstanding mayors in the Philippines.

Born on November 3, 1953 in Manila, she finished her primary and secondary education at St. Mary’s Academy. She has two children: Luis Philippe S. Manzano and Ryan Christian Recto. She is happily married to former Senator Ralph G. Recto.

Serving as mayor of Lipa City for three consecutive terms (1998 to 2007), she spearheaded the city’s socio-economic and cultural progress giving emphasis on education, health, employment, peace and order, tourism and technology, among others. Undoubtedly, she earned the Most Outstanding Mayor citation from the Civil Service Commission in 2000. In the same year, the Asusasyon ng Kumentarista at Anaunser ng Pilipinas recognized her as Outstanding Mayor in Region IV. In 2002 and 2003, she received the Sandugo Outstanding Local Government Executive by the Department of Health. The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor took cognizance of her effort in upholding the welfare of the marginalized sectors by giving her the Gawad Parangal in 2003.

In 2005, she received twin recognitions as the 2005 Hall of Fame Regional Sandugo Outstanding Mayor (DOH IV-A) and Finalist, 2005 Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran Component City category. Her being conferred as Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa by the Lipa City Public College in the same year adds another important recognition for her efficient performance in local governance. In the same year, the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor cited her program for the poor constituents through the Special Award: Programs for the Urban Poor.

It is public knowledge that Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto has been an icon in the Philippine movie industry prior to her entry in the political arena. From FAMAS Best Child Actress (1963) to countless best actress awards in almost four decades from unrecognized bodies in the movie industry to FAMAS Hall of Fame Best Actress (1990), URIAN Pinakamahusay na Aktres ng Dekada ’80 (1990) at Dekada ’90 (2000), FAP Lifetime Achievement Awards (1998) and Brussels, Belgium International Film Best Actress (1999), among others. No doubt, she was given recognition by the UP College of Mass Communication as Outstanding Cinematic Achievement Award, Feminist Centennial Filmfest and Gawad Plaridel (Film) in 2005. The following year, she received the Diwata Award from the UP Film Institute.

Vilma Santos-Recto is not only an actress par excellence. She has proven her worth and received numerous awards ad producer, musical variety show host and singer. She has excelled in every endeavor she engaged herself into. In fact, the Boy Scouts of the Phlippines cited her leadership as Best Over-all Local Council Performance (2000) and the Quezon City Jaycees chose her as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Achievers (TOYA) in 1992.


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List of Awards

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Cities and Municipalities


Agoncillo

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Brief History

The Town of Agoncillo was originally a part of Lemery. In 1945, an executive committee was formed by the first appointed Mayor Jacinto Mendoza Sr. to prepare a resolution, requesting the Secretary of the Interior, Malacañang Palace, through the provincial board to detach and separate 11 barrios and be created a municipality.

By virtue of an Executive Order issued by President President Elpidio Quirino, the Municipality of Pansipit was created. But the Municipal Council of Lemery passed a resolution requesting for the revocation and suspension of the said creation. Thus, another executive order was endorsed for the conduct of a plebiscite to ascertain the true sentiments of the residents regarding the issue of separation.

Finally, on April 17, 1949, Executive Order No. 212 was issued by President Quirino, lifting the suspension and thereby, authorizing the immediate organization of the Municipality under the name of Agoncillo, in honor of Don Felipe Agoncillo, a native of Taal and one of the first Filipino representatives to the Spanish Cortes.


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Alitagtag

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Alitagtag is part of the municipalities that comprises Batangas. It has a over 22,000 people.

It is bordered on the north by Taal Lake, Cuenca and San Jose to the east, Santa Teresita and San Luis to the west and Bauan and San Pascual to the south.

Alitagtag is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. In 1957, the following barrios were created: Pingas, composed of sitios Pingas and Corral; Tadlak, composed of sitios Tadlak and Malukan; and Sambi composed of the sitio of Sambi.


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Balayan

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Brief History


Tagalog literatures in Balayan were lost and destroyed at the coming of the Spaniards. Jesuit Father Chirino testifies to it that they found three hundred manuscripts in Balayan but believing them to contain pagan elements, and to facilitate them in the propagation of the Christian faith, the early missionaries burned them.

Part of Balayan’s beauty is its close affinity to history. The town was one of the first settlements in the Philippines, with existing records of local residents exchanging barter goods with Chinese traders dating back to the mid-14th century. It was also once the capital named Bon-bon whose area includes Mindoro to Cavite and even some parts of Metro Manila. The capital was later moved to Batangas City (the present capital of Batangas). The Oldest Chapel in Asia is also located in Balayan at Brgy. Ermita, Balayan, Batangas.

With much of the town’s life steeped in Spanish colonial culture, starting with the coming of Franciscan friars in 1572, it is not surprising that it values this part of its past.


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Balete is part of the municipalities that comprises Batangas. A town with over 19,000 people.

Balete is well-known for its location due to the panoramic view of the Taal Volcano.


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Batangas City

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Spanish missionaries first set foot in Batangas City in 1572. The settlement was founded in 1581 and named "Batangan" because of the numerous big logs that abounded the Calumpang River. The logs were called "batang" by the natives who settled near the river and called the settlement "Batangan". This name was modified and became Batangas in 1601. Don Agustin Casilao was appointed as the first Gobernadorcillo. Since 1754, the city has been the capital and administrative center of the province. Batangas became a city in 1969 through Republic Act. No. 5495.


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Bauan

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Bauan comes from the Tagalog word bauang that means close or concealed and rugged mountain. Bauan was one of the principal barrios of Taal from the late 16th century up to the middle of the 17th century. The original site of the old Bauan (1590–1662) was a place called Tambo, which was along Bonbon, Taal Lake and at the slope of Mt. Macolot. The town was relocated thrice: to Durungao (1662–1671), to Duclap (1671–1690) and then to Tulusan (1690–present). When Bauan was made and transformed to be a legal town, it consisted of the towns of San Jose (formerly called San Jose de Malaking Tubig), Cuenca (then part of San Jose), Alitagtag, Mabini (Calumpang Penunsula), Tingloy (Maricaban Island) and San Pascual (formerly called Lagnas).

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Calaca is a first class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 64,966 people in 11,306 households.

The mayor of this municipality is Sofronio "Nas" C. Ona.

It is the home of the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and achara (chutney) named after the famous Philippine dish Atchara (chutney) (made from papaya)

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Calatagan is a first class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 51,544 people in 9,201 households.

The town comprises the Calatagan Peninsula between the South China Sea and Balayan Bay. The peninsula's near white sand beaches are popular vacation and leisure sites for Manila's rich and famous. There are several beach resorts including the art-filled guesthouse called Banak House Calatagan, others like the Ronco Beach Resort in Brgy. Bagong Silang, Playa Calatagan in Brgy. Sta. Ana, the Golden Sunset Resort in Brgy Uno, and Lago de Oro Resort where one can go wakeboarding, Villa Agustina, Nacua. These are well-known local places for relaxation and respite from all the week's work. Calatagan was formerly titled as the Forbes Park of the South, because of the rich families who owns their estates here not minding the bad road condition before, anyway they have their helipads for their helicopters to land on.

An extremely rare example of pre-Spanish Philippine script was found in Calatagan. The script is called Baybayin in Tagalog, and was derived from Javanese writing, which in turn is derived from Brahmi. This writing survives on an earthenware burial jar dated 13th century or 14th century.

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Cuenca

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Cuenca was founded in 1875 by the decree of the Superior Gobierno issued on August 11, 1875. Another document states the barrios of Maculot, Dita, Ibabao, Labac, Bungahan and Dalipit be constituted into one civil and independent town due to its distance from the town of San Jose.

In 1896, Cuenca had a population of 5,660, which increased to 6,938 in 1898. The town also played a role during World War II. Mt. Maculot became the strong hold of the Japanese forces in Batangas. They also built tunnels in some parts of Barangay Dita. During the Liberation, Cuenca was badly bombed which cause the deforestation of the slopes of the mountain. Rehabilitation was needed in order for the town to rise up from the ruins of the war. Local Filipino troops and officers of the 4th, 42nd and 45th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 4th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary enters the liberated in Cuenca in 1944 to 1945 and helpul the local guerrilla resistance fighters and American liberation forces against the Japanese. Combined Filipino-American ground forces helped the town by rebuilding schools and bridges. A marker in Cuenca Central Elem. School shows the effort they did. Cuenca Institute was founded in 1947 in order to give secondary education and it is the oldest secondary institution in Cuenca. Back then, students who graduated elementary used to go to Batangas City or Manila and parents who could not afford to send their children to those places failed to give them a high school education. Cuenca became popular not only because of the mountain but to its number of bakers. In Manila, over 90% of all bakers come and started here, making Cuenca as "The Home Of The Bakers". Annually, festivals are made in honor of San Isidro Labrador.

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Ibaan

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It is located 110 kilometers south of Manila. It is bounded on the north by San Jose and Lipa City; on the east by Rosario and Taysan; on the south by Batangas City; and on the west by Batangas City and San Jose, Philippines. It has a land area of 98.95 km2 (38 sq. mi)at an altitude of 300 ft. (91 m) above sea level.

It is predominantly a Roman Catholic community, with minor percentage of Protestants and members of the Iglesia ni Kristo. Tagalog is the local dialect, however English is included in its educational curriculum and is often used in official dealings and transactions.

Temperature is moderate both in its rainy and dry seasons, conducive to farming, agricultural and livestock production which are the usual occupation of the people. There are less and less farmers each year because locals resort to hog raising which provides better income. Other sources of income are being engaged in business and profession. Ibaan is also known as the home of the "kulambo" (mosquito net) because the production and trading of such nets belong to one of the most profitable businesses in the locality.

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Laurel

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Three years of genealogical research have enabled the Laurel family to trace their ancestry to a scion of the Sultanate of Brunei in the 15th century before the coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines.
The Sultan's eldest and heir had refused the throne because he loved to explore, travel, and seeking adventures. His name is Gat Masungit, a prince, an appellation that bespeaks a touchy temper. First they landed in Panay where Gat Masungit founded the town of Batan. Then he crossed over to Luzon, where they settled in the southern realm they called Batang-an, and which we know today as Batangas. In Batangas, Gat Masungit begot his first son, Gat Leynes. Of course this clan folk were Muslim until the coming of the Spaniards when the eldest son of Gat Leynes was baptized with a Christian name of Miguel Dela Cruz. Miguel grew up to be a fierce foe of the Spanish invaders. People looked up to him as a leader, the champion of their rights against the greed of their oppressors. He became a notorious outlaw and an enemy of the Spaniards. Old age came upon him and a desire to retire from war and strife. But how could he retire when his people still clung to his leadership? Miguel pondered for ways to escape his violent life. His wife suggested that he should ask the priest for help. “What?” roared the descendant of Gat Masungit. “How can a man in skirt help me?” he repeated. His wife calmly urged Miguel.

One moonless night Miguel went to seek the priest of Taal to expound his problem. Here he was willing to lay down his arms. He poured out his violent ways against injustice of the Spanish conquerors. No matter where he went people would seek Miguel to champion their cause and the Spaniards search for his disposal. The priest gently put his hand on Miguel’s shoulder and said “Why not change your name”. Miguel had a puzzling look in his face and said “Which name should I take padre?” The priest paused for a few seconds and answered “Why not take the name Laurel… it means honor live the life of honor Miguel Laurel.” Henceforth the first Laurel had come to be.

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Lemery

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Lemery is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 76,090 people in 12,709 households.

It is politically subdivided into 46 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Bagong Pook was separated from the barrio of Arumahan and constituted into an independent barrio, while sitio of Masalisi was separated from Payapa.

The municipality got its name after the Spanish Governor-General José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González. Most of the people in Lemery are Tagalogs. In recent years, there's been a noticeable increase of Visayans in some barrios or barangays. The main language spoken is Tagalog, and a significant number now speaks Cebuano. A small number of families speak Spanish. Many among the educated class can speak English.

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Lian

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Lian is a second class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to thelatest census, it has a population of 44,925 people in 8,215 households.

The climate of Lian falls under the first type of classification, Type I, characterized by two pronounced seasons: Dry season from November to April and wet season for the rest of the year.

Town Fiesta

Lian's fiesta day is June 24 of every year to celebrate the birthdate of Saint John The Baptist (baptised Jesus Christ). It is being celebrated by five barangays in the Poblacion 1,2,3,4 & 5 respectively, Sitio Bag-bag also celebrate their fiesta on this day since they are much closer to town than to their respective barangays which is Kapito and Bungahan.

Note that there is also a Bag-bag river, and Sitio Bag-bag is being shared by 2 barangays. Thus, Bag-bag Kapito and Bag-bag Bungahan which is just separated by the National Highway.
Balsa Festival

Nestled in Lian, Batangas is the quaint barangay of Matabungkay known for its wide beach, clear waters, creamy sand and the "Balsa" (Bamboo Beach Raft). Every year this small town will come alive in colorful celebrations as Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel hosts the Balsa Festival.

The first ever Balsa Festival was held on 18 May 2002, aimed to help the local community by bringing back the town's popularity in the tourism map. With the continued support of the Department of Tourism, the Balsa Festival has become an annual event that gives both local and foreign tourists a reason to revisit Matabungkay and experience a different kind of festival.

The festival is filled with more activities with the likes of Balsa Race Competition, Balsa Decor and Cultural Dance Competition, a concert and dance party by the beach, prominent media personalities and foreign executives to grace the Balsa Festival.

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Lipa City

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Lipa City's location, in a valley located between two mountains - Mount Malarayat and Mount Makulot - makes it a low risk area. These two mountains serve as a wind breaker in times of typhoon. Mount Makulot at the western portion also served as shield of the city in times of eruption of Taal Volcano.

Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in central Batangas province, as shown with the presence in the city of entities like Nestle Philippines, De La Salle Lipa, The Nazareth School, the San Sebastian Cathedral (seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa), The Mabini Academy which was founded in 1922, the Carmelite Convent, Robinson's Place Lipa Mall, Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club, Summit Point Golf and Country Club and SM City Lipa Mall. The City is also home to the Fernando Air Base, the former headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's 100th Training Wing and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) which is known in military circles as the Baguio of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Lipa City is politically subdivided into 73 barangays..

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Lobo

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According to the 2000 census, Lobo has a population of 33,909 people in 6,611 households.

The name "Lobo" came from (1) the Tagalog term for wolf, which is "lobo", (2) the River Lobo, which is in Lobo itself, and (3) the name called to a group of early inhabitants as Lolobos.

Lobo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.


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pinakamarami pala naging gobernador from Lipa. Incidentally, The Lipa Coffee Academy was recently inaugurated. It is located in Pinagtungulan, Lipa City. Just near our place, Pinagtungulan, San Jose. Another Pride of Batangas.

Hi Lemuria... Totoo mas malakas SM Lipa kesa SM Batangas. Kahit nuon pa.

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Laurel

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Three years of genealogical research have enabled the Laurel family to trace their ancestry to a scion of the Sultanate of Brunei in the 15th century before the coming of the Spaniards to the Philippines.
The Sultan's eldest and heir had refused the throne because he loved to explore, travel, and seeking adventures. His name is Gat Masungit, a prince, an appellation that bespeaks a touchy temper. First they landed in Panay where Gat Masungit founded the town of Batan. Then he crossed over to Luzon, where they settled in the southern realm they called Batang-an, and which we know today as Batangas. In Batangas, Gat Masungit begot his first son, Gat Leynes. Of course this clan folk were Muslim until the coming of the Spaniards when the eldest son of Gat Leynes was baptized with a Christian name of Miguel Dela Cruz. Miguel grew up to be a fierce foe of the Spanish invaders. People looked up to him as a leader, the champion of their rights against the greed of their oppressors. He became a notorious outlaw and an enemy of the Spaniards. Old age came upon him and a desire to retire from war and strife. But how could he retire when his people still clung to his leadership? Miguel pondered for ways to escape his violent life. His wife suggested that he should ask the priest for help. “What?” roared the descendant of Gat Masungit. “How can a man in skirt help me?” he repeated. His wife calmly urged Miguel.

One moonless night Miguel went to seek the priest of Taal to expound his problem. Here he was willing to lay down his arms. He poured out his violent ways against injustice of the Spanish conquerors. No matter where he went people would seek Miguel to champion their cause and the Spaniards search for his disposal. The priest gently put his hand on Miguel’s shoulder and said “Why not change your name”. Miguel had a puzzling look in his face and said “Which name should I take padre?” The priest paused for a few seconds and answered “Why not take the name Laurel… it means honor live the life of honor Miguel Laurel.” Henceforth the first Laurel had come to be



Lemery

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Lemery is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 76,090 people in 12,709 households.

It is politically subdivided into 46 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Bagong Pook was separated from the barrio of Arumahan and constituted into an independent barrio, while sitio of Masalisi was separated from Payapa.

The municipality got its name after the Spanish Governor-General José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González. Most of the people in Lemery are Tagalogs. In recent years, there's been a noticeable increase of Visayans in some barrios or barangays. The main language spoken is Tagalog, and a significant number now speaks Cebuano. A small number of families speak Spanish. Many among the educated class can speak English.



Lian

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Lian is a second class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to thelatest census, it has a population of 44,925 people in 8,215 households.

The climate of Lian falls under the first type of classification, Type I, characterized by two pronounced seasons: Dry season from November to April and wet season for the rest of the year.

Town Fiesta

Lian's fiesta day is June 24 of every year to celebrate the birthdate of Saint John The Baptist (baptised Jesus Christ). It is being celebrated by five barangays in the Poblacion 1,2,3,4 & 5 respectively, Sitio Bag-bag also celebrate their fiesta on this day since they are much closer to town than to their respective barangays which is Kapito and Bungahan.

Note that there is also a Bag-bag river, and Sitio Bag-bag is being shared by 2 barangays. Thus, Bag-bag Kapito and Bag-bag Bungahan which is just separated by the National Highway.
Balsa Festival

Nestled in Lian, Batangas is the quaint barangay of Matabungkay known for its wide beach, clear waters, creamy sand and the "Balsa" (Bamboo Beach Raft). Every year this small town will come alive in colorful celebrations as Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel hosts the Balsa Festival.

The first ever Balsa Festival was held on 18 May 2002, aimed to help the local community by bringing back the town's popularity in the tourism map. With the continued support of the Department of Tourism, the Balsa Festival has become an annual event that gives both local and foreign tourists a reason to revisit Matabungkay and experience a different kind of festival.

The festival is filled with more activities with the likes of Balsa Race Competition, Balsa Decor and Cultural Dance Competition, a concert and dance party by the beach, prominent media personalities and foreign executives to grace the Balsa Festival.



Lipa City

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Lipa City's location, in a valley located between two mountains - Mount Malarayat and Mount Makulot - makes it a low risk area. These two mountains serve as a wind breaker in times of typhoon. Mount Makulot at the western portion also served as shield of the city in times of eruption of Taal Volcano.

Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in central Batangas province, as shown with the presence in the city of entities like Nestle Philippines, De La Salle Lipa, The Nazareth School, the San Sebastian Cathedral (seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa), The Mabini Academy which was founded in 1922, the Carmelite Convent, Robinson's Place Lipa Mall, Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club, Summit Point Golf and Country Club and SM City Lipa Mall. The City is also home to the Fernando Air Base, the former headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's 100th Training Wing and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) which is known in military circles as the Baguio of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.

Lipa City is politically subdivided into 73 barangays..



Lobo

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According to the 2000 census, Lobo has a population of 33,909 people in 6,611 households.

The name "Lobo" came from (1) the Tagalog term for wolf, which is "lobo", (2) the River Lobo, which is in Lobo itself, and (3) the name called to a group of early inhabitants as Lolobos.

Lobo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

very beautifil.parang ang sarap na tuloy tumira sa batangas :lol:.but i hope may makita din akong pictures ng sandari batulao.lagi ko 'tong naririnig sa commercial ng isang fm radio."an 800 hectare township project set to redefine the landscapes of nasugbu batangas" as the commercial quotes :)

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Mabini

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Mabini is a 1st class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. It is located on the Calumpang Peninisula between Batangas Bay to the east and Balayan Bay to the west. According to the latest census, Mabini has a population of 40,629 people in 7,025 households. It is named after Apolinario Mabini, a Filipino revolutionary hero.

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Malvar

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Calejon Falls, consists of two major water falls and two smaller ones. One of the biggest falls is about 10 feet (3.0 m) high with a great volume of clear water gushing down to a shallow pool. One of the two smaller falls is shower-like, while the other one forms a series of small cascades. All the falls are located in an area of about 300 square meters.

Calejon Falls is located in Barangay San Gregorio, (formerly called Calejon). The spot is easily accessible via STAR Tollway Bulihan Exit. From Manila, take a bus bound for Batangas City or Lipa City then drop at town of Malvar. Jeepneys and tricycle service Barangay San Gregorio from the town proper. The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) stretch of road is well-paved and smooth even for small cars. Upon reaching the area, a series of 300 concrete steps going down the river will have to be taken.

San Juan River, is the longest river in Batangas connecting Lipa and Tanauan and Sto Tomas. Thus the river also serves as water sources for watering the vegetables near the small fish areas and crablets. There is a pollution of the river, people are throwing garbage at its creek or on the water, and even poultry and piggeries near the river are contaminating the natural habitat of its environment. The local government is not yet pushing the pertinent laws against these environmental degradation. Immigration from different provinces who had no houses and relatives to stay with is marking the river banks with property.

Another local revenue that has recently emerged in the humble province of Malvar is the mango farm/events. Only 45 minutes away of Alabang, it is located near the plant of C-Joist Concrete Ventures Group, Inc. Currently, very little is known about this establishment, as it is not yet fully operational. Residents and visitors alike have been astounded with this new development, together with a proposed horse race track. Once these establishments are fully operational, it will increase the number of visitors coming from Manila.

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Mataas na Kahoy

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Mataasnakahoy was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 308 signed by George Butte, acting Governor General of the Philippines on March 27, 1931 effective January 1, 1932. It has 16 barangays (smallest political unit)and its total land area is 2,376 hectares. It is bounded by Balete and Lipa City with Taal Lake limiting its western side (Lat 13.9603; Long 121.1158). The name Mataas na Kahoy literally means "tall tree". The town is known for its cool climate due to its high elevation 379 metres (1,243 ft). Considered as the Little Baguio in Batangas.

Several resorts are in operation in different barangays and the town is starting to be known for these resorts. Shercon Resort, the first one which ventured in this line of business, is located in Barangay San Sebastian. Subsequently, El Madero in Barangay II and Galilee Place (Barangay San Sebastian) started operation. Very recently, La Virginia in Barangay Manggahan was also inaugurated and opened. As of this writing, another resort is being developed in the vicinity of the boundary between Barangay IV and Calingatan.

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Nasugbu

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Nasugbu is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 113,926 people in 19,615 households.

Several bus services provide transportation to and from Nasugbu. Jeepneys from Tagaytay City also enter and leave the town at a scheduled time. Within the town, tricycles are the main mode of transport.

The local government is pushing for the cityhood of the town, which would pave the way to make it more industrialized and developed.

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Padre Garcia

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The cattle trading capital of the Philippines

The pioneers

It was in 1952, three years after the town’s founding, that local leaders instigated what would, to this day, be the essence of the people of Padre Garcia’s claim to industry. Led by the first elected mayor, Jose A. Pesigan, vice mayor Rustico K. Recto and councilors Narciso Calingasan, Ciriaco Bolilia, Lucas Recinto, Jose Katigbak, Anastacio Dimaculangan and Amado Bacordo; anticipating the need to augment the town’s coffers, they embarked on an economic enterprise - the cattle market or “bakahan”. The uncertainty and plight of the township then, serve as the fire to fuel their drive.

As such pioneering ventures, they were faced with seemingly improbable tasks; the biggest of which was the well entrenched livestock market of neighbouring Rosario. A town roughly four and a half times bigger and just three years before, Padre Garcia, then known as LumangBaya or Sambat was a part of Rosario. The site of the first cattle market is the now Municipal Gym or Plaza adjacent the Park which was then the Municipal Hall.

The cattle market day has always been set on Fridays, its origin can be traced back to post-war 1945 as the LumangBayan’s market day and thus reconsidered to coincide with that of Rosario’s, not to rival but to engrossed what crumbs may astray from the latter’s cattle tradings. The first few months’ unsuccessful operation gave rise to marketing tactics which was to be construed by neighbouring Rosario’s leadership as a threat to its pre-war cattle market, a rivalry to last twenty years began.

Consultations and diplomacy geared towards enticing traders became a day and night activity. By 1955, the cattle market has modestly increased its trading volume of large cattle per Friday and to accommodate this increase, land owned by the De Castro/Pentiños’ (present site of the G.T.S.) was duly rented.

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Yes, I live here at GUV, ikaw? My niece works at SM Head Office sa MOA Complex. She told me which malls ang malalakas, pero bawal s kanila magsabi ng figures or sales. Dito s atin, talo dw talaga ng SM Lipa ang SM Batangas, in terms of daily and weekend sales. At s foot traffic siyempre. Look there are more choices in Lipa, lalo pag dating s food and restaurant, at s apparel and shoes naman, mas bago at mas magaganda ang display s Lipa. May bread talk na kaya at Old Spaghetti house dun. Tokyo Tokyo is still existing. dito sa tin sarado na, pati ang burger king closed na.. Pero may mga strategies daw to draw more people to come to the mall. One of them is yung pakikipag tie up sa other companies. If you would notice, yung mga talent searches ng big three stations, ABS-CBN, GMA, at ABC 5, like X Factor, Protege, at Talentadong Pinoy, and the likes, sa SM Batangas ginagawa. The reason is to draw more crowds to the mall.Instead na s SM Lipa gawin which is more strategic and accessible, sa SM Batangas dinadadala to help it pick up in terms of crowd drawing.. Maybe kaya din wala png Robinsons Place Batangas, under observation pa ang potential.


Hi Lemuria... Totoo mas malakas SM Lipa kesa SM Batangas. Kahit nuon pa.

Onga guys, mas malakas ang SM Lipa kesa sa Batangas. Okay lang yun para sa taga-Batangas na tulad ko at halos lahat ng kailangan ko sa Batangas, at syempre sa Bauan, ko binibili, hindi sa iba. I learned something new and it makes sense na sa Batangas gawin yung mga auditions ng mga TV shows.

I have a theory kung bakit mas malakas ang malls at commercial establishments sa Lipa:
1. Compact ang city. Mas dense ang population kumpara sa malaking rural population ng Batangas City.
2. Mas malaki ang metropolitan area ng Lipa that could extend to Tanauan, Rosario.
3. Madaming pabrika at call center, kaya madami ring empleyado, madaming nakatira sa boarding house.
4. Discounting the transient passengers sa pier, wala talagang pumupunta sa Batangas. Sa Lipa, dumadayo ang mga tao. Sa Batangas City, taga roon at mga taga-Bauan at San Pascual lang ang karamihan.

Pero sabi ngayon ng kapatid ko, mas madami nga namang supermarket ang Batangas City kesa sa Lipa.

Btw, donsar, sa bukid ako ng San Pascual nakatira. Nadaan ako minsan dyan sa GUV pag sobra ang trapik sa Batangas.

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Rosario

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Rosario is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 95,785 people in 16,288 households.

Rosario is also considered as among the interior municipalities of the Batangas Bay Region comprising eleven municipalities and two cities whose catchment areas drain into the Batangas Bay. The town is also dubbed as "The Rice Granary of Batangas".

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The Aetas were the first inhabitants of the place. They started clearing some portions of the wilderness especially in the areas near the riverbanks. Several groups of settlers then drove this Aetas to hinterlands and permanently occupied the place. They named it “Malaquing Tubig”, referring to the big river that cuts through the central portion of their early settlement.

The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the order of Saint Agustin with Malaquing Tubig as one of the barrios under its jurisdiction.
Human population of Malaquing Tubig started to grow and in 1754, Taal Volcano erupted destroying the original Bauan. And before its actual site could have been selected, Malaking Tubig was separated from Bauan. The recognized leaders of Malaquing Tubig then petitioned to the Spanish authorities for the creation of that place as a pueblo which was granted to them on April 26, 1765.

Established on April 26, 1765 as the town of San José de Malaquing Tubig, it once formed part of Bauan, and in the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up the Municipality of Cuenca.

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San Juan, Batangas

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San Juan, formerly known as San Juan de Bolboc, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas. It occupies the easternmost portion of the province, 43 kilometers east of Batangas City, also the same distance southwest of Lucena City, and 115 kilometers away from Manila. According to the latest census, it has a population of 87, 276 in 16, 519 households.

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San Luis

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San Luis is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 29,645 people in 5,365 households.

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San Nicolas

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According to the latest census, it has a population of 19,046 people in 2,946 households. It is the smallest municipality in Batangas with 14.34 square kilometers of land area, which includes half of the Taal volcano island.

In 1955 the barrios of San Nicolas, Gipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abilo, Balete, Bancora, Saimsim, Maabud, Mulawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alasas, Calawit and Pulangbato, then part of the municipality of Taal, Batangas were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas.

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San Pascual is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 57,200 people in 9,744 households.

San Pascual was formerly part of the municipality of Bauan and known as "Lagnas". It became an independent municipality in 1969. The municipality is adjacent to Batangas City, is along Batangas Bay. The town is home to an oil refinery and chemical plants as well as other industrial and commercial establishments.

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According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,891 people in 2,762 households.

Sta. Teresita is situated along the southern lakeshore area of Taal Lake. Its boundaries are San Nicolas in the north, San Luis on the south, Taal on the west and Taal Lake on the northeast.

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Santo Tomas

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Santo Tomas (also spelled as Sto. Tomas) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 123, 668 people. The town is a gateway to the province from Laguna. It borders the cities of Calamba City, Laguna to the west, Los Baños, Laguna to the north, Alaminos, Laguna to the east, Tanauan City, Malvar, and Lipa City to the south. This is also the hometown of Philippine Revolution and Philippine-American War hero Miguel Malvar.

The patron of Santo Tomas is Saint Thomas Aquinas, patron of Catholic schools celebrates his feast day every 7 March.

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Taal

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The descendants of the Bornean settlers in Panay spread out to the neighboring islands, where they founded more settlements. In due time, they came to be known as Bisayans after the Bisayan tribe in Borneo, to which their ancestors belonged. The colonies founded by Datu Dumangsil and Balensuela in the Taal region prospered in the plenitude of time. The settlement was called Taal due to the presence of Taa-lan trees in the Pansipit River, formerly called Taa-lan river.

Their descendants spread out in two groups - one group colonizing the region of Laguna de Bay northwards and the other, penetrating southward settled the northern Bicol Peninsula.[1] Those who remained in Batangas and the Laguna de Bay region became the Tagalogs ("people of the river"), which their original language (a mix of Central Philippine languages, Kinaray-a, Old Malay, Sanskrit, Chinese, Arabic, and other Borneo-Philippine languages before the Spanish period) evolved into pre-Spanish Tagalog or Batangas Tagalog. Taal, which means "indigenous", is considered the center or origin of the Tagalog language. Taal back then was called Bonbon alongside with the lake.

Taal was first founded in present day San Nicolas but due to the eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754, the town was moved to its present site for protection. The town became the capital of Batangas until it was moved to Batangas City. Taal is also became known for its Barong Tagalog and the famed Balisong. Many of its residents became heroes such as the Agoncillo family during the revolution. The Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal), which is the biggest church in the Philippines, was first built in 1575 in present day San Nicolas but abandoned in 1754 due the eruption of Taal and rebuilt in 1755. Then an earthquake shook it down in 1849 and once again rebuilt in 1856 by Architect Luciano Olivero. Today, it is now a Heritage town and Taal is known as the Barong Tagalog, Balisong and Tagalog capital of the Philippines.

The Basilica de San Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas; The Biggest Catholic Basilica Church in the Far East

In 1955 the barrios of San Nicolas, Gipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abilo, Balete, Bancora, Saimsim, Maabud, Mulawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alasas, Calawit and Pulangbato, then part of this municipality, were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas, Batangas

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Talisay

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According to the latest census, it has a population of 39,120 inhabitants in 6,246 households.

Talisay is located in the north-central area of Batangas, which is located southwest of the island of Luzon, approximately 84 kilometres (52 mi) south from Metro Manila. It is bordered by Tagaytay City in the north, the municipality of Laurel to the west, Tanauan City to the east, and a vast volcanic lake called Taal Lake to the south.

In 1953 the sitio of Buco in the barrio of Balas was converted into a barrio.

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Tanauan City

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Some people believe that Tanauan derived its name from the Tagalog term “ tanaw ” meaning to look after through the window. This is based on a fortress which had a watchtower built by the Augustian friars and natives. The watchtower allowed them to monitor incoming “champans” or boats entering through the Pansipit river, which were either traders or pirates. From this tower, one can have a clear view (tanaw) of the lake and of the vast plains and rolling hills.

The Town of Tanauan was founded on its present location in 1754, having been transferred from the fringe of Taal Lake where it was originally situated. It is generally believed that Tanauan, together with Sala was originally founded in 1572 by the Augustinian missionaries who built mission at the shore of the Lake known as Bonbon (now Taal). The town, however, was totally destroyed during the most impressive and catastrophic historically recorded eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754. together with the Community of Sala, the residents of Tanauan were relocated to safer places. Tanauan moved to Bañadero, then to its present location. Sala, on the other hand, transferred from its original site to where it is located. Sala subsequently became the barangay of Tanauan.

Tanaueños have displayed characteristics of personal independence of personal independence and nationalism since early history. The town is called the cradle of noble heroes due to its contribution to the revolutionary movement of its sons Apolinario Mabini, the brains of Katipunan, and later by the great statesman Pres. Jose P. Laurel. Also, three Tanaueños served as governors of Batangas, namely: Jose P. Laurel V, Modesto Castillo and Nicolas Gonzales

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Taysan

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According to the latest census, it has a population of 33,454 people in 5,823 households. In its northern boundary are the towns of Rosario and Ibaan, in east, is a part of Rosario, in west, is Batangas City and in south, is the municipality of Lobo.

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Tingloy

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According to the 2007 NSO census, it has a population of 18,548 people in 3,269 households

The town wholly comprises Maricaban Island, just south of the Calumpang Peninsula in town of Mabini, Batangas. Tingloy is a small island beaches and over 30 dive points become popular to tourist and livelihood of the residents.

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Tuy

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Around 1900's Tuy was still part of the town of Balayan, the former capital of Batangas Province. She became an independent town only on August 12, 1866. The name TUY was given by Don Salvador Ellio in memory of his birthplace, Tuy Galicia, Spain.

As of 2011, some interesting facts may be spoken of about Tuy.

Its southern part had a deep ravine of which part had been filled and patched up and has since become a commercially viable vacant lot.

It has 3 streets that represent the Philippines' 3 national hero-priests called Gomburza, to stand for their names, Gomez, Burgos, and Zamora. The interesting fact may have been that Zamora Street has been renamed Calingasan Street, the latter name having been considered politically significant for the town, but rendering Gomburza incomplete, in the process.

Tuy may be considered as one of the few places where a gas station, though situated in one of its best street corners (Basa Street, Corner Detour-National Highway), has not been exploitative of its strategic location, but has been built, instead, as if it were just on an ordinary side street lot, thus blocking its covered street corner, and not allowing vehicles to cut corners for more convenient gassing up.

In the early 2000's, Tuy was unexpectedly put in the map of national news-worthiness, as a Batangas Province governorship candidate was slain in its town plaza, while he was campaigning.

Tuy's annual Kambingan (goats and their by products) Festival has not been its original festival, as the first one had been the Salagubang (a kind of root and leaf-eating beetle) Festival. The former's celebration, however, was discontinued and eventually so replaced due to obvious acceptability reasons.

Tuy's pronunciation continue to be a problem for uninitiated people.

Tuy is a town between 2 rivers. In the north, Tuy town proper's boundary is the Mataywanac/Salipit River, while in the south, the Tuy town proper's boundary is the Obispo River.


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The nation is celebrating Independence Day today ... Keep on waving that Philippine flag!

The Philippines flag has been our national symbol for 114 years, and it remains a beacon of freedom wherever it is flown. Since the independence was proclaimed on June 12, 1898, it has stood for freedom, justice, and the resolve of our Nation.

While Philippines recognize and celebrate collective achievements such as the writing of the Declaration of Independence, victory in the Revolutionary Wars, or the planted the Philippine flag at the peak of Mount Everest — We were in high spirits each time Manny Pacquiao raises our flag in his fights. We are very proud when WWE superstar Batista showed a portion of his body with a tattoo depicting the Philippine flag. If the Filipina - Mexican Jessica Sanchez had won the American Idol 2012, surely, crowds of Pinoys waving the Philippine flag- it is individual accomplishment that is cherished the most and we our proud as Batangueno.... We used our Flags for a few reasons beyond just having something fly in the air. One person's contribution can define the course and meaning of history.

When we view the flag, we think of Democracy, freedom, pride that our province honored as one of the 8 rays of the sun and of course our Kababayan Marcela Agoncillo made this.

The flag was there during the Revolutionary War days and remained there during People power revolution…The flag is how Pinoy signs her name.

It is no surprise that Marcela Agoncillo has become one of the most cherished figures of Philippine History.

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Marcela Mariño de Agoncillo (June 24, 1860 – May 30, 1946), also simply known as Marcela Agoncillo, was a Filipina renowned in Philippine history as the principal seamstress of the first and official flag of the Philippines, gaining her the title of Mother of the Philippine Flag.

Agoncillo was a daughter of a rich family in her hometown of Taal, Batangas. Finishing her studies at Sta. Catalina College, she acquired her learning in music and feminine crafts. At the age of 30, Agoncillo married Filipino lawyer and jurist Don Felipe Agoncillo and bore him six children. Her marriage led to her important role in Philippine history. When her husband was exiled to Hong Kong during the outbreak of the Philippine Revolution, Agoncillo and the rest of the family joined him and temporarily resided there to avoid the anti-Filipino hostility of some foreign countries. While in Hong Kong, General Emilio Aguinaldo requested her to sew a flag that would represent their country. Agoncillo, her eldest daughter and a friend manually sewed the flag in accordance with General Aguinaldo's design which later became the official flag of the Philippines.

While the flag itself is the perpetual legacy of Agoncillo, she is also commemorated through museums and monuments like the marker in Hong Kong (where her family temporarily sojourned), at her ancestral home in Taal, Batangas which has been turned into a museum, in paintings by notable painters as well as through other visual arts.

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After the signing of the Pact of Biak-na-Bato on December 14, 1897, General Aguinaldo, after their voluntary exile, visited the Agoncillo residence in Hong Kong. After having met them, Aguinaldo requested that Agoncillo immediately hand-sew a flag according to his design which would embody the national aspirations of all Filipinos. After receiving the request, Agoncillo delegated her eldest daughter, five-year-old Lorenza, and Mrs. Delfina Herbosa de Natividad, Jose Rizal's niece by his sister Lucia, to help her.

The process took only a short time, but it was difficult. The three worked manually and with the aid of a sewing machine. They had to redo the flag after the rays of the sun were not in the proper direction. Their eyes and hands suffered due to the prolonged work session. Made from fine silk which she bought in Hong Kong,[25] the flag was embroidered in gold and contained stripes of blue and red and a white triangle with the sun and three stars on it.[19][26] The flag was finished in five days[3] and became known as "the sun and the stars flag"

On May 17, 1898, the flag was delivered personally by Agoncillo and was packed among the things Aguinaldo brought back to Manila. This was the flag that was hoisted from the window of Aguinaldo's house in Kawit, Cavite, during the proclamation of Philippine independence on June 12, 1898 accompanied by the Philippine National Anthem Marcha Filipina. However, she did not witness either this first public display of the flag or the time when the flag was unfurled during the Malolos Congress because her husband remained in Hong Kong and she remained with him.

In response to the message written by Gen. Aguinaldo, Agoncillo wrote the following statement when she was interviewed:

In the house at 535 Morrison Hill, where I lived with my family, exiled from our country on account of the national cause, I had the good fortune to make the first Philippine flag under the direction of an illust[r]ious leader Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy...It took me five days to make that National Flag, and when completed, I myself delivered it to Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo before boarding the transport McCullo[ug]h...Gen. Aguinaldo is the best witness who can give the information whether or not that flag was the first to be displayed in Cavite at the beginning of the revolutionary government against the government of Spain in these islands.

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Onga guys, mas malakas ang SM Lipa kesa sa Batangas. Okay lang yun para sa taga-Batangas na tulad ko at halos lahat ng kailangan ko sa Batangas, at syempre sa Bauan, ko binibili, hindi sa iba. I learned something new and it makes sense na sa Batangas gawin yung mga auditions ng mga TV shows.

I have a theory kung bakit mas malakas ang malls at commercial establishments sa Lipa:
1. Compact ang city. Mas dense ang population kumpara sa malaking rural population ng Batangas City.
2. Mas malaki ang metropolitan area ng Lipa that could extend to Tanauan, Rosario.
3. Madaming pabrika at call center, kaya madami ring empleyado, madaming nakatira sa boarding house.
4. Discounting the transient passengers sa pier, wala talagang pumupunta sa Batangas. Sa Lipa, dumadayo ang mga tao. Sa Batangas City, taga roon at mga taga-Bauan at San Pascual lang ang karamihan.

Pero sabi ngayon ng kapatid ko, mas madami nga namang supermarket ang Batangas City kesa sa Lipa.

Btw, donsar, sa bukid ako ng San Pascual nakatira. Nadaan ako minsan dyan sa GUV pag sobra ang trapik sa Batangas.

CORRECT. San Barangay ka dito s San Pascual, if I may ask ano job mo or business. You seemed well learned and full of knowledge and observations.. To add to your theory, Lipa is very accessible via Star Tollway, and from all directions, north-south-east-west, the road network links to the city. Even from Quezon and Laguna, via Tiaong or San Antonio, and via Alaminos respectively. Besides, Lipenos, are known to spend more than their counterparts. This habit has spread through the neigboring towns. They are also known too to be business minded. But I believe all Batanguenos are business people.

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Based on the figure above, the 2010 Census of Population reveals that Nasugbu has a population of 122,483 which falls a bit short from the required 150,000 inhabitants for cities under the law. However, the town surpassed the minimum requirement for land area and income.

Correct me if I’m wrong, the Land area of Nasugbu is far above the mandated 100 square kilometer. On the other hand, the average annual regular income of Nasugbu for 2010 and 2011 amounts to more than P 200 Million which is higher than the P100 Million income required under the law. So, Nasugbu, having satisfied the income and land area requirements under the law, is qualified for the conversion to cityhood…and must be passed before the end of 2012….:cheers:

To add to Lemuria and Donsar's post about lipa being a major commercial center:

Lipa City has the most number of (land)-bounding LGUs among all cities in the Philippines. It is bounded by 13 other cities and municipalities. Starting from the northeast, clockwise, it is bounded by Alaminos and San Pablo City in Laguna, San Antonio and Tiaong in Quezon, Padre Garcia, Rosario, Ibaan, San Jose, Cuenca, Mataas Na Kahoy, Balete, Malvar and Tanauan City all in Batangas.

Likewise, it is one the few cities that border two provinces, aside from the province which they are part of. The other cities are Calamba, San Pablo, Tagaytay and Tacurong. Note that except for Tacurong (which I don't know where), all the cities bordering two provinces except from the province which they are part of, are Calabarzon Cities. No wonder they are all major commercial centers.

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J0ndan ung sandari malaki tlaga un. .maganda dun. .hehe.pero mas maganda sa hamilo. .xD. . .ang alam ko dun gagawin ang luxury hotel santelmo w0rth 1.53 billion. .7 star ata

wala nga post or pic about sandari.ang laki pa naman nun.anyway,san kaya itatayo ang sogo hotel lipa?

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Mabini

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Mabini is a 1st class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. It is located on the Calumpang Peninisula between Batangas Bay to the east and Balayan Bay to the west. According to the latest census, Mabini has a population of 40,629 people in 7,025 households. It is named after Apolinario Mabini, a Filipino revolutionary hero.

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Malvar

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Calejon Falls, consists of two major water falls and two smaller ones. One of the biggest falls is about 10 feet (3.0 m) high with a great volume of clear water gushing down to a shallow pool. One of the two smaller falls is shower-like, while the other one forms a series of small cascades. All the falls are located in an area of about 300 square meters.

Calejon Falls is located in Barangay San Gregorio, (formerly called Calejon). The spot is easily accessible via STAR Tollway Bulihan Exit. From Manila, take a bus bound for Batangas City or Lipa City then drop at town of Malvar. Jeepneys and tricycle service Barangay San Gregorio from the town proper. The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) stretch of road is well-paved and smooth even for small cars. Upon reaching the area, a series of 300 concrete steps going down the river will have to be taken.

San Juan River, is the longest river in Batangas connecting Lipa and Tanauan and Sto Tomas. Thus the river also serves as water sources for watering the vegetables near the small fish areas and crablets. There is a pollution of the river, people are throwing garbage at its creek or on the water, and even poultry and piggeries near the river are contaminating the natural habitat of its environment. The local government is not yet pushing the pertinent laws against these environmental degradation. Immigration from different provinces who had no houses and relatives to stay with is marking the river banks with property.

Another local revenue that has recently emerged in the humble province of Malvar is the mango farm/events. Only 45 minutes away of Alabang, it is located near the plant of C-Joist Concrete Ventures Group, Inc. Currently, very little is known about this establishment, as it is not yet fully operational. Residents and visitors alike have been astounded with this new development, together with a proposed horse race track. Once these establishments are fully operational, it will increase the number of visitors coming from Manila.

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Mataas na Kahoy

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Mataasnakahoy was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 308 signed by George Butte, acting Governor General of the Philippines on March 27, 1931 effective January 1, 1932. It has 16 barangays (smallest political unit)and its total land area is 2,376 hectares. It is bounded by Balete and Lipa City with Taal Lake limiting its western side (Lat 13.9603; Long 121.1158). The name Mataas na Kahoy literally means "tall tree". The town is known for its cool climate due to its high elevation 379 metres (1,243 ft). Considered as the Little Baguio in Batangas.

Several resorts are in operation in different barangays and the town is starting to be known for these resorts. Shercon Resort, the first one which ventured in this line of business, is located in Barangay San Sebastian. Subsequently, El Madero in Barangay II and Galilee Place (Barangay San Sebastian) started operation. Very recently, La Virginia in Barangay Manggahan was also inaugurated and opened. As of this writing, another resort is being developed in the vicinity of the boundary between Barangay IV and Calingatan.

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Nasugbu

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Nasugbu is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 113,926 people in 19,615 households.

Several bus services provide transportation to and from Nasugbu. Jeepneys from Tagaytay City also enter and leave the town at a scheduled time. Within the town, tricycles are the main mode of transport.

The local government is pushing for the cityhood of the town, which would pave the way to make it more industrialized and developed.

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Padre Garcia

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The cattle trading capital of the Philippines

The pioneers

It was in 1952, three years after the town’s founding, that local leaders instigated what would, to this day, be the essence of the people of Padre Garcia’s claim to industry. Led by the first elected mayor, Jose A. Pesigan, vice mayor Rustico K. Recto and councilors Narciso Calingasan, Ciriaco Bolilia, Lucas Recinto, Jose Katigbak, Anastacio Dimaculangan and Amado Bacordo; anticipating the need to augment the town’s coffers, they embarked on an economic enterprise - the cattle market or “bakahan”. The uncertainty and plight of the township then, serve as the fire to fuel their drive.

As such pioneering ventures, they were faced with seemingly improbable tasks; the biggest of which was the well entrenched livestock market of neighbouring Rosario. A town roughly four and a half times bigger and just three years before, Padre Garcia, then known as LumangBaya or Sambat was a part of Rosario. The site of the first cattle market is the now Municipal Gym or Plaza adjacent the Park which was then the Municipal Hall.

The cattle market day has always been set on Fridays, its origin can be traced back to post-war 1945 as the LumangBayan’s market day and thus reconsidered to coincide with that of Rosario’s, not to rival but to engrossed what crumbs may astray from the latter’s cattle tradings. The first few months’ unsuccessful operation gave rise to marketing tactics which was to be construed by neighbouring Rosario’s leadership as a threat to its pre-war cattle market, a rivalry to last twenty years began.

Consultations and diplomacy geared towards enticing traders became a day and night activity. By 1955, the cattle market has modestly increased its trading volume of large cattle per Friday and to accommodate this increase, land owned by the De Castro/Pentiños’ (present site of the G.T.S.) was duly rented.

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wala pa ko nakitang condo ng ayala that can be comparable dito sa smdc's hamilo coast.pero sa subdivisions ayala pa din.anyway,connected ba sa dagat yung tubig sa harap ng condos ng hamilo or man-made sya?

Shell Plans to Invest US$1.6 Billion in LNG Projects

Shell Plans $1.6 Billion Philippines LNG Investment - UK Government
Published June 07, 2012
Dow Jones Newswires

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U.K. oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) has confirmed plans to invest $1.6 billion for the development of a liquefied natural gas import and regassification terminal in the Philippines, the U.K. Foreign Office Said Thursday in a statement.

Also, Unilever NV (UN) announced it will increase its investment and expand manufacturing facilities in the Philippines.

The statements came as the Filipino president, Benigno Aquino, visited the U.K. this week en route to the U.S.

Read the full story at Fox Business (http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/06/07/shell-plans-16-billion-philippines-lng-investment-uk-government/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxbusiness%2Flatest+%28Internal+-+Latest+News+-+Text%29)

wala pa ko nakitang condo ng ayala that can be comparable dito sa smdc's hamilo coast.pero sa subdivisions ayala pa din.anyway,connected ba sa dagat yung tubig sa harap ng condos ng hamilo or man-made sya?

It’s a 4- hectare man-made saltwater lagoon or lake, jondan23_83, but it guaranteed to be of low impact to the environment.

Take a look at Site Development Plan of Hamilo Coast (http://hamilocoast.com/hamilo/index.php?p=1084)

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It looks spectacular and the idea of having nine (9) luxury condo buildings with a high-end hotel surrounding a man-made lake or lagoon is really innovative and well planned....

I must agree with you, SMDC makes it look spectacular! :cheers:

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. to build P1.53 billion luxury hotel within Hamilo Coast...

SM HOTELS and Conventions Corp., a unit of the Sy-led property and banking conglomerate, is putting up a P1.53 billion luxury hotel in Nasugbu, parent firm SM Investments Corp.

The first 400-room luxury hotel in Batangas is scheduled to be opened in 2016 and will be the second hotel in the Hamilo coast resort, according to the report (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

Early this year, the company also opened the Pico Sands Hotel, a 154-room resort hotel within Pico de Loro at this exclusive residential resort in Nasugbu, Batangas.

here's the supporting detail (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. to build P1.53 billion luxury hotel within Hamilo Coast...

SM HOTELS and Conventions Corp., a unit of the Sy-led property and banking conglomerate, is putting up a P1.53 billion luxury hotel in Nasugbu, parent firm SM Investments Corp.

The first 400-room luxury hotel in Batangas is scheduled to be opened in 2016 and will be the second hotel in the Hamilo coast resort, according to the report (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

Early this year, the company also opened the Pico Sands Hotel, a 154-room resort hotel within Pico de Loro at this exclusive residential resort in Nasugbu, Batangas.

here's the supporting detail (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

ito na nga ang sinasabi ko na luxury hotel santelm0. Na 1.53 billion,e2 ata ang 7 star.nbasa ko 2 sa news

wala nga post or pic about sandari.ang laki pa naman nun.anyway,san kaya itatayo ang sogo hotel lipa?

may mga pix na nun dti sa mga previous thread. .hehe. .bka ung sogo along ayala highway,dami gngwa dun eh,tska road widening pti abot hnggang sanjose

Batangas city is among the lowest IRA dependency rate …

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Only 37.52% of the total income of Batangas City is sourced from the Internal Revenue Allotment while 62.48% of their income comes from various local sources and biggest share of which comes from business tax, where the average Locally-Sourced Revenue rate for the First Class Cities is at 38.11%, here's the full report...


Batangas City Excellent ang Performance sa Administrative Governance
City News | June 11, 2012 by pio

Ipineresenta ni City Director Amor San Gabriel ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) kay Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha, mga pinuno ng opisina sa pamahalaang lokal ng Batangas at mga kinatawan ng pribadong sektor ang resulta ng Local Government Performance System (LGPMS) noong ika-29 ng Mayo sa Batangas City Convention Center Lobby.

Mataas ang nakuha ng lungsod ng Batangas sa larangan ng administrative governance. Kabilang dito ang financial accountability, transparency at participation ng mga tao sa mga programa ng gobyerno.

Ani Gabriel, cost efficient ang Collection ng Buwis ng Batangas City sa 3.63% lamang kumpara sa average cost ng ibang LGUs na 11.93%. Ang dependency rate din ng lungsod sa Internal Revenue Allotment ay 37.52% lamang dahil ito ay may sariling revenues na katumbas na 62.48% kumpara sa ibang LGUs na may 38.11% own income.more (http://www.batangascity.ph/news/city-news/batangas-city-excellent-ang-performance-sa-administrative-governance/)

Source www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/news/city-news/batangas-city-excellent-ang-performance-sa-administrative-governance/)

Scenes at the Batangas Port

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Korean Investors Eyeing CNG Projects
June 13, 2012, 3:59pm
MANILA, Philippines --- South Korean firms are keenly interested to join the setting up of compressed natural gas (CNG) facilities lined up in the investmentplan of state-run Philippine National Oil Company-Exploration Corporation.
When the company initially solicited tenders for the supply, installation and commissioning of its planned CNG daughter station in Batangas City, Korean firms Hanjin Heavy Industries and Kwangshin Industrial Company along with their local partners have joined the pre-bid conferenceundertaken by PNOC-EC
SOURCE: http://mb.com.ph/articles/361928/korean-investors-eyeing-cng-projects

;92350743']Scenes at the Batangas Port

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Nice pics. great post! Dios mabalos Sir :cheers:

Korean Investors Eyeing CNG Projects
June 13, 2012, 3:59pm

SOURCE: http://mb.com.ph/articles/361928/korean-investors-eyeing-cng-projects

That’s good news..Kabayan, the more the merrier!!!:)

I hope the process will be more open and transparent based on the government's slogan 'Tuwid Na Daan' ^^if bidding for such a project pushes through.

That’s good news..Kabayan, the more the merrier!!!:)

I hope the process will be more open and transparent based on the government's slogan 'Tuwid Na Daan' ^^if bidding for such a project pushes through.

bumabaha ng investments sa batngas city,puro oil and gas c0mpanies. .sana nga tuwid na daan haha

First Gen to spend $ 1 billion on expansion to fuel more jobs!!!
:cheers1:
First Gen to invest $1B for natural gas plants
Expansion spurred by British Gas stake purchase
By: Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
1:19 am | Monday, June 4th, 2012

The Lopez-led First Gen Corp. is eyeing to invest as much as $1 billion—or roughly P43 billion at the prevailing exchange rate—to finally pursue the expansion of its two natural gas-fired facilities in Batangas through the 500-megawatt San Gabriel power project.

In a text message, First Gen president Francis Giles B. Puno said that the company will now be able to proceed with the project after its buyout of the 40-percent stake held by the British Gas Group in First Gas Holdings and subsidiaries, FGP Corp. and First NatGas Power Corp., which is the corporate vehicle for the San Gabriel project.

“Buying out BG [Group] in First Gas helps unlock the gas portfolio growth. We will now accelerate development of the San Gabriel project. We are looking at options regarding the size of the plant,” Puno said in the text message.

Based on preliminary estimates, First Gen is looking at a capacity between 300 MW and 500 MW, which will cost some $600 million to $1 billion. Depending on the availability, the gas can come from the remaining gas from the Malampaya gas field off Palawan or the company can opt for the importation of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Once the San Gabriel project is completed, First Gen will have control over three gas facilities, which can generate as much as 2,000 MW. The other two are the 1,000-MW Sta. Rita and the 500-MW San Lorenzo gas plants, which already contribute roughly a fifth of Luzon’s power requirements.

Puno had explained that it was difficult for First Gen to expand their gas projects previously because they needed to get the consent of their former partner, the BG Group, which was then no longer committed to growing the business.

It was only last week that First Gen was able to finally acquire the 40 percent stake of the BG Group for $360 million, which effectively gave the Lopez firm full control over the Sta. Rita and San Lorenzo gas facilities. Almost the entire proceeds from an earlier issuance of preferred shares, which raised P10 billion, were used for the buyout.

Apart from the San Gabriel gas project, the company earlier said it was looking to spend some P10 billion for the 30-MW Puyo and 23-MW Bubunawan hydropower projects in Mindanao.

These two proposed facilities formed part of a hydropower portfolio, which will see the construction of a total of five plants that can generate about 100 MW combined. The other power projects in the pipeline are expected to be put up in Cabadbaran, Agusan Norte; and in Tumalaong River and Tagoloan River, both in Bukidnon.

First Gen will likewise be shelling out funds for the $260-million Burgos wind power project of its affiliate, Energy Development Corp.

Source business.inquirer.net (http://business.inquirer.net/63055/first-gen-to-invest-1b-for-natural-gas-plants)

It’s a 4- hectare man-made saltwater lagoon or lake, jondan23_83, but it guaranteed to be of low impact to the environment.

Take a look at Site Development Plan of Hamilo Coast (http://hamilocoast.com/hamilo/index.php?p=1084)

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From www.sulit.com.ph (http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/1290770/HAMILO+COAST)

It looks spectacular and the idea of having nine (9) luxury condo buildings with a high-end hotel surrounding a man-made lake or lagoon is really innovative and well planned....

I must agree with you, SMDC makes it look spectacular! :cheers:

kaya nga saludo na talaga ko sa SM :cheers1:

ito na nga ang sinasabi ko na luxury hotel santelm0. Na 1.53 billion,e2 ata ang 7 star.nbasa ko 2 sa news


a hindi pa pala yung pico sands hotel ang 7 star hotel sa nasugbu?

a hindi pa pala yung pico sands hotel ang 7 star hotel sa nasugbu?

5 star hotel lang ang pico sands. .

Lemery.... 2 years ago


I posted these 2 years ago but these pictures remind me of a very nice time...

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It was a bustling town that was striving to be the city of tomorrow...

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Somebody told me that place has changed a lot since the time I visited was around 2010...

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Time runs so fast .... I wonder what Lemery looks like today?

Ganda talaga sa lemery,parang city na.and the palanas road are widens na. .my mga bagong buildings pa

Batangas-Mindoro bridge is pending into congress :cheers:

NO. HB03738

FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE MINDORO-BATANGAS NAUTICAL BRIDGE-HIGHWAY, LINKING MINDORO ISLAND TO BATANGAS CITY, AND PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION UNDER THE PROVISION OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6957, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE BUILD-OPERATE-TRANSFER (BOT) LAW
BY CONGRESSMAN/WOMAN UMALI, REYNALDO VILLAR
DATE FILED ON 2010-11-25

CO-AUTHORS:

CALIMBAS-VILLAROSA,
MA. AMELITA A.
MENDOZA, MARK LLANDRO
LATORRE VALENCIA, RODOLFO
GARONG MADRONA,
ELEANDRO JESUS FABIC
APACIBLE, TOMAS VILLADOLID

REFERRAL ON 2010-12-01 TO THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS
SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

DATE READ: 2010-12-01

http://www.congress.gov.ph/legis/search/hist_show.php?save=0&journal=&switch=0&bill_no=HB03738&congress=15



kamusta na kaya ito? :)

Batangas-Mindoro bridge is pending into congress :cheers:



http://www.congress.gov.ph/legis/search/hist_show.php?save=0&journal=&switch=0&bill_no=HB03738&congress=15



kamusta na kaya ito? :)


That’s a good question william, but nobody here can respond that, only the proponents of that bill can explain and therefore it should be directed at them….

TOP 10 RICHEST LGU IN BATANGAS IN ASSETS (2010)
(as requested by: mychem)

1. Batangas City.................P6,985,390,000.00
2. Santo Tomas..................P1,682,646,734.77
3. Lipa City........................P1,491,626,000.00
4. Tanauan City..................P1,217,008,000.00
5. Nasugbu...........................P853,399,189.62
6. Balayan............................P443,921,418.01
7. Bauan..............................P374,587,906.43
8. Malvar.............................P311,894,902.87
9. San Pascual......................P269,581,692.81
10. Calaca...........................P246,586,046.55

:omg:

:banana::banana: ang tataas!!! :banana:

source: http://www.coa.gov.ph/Reports/AFR/2010AFR_Local_Vol3.pdf

ito na nga ang sinasabi ko na luxury hotel santelm0. Na 1.53 billion,e2 ata ang 7 star.nbasa ko 2 sa news

Correct, it is exactly the same as mentioned in the report posted to ABS CBN news....:cheers:

TOP 10 RICHEST LGU IN BATANGAS IN ASSETS (2010)
(as requested by: mychem)

1. Batangas City.................P6,985,390,000.00
2. Santo Tomas..................P1,682,646,734.77
3. Lipa City........................P1,491,626,000.00
4. Tanauan City..................P1,217,008,000.00
5. Nasugbu...........................P853,399,189.62
6. Balayan............................P443,921,418.01
7. Bauan..............................P374,587,906.43
8. Malvar.............................P311,894,902.87
9. San Pascual......................P269,581,692.81
10. Calaca...........................P246,586,046.55

:omg:

:banana::banana: ang tataas!!! :banana:

source: http://www.coa.gov.ph/Reports/AFR/2010AFR_Local_Vol3.pdf

madaming salamat sau juan. .ang laki pala 6 billion ang batangas city,at 2nd ang sto.tomas,mas myaman pa sa lipa. .tnx talaga dre. . .

New Breed of Gumamela named after Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha


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Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis Vilma Abaya Dimacuha

Bagong breed ng Bulaklak na Gumamela ipinangalan kay Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha ng UPIPB (http://www.batangascity.ph/news/city-news/bagong-breed-ng-bulaklak-na-gumamela-ipinangalan-kay-mayor-vilma-abaya-dimacuha-ng-upipb/)
City News | June 15, 2012 by pio

INIULAT ni Oliver Gonzales, City Environment and Natural Resources Officer sa isinagawang 2nd quarterly meeting ng Batangas City Environmental Council kamakailan ang pagkapili kay Mayor Vilma Abaya Dimacuha ng University of the Philippines Intitute of Plant Breeding bilang pangalan ng ilulunsad na bagong bulaklak na gumamela. Ito ay ang Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis Vilma Abaya Dimacuha.

Ilulunsad ito sa ika- 23 ng Hulyo bilang isa sa tampok na pagdiriwang sa ika- 43taong pagkakatatag ng lunsod ng Batangas. Nagkakahalaga ang isang scion ng gumamela ng P1, 500.00 May 50 scions na igagawad ang UPIPB.

Ang naturang bagong breed ng gumamela ay pinag-aralan ng UPIPB at ang sinumang gagawaran nito ay may training na ipagkakaloob dahilan sa kapag hindi aniya alam ang pagpapalaki nito ay iba ang kinalalabasan, ayon pa kay Gonzales. May kulay na canary yellow ang talulot nito samantalang ang gitna ng bulaklak ay kulay pula.

ANG UPIPB ay naggagawad ng ganitong parangal sa mga taong may nagawang katangi-tangi sa kanilang larangan at dumadaan sa masusing pagtaya at ebalwasyon. Napili ang punong lungsod dahilang sa kanyang mahusay na pamamalakad at malakas na adbokasiya sa pangangalaga ng kapaligiran. (Letty Chua, PIO Batangas City)


Source www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/news/city-news/bagong-breed-ng-bulaklak-na-gumamela-ipinangalan-kay-mayor-vilma-abaya-dimacuha-ng-upipb/)

5 star hotel lang ang pico sands. .

SM Brings New Architecture to Philippines

The newly opened Pico Sands Hotel in Nasugbu

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very beautifil.parang ang sarap na tuloy tumira sa batangas :lol:.but i hope may makita din akong pictures ng sandari batulao.lagi ko 'tong naririnig sa commercial ng isang fm radio."an 800 hectare township project set to redefine the landscapes of nasugbu batangas" as the commercial quotes :)

Sandari Batulao a master-planned mountain residential resort and leisure community in Nasugbu...

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Sandari Batulao is an 800-hectare development at the foot of Mount Batulao and Mount Talamitam in Nasugbu, Batangas at the heart of South Luzon Philippines.
Shaped by nature, Sandari Batulao is envisioned to be the premier mountainside township development where residents and guests experience a laid-back lifestyle marked by a genuine respect for the quiet life, and for a wholesome natural environment that nurtures healthy living.

TOP 10 RICHEST LGU IN BATANGAS IN ASSETS (2010)
(as requested by: mychem)

1. Batangas City.................P6,985,390,000.00
2. Santo Tomas..................P1,682,646,734.77
3. Lipa City........................P1,491,626,000.00
4. Tanauan City..................P1,217,008,000.00
5. Nasugbu...........................P853,399,189.62
6. Balayan............................P443,921,418.01
7. Bauan..............................P374,587,906.43
8. Malvar.............................P311,894,902.87
9. San Pascual......................P269,581,692.81
10. Calaca...........................P246,586,046.55

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:banana::banana: ang tataas!!! :banana:

source: http://www.coa.gov.ph/Reports/AFR/2010AFR_Local_Vol3.pdf

wow, kasama s top 10 bayan namin San Pascual... Honestly have no idea what really are the composition of assets of an LGU. Grabe ang laki ng sa Batangas. Could it be marami realty property ang city government, or heavy equipments, or building. and napakataas ng valuation ng mga assets na ito? So di din pala dahil malaki area ng isang LGU eh malaki na ang assets? Look at Sto. Tomas, its not even a city pero mas marami asset in terms of value kesa Lipa? and ang Tanauan, almost half the size ng Lipa konte lng difference nila. Pero ang galing talaga ng Batangas City. I think it is the richest LGU in Calabarzon, even richer than most cities in Metro Manila in terms of assets... Talo nga lang siya ng Calamba pagdating sa Income. Wla p ba AFR for 2011, Im curious..

wow, kasama s top 10 bayan namin San Pascual... Honestly have no idea what really are the composition of assets of an LGU. Grabe ang laki ng sa Batangas. Could it be marami realty property ang city government, or heavy equipments, or building. and napakataas ng valuation ng mga assets na ito? So di din pala dahil malaki area ng isang LGU eh malaki na ang assets? Look at Sto. Tomas, its not even a city pero mas marami asset in terms of value kesa Lipa? and ang Tanauan, almost half the size ng Lipa konte lng difference nila. Pero ang galing talaga ng Batangas City. I think it is the richest LGU in Calabarzon, even richer than most cities in Metro Manila in terms of assets... Talo nga lang siya ng Calamba pagdating sa Income. Wla p ba AFR for 2011, Im curious..

laking laki na nga ako sa assets ng Sto. Tomas tapos biglang nakita ko pa yung sa Batangas City! :lol: nalula ako ah. :banana:

wala pa pong 2011 AFR ang COA or BLGF.. Baka 3rd quarter pa iyon i-release. :D

Teka check ko kung Batangas City na ang may pinakamataas ang "assets" sa buong Calabarzon. :D

Yup pinakamataas ang assets ng Batangas City sa buong Region 4A and B.. :D pati na din sa Region 3. :D

Sunod lang ang Calamba, PhP 4billion sila. :D

wow, kasama s top 10 bayan namin San Pascual... Honestly have no idea what really are the composition of assets of an LGU. Grabe ang laki ng sa Batangas. Could it be marami realty property ang city government, or heavy equipments, or building. and napakataas ng valuation ng mga assets na ito? So di din pala dahil malaki area ng isang LGU eh malaki na ang assets? Look at Sto. Tomas, its not even a city pero mas marami asset in terms of value kesa Lipa? and ang Tanauan, almost half the size ng Lipa konte lng difference nila. Pero ang galing talaga ng Batangas City. I think it is the richest LGU in Calabarzon, even richer than most cities in Metro Manila in terms of assets... Talo nga lang siya ng Calamba pagdating sa Income. Wla p ba AFR for 2011, Im curious..

d0nsar 7 billion pa yan nung 2009.sbi ni juan.nbwasan pa nung 2010. .hehe. .kataas ng sa sto.tomas alm0st 1.7 billion na. .myaman talaga ang bayan na yan. . .ang lipa nearing 1.5 . .halos kasun0d lang ng tanauan. .

Yup pinakamataas ang assets ng Batangas City sa buong Region 4A and B.. :D pati na din sa Region 3. :D

Sunod lang ang Calamba, PhP 4billion sila. :D

talaga?pinakamataas sa region 3,4 a at b? Aus ah.ngaun ko lang nalaman yan.sayang 7 billi0n na nung 2009 nbwasan pa.sana dumagdag sa 2011 .ok lng k0nti lng naman nbwasan. . .anu kya ranking sa bu0ng pinas?curious tuloy ako

im sure may extraordinary asset and batangas city. kasi when i was taking mba last 2006 or 2007, study kami lgu, parang nasa 3billion lang assets nya. bigla taas nung 2008. sabagay mayaman talaga siya. ikaw ba naman maging site ng international port. alam ko richest is makati 36 billion. but lets see the official figures...

i know too na batangas city is richer than many provinces

im sure may extraordinary asset and batangas city. kasi when i was taking mba last 2006 or 2007, study kami lgu, parang nasa 3billion lang assets nya. bigla taas nung 2008. sabagay mayaman talaga siya. ikaw ba naman maging site ng international port. alam ko richest is makati 36 billion. but lets see the official figures...

hahaha anu anu kaya ang yaman na un?hahahaha ang laki naman..

Correct me if I'm wrong, but have we already discussed that in the previous thread…?:)

However,…the COA report showed in 2010, Batangas city was 6th richest LGU in terms of current assets with amounts almost 7 billion, over 23 billion lower than Makati and Quezon City, Over 7 billion lower than Manila, over 1 billion lower than Caloocan City and approximately equal to the City of Pasay.. while Sto. Tomas is the richest town in the country in terms of current assets…

CORRECT. San Barangay ka dito s San Pascual, if I may ask ano job mo or business. You seemed well learned and full of knowledge and observations.. To add to your theory, Lipa is very accessible via Star Tollway, and from all directions, north-south-east-west, the road network links to the city. Even from Quezon and Laguna, via Tiaong or San Antonio, and via Alaminos respectively. Besides, Lipenos, are known to spend more than their counterparts. This habit has spread through the neigboring towns. They are also known too to be business minded. But I believe all Batanguenos are business people.

To add to Lemuria and Donsar's post about lipa being a major commercial center:

Lipa City has the most number of (land)-bounding LGUs among all cities in the Philippines. It is bounded by 13 other cities and municipalities. Starting from the northeast, clockwise, it is bounded by Alaminos and San Pablo City in Laguna, San Antonio and Tiaong in Quezon, Padre Garcia, Rosario, Ibaan, San Jose, Cuenca, Mataas Na Kahoy, Balete, Malvar and Tanauan City all in Batangas.


Donsar, hindi ako nag-aral ng Public Ad or Urban Planning. Observation ko lang yun. Ordinaryong private employee lang ako dati at ngayon nagpaplano mag-abroad. Taga-Del Pilar ako.

And yes, you guys are right. Lipa is right smack at the center. Nasa crossroads kaya madaming dumadaan at pumupunta.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but have we already discussed that in the previous thread…?:)

However,…the COA report showed in 2010, Batangas city was 6th richest LGU in terms of current assets with amounts almost 7 billion, over 23 billion lower than Makati and Quezon City, Over 7 billion lower than Manila, over 1 billion lower than Caloocan City and approximately equal to the City of Pasay.. while Sto. Tomas is the richest town in the country in terms of current assets…

I'm wondering what comprises the assets. It's just surprising that Batangas City has the same asset value as Pasay. And Sto Tomas' assets larger than Lipa's? Ayos Sto Tomas ah.

I'm wondering what comprises the assets. It's just surprising that Batangas City has the same asset value as Pasay. And Sto Tomas' assets larger than Lipa's? Ayos Sto Tomas ah.

Good PM, kabayan...actually it is not the same value but close to equal or nearly the same value.. Pasay City’s current assets amount to over 7 billion, within sight of Batangas city’s current assets…

About your question regarding Asset, well Asset in layman’s terms, anything that City or Town own, in Tagalog translation “Pag-aari”…:cheers:

^^
marami palang assets ang batangas city, sana maglaan ng pondo para sa pagpapatayo ng malapad na kalsada at isa pang tulay na tatawid sa calumpang river.:)

^^
marami palang assets ang batangas city, sana maglaan ng pondo para sa pagpapatayo ng malapad na kalsada at isa pang tulay na tatawid sa calumpang river.:)


Well, not all assets are cash; The Town or City must be able to convert it back into cash quickly or easily and lawfully… but I am totally agree with you, the city government should create more infrastructure funds:)

That’s a good question william, but nobody here can respond that, only the proponents of that bill can explain and therefore it should be directed at them….

oic. seems that we're all waiting here for the latest news 'bout this bill. i'll keep you updated once i found news 'bout this. thanks probinsyano!:cheers:

Well, not all assets are cash; The Town or City must be able to convert it back into cash quickly or easily and lawfully…:)

i think government vehicles like ambulance, police patrol, brgy mobile, boats/helicopters(if meron), properties,etc. tangible or intangible are the one which are considered as assets. pati ba cash kasama sa assets? is there a cash on hand sa mga LGU? hehe please correct me, yan kasi nasa isip ko eh. :cheers:

i think government vehicles like ambulance, police patrol, brgy mobile, boats/helicopters(if meron), properties,etc. tangible or intangible are the one which are considered as assets. pati ba cash kasama sa assets? is there a cash on hand sa mga LGU? hehe please correct me, yan kasi nasa isip ko eh. :cheers:

Yes, Cash in hand and cash in bank are classed as current assets.

Good PM, kabayan...actually it is not the same value but close to equal or nearly the same value.. Pasay City’s current assets amount to over 7 billion, within sight of Batangas city’s current assets…

About your question regarding Asset, well Asset in layman’s terms, anything that City or Town own, in Tagalog translation “Pag-aari”…:cheers:

Hi probinsyano, well, since you seem to be well versed in our province's current affairs, would you care to outline the assets comprising that close to P7 billion worth that Batangas City has? Interesado talaga ako, at kami rito, na malaman kung anu-ano yung P7 billion na yun.

Wow, P7 billion is a lot of assets perhaps for liquidation at the disposal of the local politicians. :)

Batangueño bags best documentary at 35th Gawad Urian...
WOW, another Batangueño's Pride..

Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) has awarded the best documentary to a Batangueño film-maker in the prestigious Gawad Urian," now on its 35th year.

Jewel Maranan’s film entry, "Tundong Magiliw," beat out some of the Country’s best and famous film makers in the documentary category, which is about birth, youth, adulthood and death– painstakingly observing the imprints of societal relations on life and subsistence in the old Manila district, Tondo more (http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/jewel-maranan)

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Congratulations Jewel Maranan for winning the best documentary for the film "Tundong Magiliw" in the 35th Gawad Urian held last June 13, 2012. Jewel is also an alumna of University of Batangas.

Hi probinsyano, well, since you seem to be well versed in our province's current affairs, would you care to outline the assets comprising that close to P7 billion worth that Batangas City has? Interesado talaga ako, at kami rito, na malaman kung anu-ano yung P7 billion na yun.

Wow, P7 billion is a lot of assets perhaps for liquidation at the disposal of the local politicians. :)

Thanks for the response, Kabayan, that’s a very good question, but you should ask Certified Internal Auditor of Batangas city for answers… :cheers:

oic. seems that we're all waiting here for the latest news 'bout this bill. i'll keep you updated once i found news 'bout this. thanks probinsyano!:cheers:

Thanks william :D please Keep updating us regarding this :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Shell to invest P6.5B for refinery
By: Amy R. Remo
Philippine Daily Inquirer
6:28 am | Saturday, June 16th, 2012
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MANILA, Philippines—Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. is investing about$150 million (roughly P6.45 billion) toupgrade its refinery in Tabangao, Batangas, which will not only result in more efficient operations for the oil firm, but willalso help shield Filipinos from the volatility of global oil prices.
The company has decided on this action despite facing numerous lawsuits filed by the government over Pilipinas Shell’s alleged tax evasion and misdeclaration of imported raw materials.
Energy Secretary Jose Rene D. Almendras said that the decision of Pilipinas Shell and its parent firm Royal Dutch Plc to pour in more investments in the country could be attributed to renewed confidence in the Philippine economy and the Aquino administration.
SOURCE: http://business.inquirer.net/65469/shell-to-invest-p6-5b-for-refinery

Shell to invest P6.5B for refinery

SOURCE: http://business.inquirer.net/65469/shell-to-invest-p6-5b-for-refinery

That's good news for job seekers and government revenue

Hi probinsyano, well, since you seem to be well versed in our province's current affairs, would you care to outline the assets comprising that close to P7 billion worth that Batangas City has? Interesado talaga ako, at kami rito, na malaman kung anu-ano yung P7 billion na yun.

Wow, P7 billion is a lot of assets perhaps for liquidation at the disposal of the local politicians. :)

WHILE local figures are important, upgrading the status of an LGU, what it is more important is the quality of people living in a town or city, and that the government is being able to deliver not only the basic services, but more conveniences, livelihood and extra benefits that their counterparts cannot provide.In a rich city government like Batangas, are there many families living below poverty line, or what about family expenditure, is it higher then the national level? I believe a city is rich, not only if the government coffers have many cash or its financial statement have many assets, but it is rich if the people living in here have high quality of life and have access to modern conveniences of a real and modern city like Makati, Cebu or Singapore, huh!

But I know marami na job opportunities sa batangas city, s dami ba naman ng investments dito.

WHILE local figures are important, upgrading the status of an LGU, what it is more important is the quality of people living in a town or city, and that the government is being able to deliver not only the basic services, but more conveniences, livelihood and extra benefits that their counterparts cannot provide.In a rich city government like Batangas, are there many families living below poverty line, or what about family expenditure, is it higher then the national level? I believe a city is rich, not only if the government coffers have many cash or its financial statement have many assets, but it is rich if the people living in here have high quality of life and have access to modern conveniences of a real and modern city like Makati, Cebu or Singapore, huh!


CORRECT KA DYAN MR. DONSAR... But oh, Batangas City cannot be compared to Makati, Cebu or Singapore. Malayong malayo pa ang tatakbuhin ng Batangas para ma ilinya or ma compare s kanila he he..

Rather, compare it to its neightboring cities or say, to Lipa our other city. Batangas City Government may be rich in its assets, but does batangas city have wide avenues, community park, world class leisure estates like Lipa? True, Batangas has its own city-run public school Kolehiyo ng Lungsod Batangas (KLB), but Lipa already has its own Kolehiyo ng Lungsod Lipa (KLL) long before Batangas built its own KLB. Does Batangas already have, or is planning to have, its own hospital, which Lipa is currently constructing.. All these plus the presence of two major full service malls, better hospitals and many businesses, more number and better restaurants, many entrepreneurs make Lipa's economic status way above than its neighboring cities. A city's rich assets (and/or income) must be reflected in the way of life of its residents, in its better infrastractures and better roads, etc. etc...

The original Parada ng Lechon kicks-off with Street dance competition

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The original Parada ng Lechon kicks-off with Street dance competition

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Hi probinsyano, well, since you seem to be well versed in our province's current affairs, would you care to outline the assets comprising that close to P7 billion worth that Batangas City has? Interesado talaga ako, at kami rito, na malaman kung anu-ano yung P7 billion na yun.

Wow, P7 billion is a lot of assets perhaps for liquidation at the disposal of the local politicians. :)

Seriously, I think you're right, lemuria... All we need is all LGUs to have a 100% open book policy... how could corrupt officials hide the corruption if everything is transparent?.. but the problem is where do we start to influence a change...? :ohno:

Puregold Batangas City is now open for Business

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nakow baka may nadukutan na dyan

Sandari Batulao a master-planned mountain residential resort and leisure community in Nasugbu...

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thanks sa info :okay:.na curios talaga ko sa sandari batulao

When was the last time you enjoyed a nice bowl of Batangas Lomi?

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To satisfy the taste bud of both gourmets and hungry souls, the City government of Lipa again featured the famous noodle dish of Batangas and is regularly shown every commemoration of this City’s Foundation

Lipa city is the self-proclaimed Lomi Capital of the Country.

This is the third year that Lomi Festival is being held for the celebration of the 65th Foundation Anniversary of this bustling and one of the top next wave cities of the Philippines.

There are contests like the search for the new Lomi King, the search for the new Lomi Queen, and the Lomi Cook-Off and so on and so forth.

When people think of Lomi, people also think of the Chinese. Interestingly, Lipa city has been a home to thousands of Chinese immigrants.

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Courtesy of www.lipa.gov.ph (http://www.lipa.gov.ph/news-and-events/lomi-festival/)

Since our Batangas Lomi is carbohydrates already, Lipeños need go to the usual with scold refreshments such as beer and soft drinks.

As our Province’s dish of choice, Lomi outpaces the burger in Mcdo or Jollibee and out-souls the pizza pie.

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Courtesy of www.wowbatangas.com (http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/food-and-dining/the-stories-behind-the-3rd-lomi-festival-and-the-history-of-lomi-in-lipa-city/)

We are the equivalent of those burger loving Americans.

Read on to know about Stories Behind the 3rd Lomi Festival and the History of Lomi in Lipa City,
visit www.wowbatangas.com (http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/food-and-dining/the-stories-behind-the-3rd-lomi-festival-and-the-history-of-lomi-in-lipa-city/)

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No fiesta is complete without the traditional lechon or roast pig...
Here are some activities of how Balayan is celebrating the Country's National Dish...

The Original Parada ng Lechon 2012 Schedule of Activities
From www.wowbatangas.com (http://www.wowbatangas.com/features/parada-ng-lechon-2012-schedule-of-activities/)

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June 19
8:30PM – LYNX CLUB Barangayan Singing Contest, Kutawtaw Sports Center

June 20
8:30PM - Free Jam – Feat. 6 Cycle Mind, Jensen Teñoso,et al.(Sponsored by Suzuki & Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto), Kutawtaw Sports Center

June 21
7:00AM - TATANANA 21-K Open Marathon
8:30PM – OA Open Singing Competition, Kutawtaw Sports Center

June 22
4:00PM – SUZUKI Motorcycle Stunt Exhibition
6:00PM – GSM: GINUMAN FEST 2012(Feat. Anne Curtis**, Callalily, ItchyWorms, RockSteddy, et al.)Plaza Mabini

June 23
9:30AM - PATIKI Tour de Balayan
6:00PM - SAN MIGUEL BEER Beerfest (Feat. Sam Pinto, Jose & Wally**, et al.)Plaza Mabini

June 24
7:00 AM – Holy Mass for St. John the Baptist
9:00AM - PARADA NG LECHON 2012
8:30 PM - HERMANDAD Musical Variety Show

It is the commemoration of the Cityhood of Lipa, dubbed as the “Little Rome of the Philippines”.

Let's get together and have fun.

Activities for 65th Foundation Celebration

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Source www.lipa.gov.ph (http://www.lipa.gov.ph/announcements/activities-for-65th-foundation-celebration/)

The food and all year round festival here in Batangas. The fun will never end.

Next month…Another Festivals around the Corner...

The 43rd Batangas City Foundation Day and the 25th Sublian Festival
July 23, 2012

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Source www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/announcements/43rd-batangas-city-foundation-day-july-23-2012-25th-sublian-festival/)

magkasunod na buwan pala sinecelebrate ang cityhood ng two major cities naten.. Ang Lipa this June, 65th year na, at Batangas sa July 43rd year na. so nauna pala ng 22 years maging city ang Lipa. Next cities.. Lemery, Sto. Tomas and Nasugbu...

been reading this thread for a long time finally im registered

just want to share this article, i read from the Batangas city official website.
A call center will be bulid inside SM City Batangas..

PRESS RELEASE
June 04, 2012, 2012

Public Information Office
(043) 723 2344




SP PEZA


Pansamantalang pinigil ng Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Batangas ang isinusulong na pagtatayo ng call center office ng Philippine Economic Zone Authority o PEZA sa SM Batangas City hangga't hindi naibibigay ang kaukulang dokumento na hinihingi ng konseho.

Ito ang napagkasunduan ng mga miyembro ng sangguniang panglungsod sa regular na sesyon noong nakaraang Lunes, ika-04 ng Hunyo.

Ayon kay Councilor Narciso Macarandang, hindi sapat ang ipinadalang sulat ng SM City Batangas kung saan nakasaad lamang ang proposed area para sa naturang call center.

Hiniling ni Macarandang na bigyang linaw ng naturang establisimiento ang mahalagang detalye upang maaprubahan ang resolusyon.

Ito ay feasibility study at lokasyon ng itatayong gusali. Dapat ding i-deklara ang tax benefits at kung ano ang benepisyong maibibigay nito para sa mga mamamayan.

Magugunita na nakasaad sa RA 7916 o Special Economic Zone Act of 1995 na may karapatan ang PEZA na i-convert ang piling lugar sa buong Pilipinas para maging highly developed agro-industrial, commercial, tourist, banking investment at financial centers.

Nakasaad pa rin sa naturang batas na ang 5% ng gross income ng business establishments na nasa ilalim ng Special Economic Zones (EcoZones) ay ire-remit sa national government. Isang porsyento lamang dito ang mapupunta sa local government.

Ito ang dahilan kung kaya't idiniin ni Macarandang na kailangan ang masusing pag-aaral hinggil sa mga itatalagang EcoZone sapagkat ito aniya ay mangangahulugan ng eksempsyon sa mga buwis, na maaaring magamit ng lungsod sa pagawaing bayan at iba pang proyekto.

Niliwanag naman ng konseho na hindi sila tutol sa naturang proyekto at oras na maisumite ng aplikante ang kaukulang dokumento ay kaagad nilang ipapasa ang resolusyon kaugnay ng itatayong call center.

Ang naturang resolusyon ay isa sa mga requirements ng syudad upang maisakatuparan ang proyekto. (Jerson J. Sanchez, PIO Batangas City)

been reading this thread for a long time finally im registered

welc0me to thread.k2lad m0 din ako dti ngbabasa lng until gusto ko na makisali sa usapan.buti ngreg ka salamat at nadagdagan tau.hehe

Sa loob ba ng s.m o sa may labas nito?sna gumawa nlng sila ng bgong building at maipasa ang mga d0cuments para maapprove na

magkasunod na buwan pala sinecelebrate ang cityhood ng two major cities naten.. Ang Lipa this June, 65th year na, at Batangas sa July 43rd year na. so nauna pala ng 22 years maging city ang Lipa. Next cities.. Lemery, Sto. Tomas and Nasugbu...

Good observation, kabayan, Although these three towns have complied with the requirements set by the Constitution and the Local Government Code, ONLY Sto. Tomas has file cityhood application in congress..while Lemery and Nasugbu are still waiting for Congressman Apacible to file cityhood bills on their behalf.....:ohno:

I think its a real risk that if Cityhood doesn't happen his re-election campaign would struggle next year....:cheers:

been reading this thread for a long time finally im registered

Welcome!!! I hope you find being a forumer here a truly rewarding experience…^^

Sa loob ba ng s.m o sa may labas nito?sna gumawa nlng sila ng bgong building at maipasa ang mga d0cuments para maapprove na


I agree, this kind of project will create more jobs and must be pushed through but rules should be followed….

I wonder how well this project design ... Can anyone kindly post a proposed plan for this here or a link to it?:cheers:

I think the first IT park in Batangas city is likely to be at SM Batangas City..:)




I agree, this kind of project will create more jobs and must be pushed through but rules should be followed….

I wonder how well this project design ... Can anyone kindly post a proposed plan for this here or a link to it?:cheers:

sa batangas website nga ito.nakita ko na.anu kaya pangalan ng callcenter?sa pallocan kasi dami gngwa like chicboy and ung MAPTAN BUILDING na sobrang laki. .

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CAMELLA BATANGAS
Floridian Architecture. Batangas Flavor
Batangas is strategically located at the southeastern portion of the southern Tagalog region. It can be reached from Manila via comfortable two hour drive on wellpaved roads. Blessed with a natural habor, the city was designed with a lucrative port which serves as an essential transhipment point of commercial and industrial activities.
The city was not an exception to the desire of Communities Philippines to house the nation. Our1st themed master planned community in the province rose in Lipa City in 1997. After the incorporation of Crown Communities Batangas, Plantacion Meridienne with Citrus Grove as its first enclave was launched. The series of plantacions came into being with close to 1,000 built houses in the last ten years - Coffee Grove in 1999, Tamarind Grove since 2005 and the very recent, Pepper Grove.
As we became Communities Batangas, we have also moved on in2006 by expanding our provincial coverage via opening up a community in the budding town of Sto. Tomas, Batangas * Portello. Manila has never been far to southern Philippines as people and businesses came to this part of the country * as we bring you these two themed communities.
Source: http://www.camellahomes.net/communities/batangas/index.php

Shell investing $1.2 billions in 2 Batangas projects, jobs boost for Batangueño...:pepper::carrot:

Shell allots $1.2B for 2 big projects (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/06/20/12/shell-allots-12b-2-big-projects)
By Neil Jerome C. Morales, The Philippine Star
Posted at 06/20/2012 8:11 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The local unit of global petroleum giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc. is investing close to $1.2 billion for two big-ticket projects in the Philippines.

The planned upstream and downstream oil projects are votes of confidence on the country’s good business climate and continuous economic expansion, a top executive said.

Shell country chairman Edgar Chua said the company is looking at spending around $1 billion for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import and regasification terminal in Batangas.

“For the next three to four years, this will be the highest investment of Shell,” Chua said, adding that it will be one of their biggest investments in the Philippines.

Early this month, Shell signed a deal with the Philippine government for a joint technical feasibility study for an LNG terminal adjacent to Shell’s existing refinery.

Chua said Shell is looking to import LNG from Brunei, Indonesia and Australia.

“We have a system that enables us to source from a number of sources,” he said.

Potential customers of the LNG facility are natural gas-fired power plants and even small firms that want to shift to LNG from the more expensive diesel, Chua said.

The Philippine government has a $2.1-billion natural gas master plan, which includes the construction of an integrated Bataan LNG terminal and several LNG-fired power plants.

With the creation of the LNG import and regasification terminal, Chua said the Philippines will be at par in LNG technology and facilities compared with its Southeast Asian neighbors.

“The Philippines has always been a major market for Shell. With the developments in good governance and level playing field, we are putting in more money,” Chua said.

Furthermore, Shell is investing $100 to $150 million to upgrade its refinery in Batangas.

“We are upgrading so that we can produce products that will [comply with] more stringent specifications specially on lower sulphur,” Chua said.

While the upgrade will not increase the capacity of Shell’s refinery, the upgrade is a step closer to increasing output in the future, Chua said.

Shell is studying the necessary changes in the refinery that will allow Shell to meet the new Philippine National Standards for Euro IV grade diesel and gasoline set to take effect in 2016.

To date, Shell operates a refinery in Tabangao, Batangas with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day.

Meanwhile, Shell is also looking new projects in the upstream oil industry.

“We continually look for service contracts where we may be able to add value... I think in the last round, we looked at some of the areas at that time but we are looking for additional areas,” Chua said.

The opening for bids in Areas 3, 4 and 5, which are adjacent to the resource-rich Spratlys Islands is also being claimed by China, is scheduled in July.

In July last year, the Department of Energy launched the Philippine Energy Contracting Round 4, offering 15 new gas exploration areas nationwide that will require around $7.5 billion in investments.

To date, Shell leads the consortium Shell Philippines Exploration B.V., which operates the Malampaya gas-to-power project in Northwest Palawan.

Chua said the company is also approached by holders of service contracts for a possible farm-in agreement.

“I think we are very lucky to be considered a partner of choice because we already have operations,” Chua said.


Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/06/20/12/shell-allots-12b-2-big-projects)

sa batangas website nga ito.nakita ko na.anu kaya pangalan ng callcenter?sa pallocan kasi dami gngwa like chicboy and ung MAPTAN BUILDING na sobrang laki. .

On the heels of Lipa being one of the next wave cities of the Philippines, Batangas City will follow suit, with the planned call center in SM Pallocan area. A very much welcome news. Job seekers here will not go to Lipa, Sta. Rosa and Metro Manila for the career in call center they want to get into. Its interesting to note too that our cities are favorite investment sites of different companies, truly for possessing big potentials. Cant help but observe whatever business there is in Lipa, there should be in Batangas too, and vice versa. Some times nag kakaiba lang s type particularly s major industries. Sa Lipa, light industries like Nestle, PKI, feedmills, and those plants in LIMA. Sa Batangas, heavy industries like Shell, chemical Plants, power plants and many more...Pero s retail and commercial, halos pareho silang meron...


welcome to the thread pla, stonyhills

hi mychem ilang floors ang maptan bldg. kanino kaya yun. what businesses ilalagay dun? tnx

hi mychem ilang floors ang maptan bldg. kanino kaya yun. what businesses ilalagay dun? tnx

i d0nt know kung knin0 ito. ,5 to 7 floor ang pgkakaalam ko.nakita m0 na ba ito?malapt sa may shakeys,ung maganda ang design.c0mmercial bldg ata ito.pero malaki xa,at pahaba. .ganda ng harap nya,

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-Angeles, Pampanga
- Lipa, Batangas
- Macapagal Ave., Parañaque
- Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
- Tagaytay City

BSU Grad in top 10 in Architect Licensure Examination

Another BSU graduate landed in the top 10 in the recent Architect Licensure Examination given last June 8 and 9, 2012.

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Architect Mark Anthony Abrigonda Landicho
placed 10th with a score of 81.90 %

Congratulations on your success.

Successful examinees should personally register and sign in the Roster of Registered Professionals

Meanwhile here (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/exam-results/06/15/12/prc-987-new-licensed-architects) are the other successful examinees in the June 2012 Architect Licensure Examination

Cintai Corito's Garden in Balete, Batangas featured
in Unang Hirit

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Published on Jun 19, 2012 by mainekhu

This was the second segment of the live feature of Cintai earlier today!

Heart Evangelista and Sid Lucero Spotted filming in Cintai Corito's Garden

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Tourists flock to Batangas bird sanctuary (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/06/14/12/tourists-flock-batangas-bird-sanctuary)

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Migratory birds in Taal Lake (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edspix/5960477737/) by ed's pix (http://www.flickr.com/people/edspix/), on Flickr

Watch it now at Bandila Here (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/06/14/12/tourists-flock-batangas-bird-sanctuary)

Tourists flock to Batangas bird sanctuary
06/15/2012 4:08 AM

Dinadayo ngayon ng mga turista ang isang bird sanctuary sa San Nicolas, Batangas. At dahil sa sigla ng turismo, nagbukas din ito ng daan para sa edukasyon ng mga kabataan doon. Exclusive, magba-Bandila si Dominic Almelor. Bandila, Hunyo 14, 2012, Huwebes

Walang Hanggan stars, Julia Montes and Paulo Avelino
finally tied the knot at Club Balai Isabel in Talisay, Batangas.

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Julia Montes on wedding dress... but don't worry fans, it's just a taping TV series

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Guys ask ko lang if may enough space pa ba ang Lipa City for a Domestic Airport?? balak ko kasi kumuha ng TCT for our proposal..


Thanks.. :)

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-Angeles, Pampanga
- Lipa, Batangas
- Macapagal Ave., Parañaque
- Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
- Tagaytay City

Saan kaya site sa Lipa?

DOMESTIC BANKING SYSTEM IN BATANGAS PROVINCE

Just wanna share part of my report s financial management subject ko. Im taking masteral po sa isa s mga universities natin. My data is based on latest PDIC report on domestic banking and the latest population report.

" The province of Batangas is served by 262 banks (branches). With a population of 2,377,395 as of latest survey, the customer-bank ratio is 1:9,074, or each bank serves about 9,074 batanguenos. However, there is disparity in every town or city. For instance, the small municipalities of San Nicolas, Lobo, Alitagtag, Tuy and Talisay are being served by only one bank. Hence, the P35,000 or so Batanguenos in Lobo are served by only one bank, or the 20,000 people in Alitagtag are served also only by one bank. Some towns like Taal, Taysan. Agoncillo, San Pascual, Sta. Teresita, San Luis, Lian, Mataasn Na Kahoy and San Luis are served by two banks. Even then, the bank to customer ratio is still high, or many people under served. In contrast, highly urbanized areas are well served. In Lipa City, the area with the most concentration of banks (62), there is one bank for every 4,572 Lipa residents, hence Lipenos are the most served Batanguenos. Followed by Batangas City and Tanauan City, with one bank for every 6,945 persons in Batangas City, and one bank for every 7,619 person in Tanauan. Other areas being moderately served are Nasugbu, Lemery, Bauan, Rosario, Balayan and Sto. Tomas. Of course people from some rural towns go to nearby cities or towns where there are more banks to meet their needs and demands. Large deposits are in Batangas City and Lipa City with an average of 20 billion each in their domestic banking system and Tanauan far third with 6 billion in its system. Sto. Tomas, Lemery and Bauan have an average of 4 billion in its system. Other towns in Batangas have less than one billion in domestic deposits.

Kabayan, 'Let us pray for Dolphy's recovery'

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I know I'm not the only one here who believes that prayer to God by His Son Jesus affects things, so I wanted to start in this thread to request all to pray for him and his immediate healing. If you are under the same conviction, please post "Amen" to this post, and believe that we'll be hearing some great news soon!

Seriously, I think you're right, lemuria... All we need is all LGUs to have a 100% open book policy... how could corrupt officials hide the corruption if everything is transparent?.. but the problem is where do we start to influence a change...? :ohno:

Kaya nga malabong maipasa yung Freedom of Information bill. Malamang 99% ng mga politicians ang against dito. P7 billion is a huge amount of assets. At hindi lang yun sa Batangas City, sa madaming lugar sa Pilipinas, local o national.

Kailangan talaga natin ng isang website put up by an NGO outlining all expenses of all units of government para mabawasan ang corruption, at may maayos na auditing system.

WHILE local figures are important, upgrading the status of an LGU, what it is more important is the quality of people living in a town or city, and that the government is being able to deliver not only the basic services, but more conveniences, livelihood and extra benefits that their counterparts cannot provide.In a rich city government like Batangas, are there many families living below poverty line, or what about family expenditure, is it higher then the national level? I believe a city is rich, not only if the government coffers have many cash or its financial statement have many assets, but it is rich if the people living in here have high quality of life and have access to modern conveniences of a real and modern city like Makati, Cebu or Singapore, huh!

Hindi tayo nagkakaiba ng opinion donsar. Nasabi ko na rin ito dati. Although strong indication ng investor confidence ng isang lugar ang pagkakaroon ng SM o Jollibee, mas importante ay ang quality of life ng mga tao. For example, kahit wala masyadong commercial centers sa San Jose o San Pascual, ang importante ay kung may trabaho o may pera ang mga tao, health ng bawat isa at overall quality of life. Take for example Batanes and Bhutan. Bhutan prides itself for using the Gross National Happiness as a measure of well-being.

just want to share this article, i read from the Batangas city official website.
A call center will be bulid inside SM City Batangas..


Sana big player ang call center na itatayo sa SM, hindi yung mga fly-by-night call centers na walang stability at anytime ay pwedeng mag fold up. But come to think of it, if it's with SM, it could be a big name company.

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-Angeles, Pampanga
- Lipa, Batangas
- Macapagal Ave., Parañaque
- Naga City, Camarines Sur
- Sta. Rosa City, Laguna
- Tagaytay City

I am curious to know kung ano ang masasabi ng mga elders ng Lipa being the seat of Catholicism ng Southern Tagalog at ang pagtatayo ng Sogo roon.

Sensya na at over posting ata ako. Naalala ko lang, totoo ga na kakandidato si Lucky Manzano as mayor of Lipa? :ohno::nuts:

Been to nuciti central mall last weekend, good to see n medyo marami n ngopen shops inside.just opened ung hapchan,watsons,inengs bbq resto and poshnails.soon to open are bench fix,cd r king and few more.

D b mas bagay ata ung sogo hotel s balagtas.",)

Ooops….I almost forgot to mention the most important event to ever happen in Laurel, Batangas..

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cave church (http://www.flickr.com/photos/chibusque/3131183172/) by chibusque.com (http://www.flickr.com/people/chibusque/), on Flickr

Today, marked the 43rd Founding Anniversary of this lakeshore town, in accordance with which, Malacañang declared as a special non-working day to give full opportunity to town’s folks to properly celebrate its foundation day….

Aquino declares June 21 a special non-working day in Laurel, Batangas in celebration of its 43rd Foundation Day
MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III has declared June 21 which falls on a Thursday as a special (non-working) day in the municipality of Laurel in the province of Batangas in celebration of its 43rd Foundation Day.

The Chief Executive issued the declaration through Proclamation No. 395 signed by Executive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. on June 6 to give the people of Laurel the full opportunity to celebrate and participate in the occasion with appropriate ceremonies.
The town was named in honor of Miguel Laurel, also known as the "first Laurel" in the Philippines. As a fierce foe of the Spanish invaders, the people looked at Laurel as their leader for defending their rights against their oppressors. (PNA)Source (http://www.zambotimes.com/archives/48688-Aquino-declares-June-21-a-special-non-working-day-in-Laurel,-Batangas-in-celebration-of-its-43rd-Foundation-Day.html)
Happy 43rd foundation day, Laurel, Batangas!!!

Dapat nga nasa balagtas ung sogo hndi sa lipa haha,but anyways mukhang malaking name ung call center kc nsa s.m and nga pla ayala will expand,bka magkaroon ng mala nuvali sa batangas.haha

Guys please do support our fellow Kababayan from Tanauan City, our one of official representatives for the Miss World Philippines 2012, Ms. Valiry Vispo.. She is our current 1st runner up Mutya ng Batangan...
:)

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Let us support her by Texting "MWP(space)11" and send to 5353. Only P2.50 per text vote.

Kaya nga malabong maipasa yung Freedom of Information bill. Malamang 99% ng mga politicians ang against dito. P7 billion is a huge amount of assets. At hindi lang yun sa Batangas City, sa madaming lugar sa Pilipinas, local o national.

Kailangan talaga natin ng isang website put up by an NGO outlining all expenses of all units of government para mabawasan ang corruption, at may maayos na auditing system.

Good A.M., kabayan Lemuria, I am totally agree with you...:okay:

One way to conclusively resolve this issue is for the Government and Legislative to allow scrutiny from the people. The time is ripe for LGU transparency.

This information is put on the net and can be the education system.

Lastly, I believe a strong local body government that is transparent is the beginning of the answer.

let the government do their job, and open their books but let outsiders investigate - transparency is what democracy is all about.

Dapat nga nasa balagtas ung sogo hndi sa lipa haha,but anyways mukhang malaking name ung call center kc nsa s.m and nga pla ayala will expand,bka magkaroon ng mala nuvali sa batangas.haha

Good P.M. Kabayan mychem23, I'm not sure kung ito ang tinutukoy mo

Avida Parkway Settings Nuvali, Sto. Tomas, Batangas (http://santotomas.olx.com.ph/pictures/avida-parkway-settings-nuvali-iid-389256021#all-pics)

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Batangas bet from Laurel made first cut at Miss World-Philippines beauty pageant 2012 after winning Best in Fashion Runway, now consider the early favorite…

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CandidateNo.16 Brenna Cassandra Gamboa is an early favorite


Batangas bet earns first finals slot in Miss World-Philippines pageant
Published : Friday, June 22, 2012 00:00
Written by : ED UY STAFF WRITER

Candidate No.16 from Batangas, Brenna Cassandra Gamboa, became the first finalist in Miss World Philippines 2012 after winning the coveted Best in Fashion Runway/Miss Coco Cabaña award on Tuesday’s gala night.

Gamboa wore a printed mullet dress by Edwin Uy during the pre-pageant show at the Dusit Thani Hotel in Makati City. She also won the Miss Manny O special award.

It was déjà vu of sorts for Gamboa who was also a finalist in 2011’s Miss Philippines Earth pageant where she won the Best in Long Gown competition.more (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/life-and-times/showtime/25314-batangas-bet-earns-first-finals-slot-in-miss-world-philippines-pageant)


Source www.manilatimes.net (http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/life-and-times/showtime/25314-batangas-bet-earns-first-finals-slot-in-miss-world-philippines-pageant)

Good P.M. Kabayan mychem23, I'm not sure kung ito ang tinutukoy mo

Avida Parkway Settings Nuvali, Sto. Tomas, Batangas (http://santotomas.olx.com.ph/pictures/avida-parkway-settings-nuvali-iid-389256021#all-pics)

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di ko alam kung ito yun.pero di pa ata sinisimulan. .wait na lng ng press release.post ko dito ung article

Ayala Land extends to new areas
Ayala Land Inc. is set to make its presence felt in the provinces of Rizal and Batangas , as it expandsits portfolio and diversifies its projects and locations in the Philippines.
Ayala Land has set a capital expenditure of P37 billion this year, up from the previous year’s P30 billion. A big portion of that will be spent on residential projects, 15 percent on its leasingbusiness, 12 percent on hotel and tourism projects, with the rest going to landbanking.
The company is in the early stage of its five-year plan which will increase its portfolio significantly. It has lined up 50 residential projects worth over P90 billion over the five-year period, said Antonino Aquino, president of Ayala Land.
The aggressiveness in the residential segment is what will bring the company into new areas.
Aquino said the company would have more “Nuvali-like” developments, referring to the group’s thousand-hectare project in Laguna.
Aquino said Ayala is in discussions for land acquisition in these new areas. The company is readying the launch of its BellaVita Alaminos community project by the latter half of the year.
BellaVita is Ayala Land’s socializedhousing unit that aims to cater to the lowest-priced segments ofthe property market.

Been to nuciti central mall last weekend, good to see n medyo marami n ngopen shops inside.just opened ung hapchan,watsons,inengs bbq resto and poshnails.soon to open are bench fix,cd r king and few more.

been there too, nothing new anyways. all establishments there can be found in Lipa, housed under one building nga lang dito.. not an exciting destination, one na di mo babalik balikan, except kung taga malapit ka lang at kakain dun araw araw o maggrocery. What I like to see here in Batangas, is mala- Paseo de Sta. Rosa o mala-Nuvali na place. matatagalan pa ata.

I am curious to know kung ano ang masasabi ng mga elders ng Lipa being the seat of Catholicism ng Southern Tagalog at ang pagtatayo ng Sogo roon.

Seat of motels din ang Lipa. Di ba nag rally n dun last year condemning proliferation of motels.. But I think Sogo is more of a hotel than a motel?

Ayala Land extends to new areas
Ayala Land Inc. is set to make its presence felt in the provinces of Rizal and Batangas , as it expandsits portfolio and diversifies its projects and locations in the Philippines.
Ayala Land has set a capital expenditure of P37 billion this year, up from the previous year’s P30 billion. A big portion of that will be spent on residential projects, 15 percent on its leasingbusiness, 12 percent on hotel and tourism projects, with the rest going to landbanking.
The company is in the early stage of its five-year plan which will increase its portfolio significantly. It has lined up 50 residential projects worth over P90 billion over the five-year period, said Antonino Aquino, president of Ayala Land.
The aggressiveness in the residential segment is what will bring the company into new areas.
Aquino said the company would have more “Nuvali-like” developments, referring to the group’s thousand-hectare project in Laguna.
Aquino said Ayala is in discussions for land acquisition in these new areas. The company is readying the launch of its BellaVita Alaminos community project by the latter half of the year.
BellaVita is Ayala Land’s socializedhousing unit that aims to cater to the lowest-priced segments ofthe property market.

My Dad says Ayala's expansion is in Sto. Tomas and Lipa. He's a realtor.

Anyone who's a tea drinker? INFINI-Tea, a famous tea shop in Metro Manila,is opening soon a branch in Lipa, at MVL Centre, across De La Salle.

W0w talaga sa lipa at sto.tomas booming talaga. .hehe.sana masimulan na

Batangas City's much-anticipated the 25th Sublian celebration will be on its 43rd Founding anniversary this 2012. ... This year's organizers promise a more colorful, more fun-filled celebration.

To update you of the events, here are the highlights and the Community-led events that you shouldn’t miss during this celebration

Definitely, it's a full of festive activities!:)

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Courtesy of www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/announcements/43rd-batangas-city-foundation-day-activities-july-5-august-5-2012/)

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Batangas City's much-anticipated the 25th Sublian celebration will be on its 43rd Founding anniversary this 2012. ... This year's organizers promise a more colorful, more fun-filled celebration.

Here are some activities that should make this celebration experience more fun and more enjoyable!!:)

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Courtesy of www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/announcements/43rd-batangas-city-foundation-day-activities-july-5-august-5-2012/)

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Batangas City officials visit Quezon City to learn from its development experience....

Batangas City Government Officials Learn from QC Experiences (http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=722:batangas-city-government-officials-learn-form-qc-experiences&catid=1&Itemid=362)

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Batangas City government officials visited the Quezon City Hall last May 31, 2012 as part of the Investment Enabling Environment Project (INVEST) of the USAID. The project aims to help local governments to streamline business processes, lower the cost of doing business, and enhance competitiveness by enhancing investment climate. INVEST-USAID has chosen Quezon City as a showcase for innovative ways of streamlining the process for setting up a business, encouraging business investment and progressive revenue generation and management.more (http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=722:batangas-city-government-officials-learn-form-qc-experiences&catid=1&Itemid=362)


Source www.quezoncity.gov.ph (http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=722:batangas-city-government-officials-learn-form-qc-experiences&catid=1&Itemid=362)

Seat of motels din ang Lipa. Di ba nag rally n dun last year condemning proliferation of motels.. But I think Sogo is more of a hotel than a motel?

It's actually more of a short-time place for other leisure activities. Hehe.

Anyone who's a tea drinker? INFINI-Tea, a famous tea shop in Metro Manila,is opening soon a branch in Lipa, at MVL Centre, across De La Salle.

I like milk tea a lot and I don't know why it took this long for a milk tea store, from scores of brands in Manila, to open up one in Batangas considering that the price range is lower than those offered by coffee shops. Haven't heard of Infini-tea. Nasubukan ko na Gong Cha, Serenitea, Cha Time, Happy Lemon. Pinakamasarap Serenitea.

Dapat SM Lipa o Robinsons na lang. Mukha kasing walang nagtatagal na food outlet sa MVL Building. Hindi ga maraming baon ang mga rich kids ng DLSL? :)

DBP approves 14 transport logistics projects worth P1.4 billion
By Ted Torres (The Philippine Star)Updated June 25, 2012 12:00 AM Co)
MANILA, Philippines - The Development Bank of the Philippines(DBP) has approved 14 transport and logistics projects worth a combined of P1.4 billion for both the private as well as public sector.
Also under evaluation are 31 projects worth P2.6 billion, with nine prospective accounts totalinganother P705 million.
The projects fall under the Connecting Rural and Urban Intermodal Systems Efficiently (CRUISE) program, with projects ranging from roads, packaging, transport and distribution facilities to cold chain facilities.
DBP has earmarked P22 billion for the CRUISE program.
The projects are located in Isabela, Nueva Ecija, Bataan, Batangas, Sorsogon. Cebu, NegrosOriental, Negros Occidental, Eastern Samar, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, and Surigao del Sur.
Majority of the projects emanate from the bank’s branches and are applied by local government units (LGUs).
Largest amount among the approved projects is the P380-million loan for the construction of municipal roads inBatangas.
The loan applications for two private sector that were approved a reached P144 million.
The largest loan application still under evaluation is a P428-million vessel purchase by a private entity.
The largest application, still under evaluation, comes from a government agency in Bohol.
Meanwhile, the largest loan applications that are classified as “prospective” is a private entity in the road and road maintenance business, and applying for an amount of P500 million.
DBP president and chief executive officer Francisco F. del Rosario Jr.said that the government financial institution is continuously coordinating with concerned government and private agencies and institutions in establishing inter-agency partnerships and in identifying investment opportunities in the transport sector, supply chain mainly in post-harvest technologies and facilities and logistics.
It is also set to conduct a series of road shows and seminars in several regions in the second half of the year to encourage more investments for the program.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?publicationSubCategoryId=66&articleId=820581

Good News: More affordable decent homes for Batangueños now available in Lipa City.:banana:

Low cost housing projects get BOI perks
By Czeriza Valencia, The Philippine Star
Posted at 06/22/2012 8:20 AM | Updated as of 06/22/2012 8:20 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Board of Investments (BOI) registered in May some P2 billion worth of investments for low-cost housing projects by six property developers....



Also registered is the P172-million project of Peter The Rock Properties Incorporated for the development of the Amiya Rosa Subdivision in Lipa City, Batangas. Commercial operation is expected to have started last April. Some 122 jobs will were created.

The subdivision will have a capacity of 249 housing units.

Likewise approved for tax incentives is the P89- million investment of Shelter Systems Development Corp. for the expansion of the Sampaguita West 1 community in Lipa City, Batangas. The expansion activity is expected to yield 294 housing units and employ 145 workers.more (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/06/22/12/low-cost-housing-projects-get-boi-perks)


Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/06/22/12/low-cost-housing-projects-get-boi-perks)

Are there any other fiestas in the Philippines more fun than this?

A blogger shares his fun and crazy experiences at Balayan's Parada ng Lechon festival..

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Courtesy of Dave Arroyo (http://www.daveil.ph/2012/06/parada-ng-lechon-2012.html)

Parada ng Lechon 2012, Posted by Dave Arroyo at Balayan, Batangas (http://www.daveil.ph/2012/06/parada-ng-lechon-2012.html)

It’s gotta be wet. It’s gotta be wild. If it’s not Bagoong then it’s gotta be Parada ng Lechon! more (http://www.daveil.ph/2012/06/parada-ng-lechon-2012.html)

Source Dave Arroyo Blog (http://www.daveil.ph/2012/06/parada-ng-lechon-2012.html)

Definitely, there’s no other festival in the Philippines but the Parada ng Lechon that can bring fun like no other….

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Image from Wow Batangas Page (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150963672708643.439433.128882273642&type=3)


Click Here (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150963672708643.439433.128882273642&type=3) to see some more photos courtesy of Wow Batangas from the recently concluded Parada ng Lechon in Balayan. Enjoy..:cheers1:

Congratulations to our two representatives in this year's Miss World-Philippines..

Well what can we say but to congratulate Miss Brenna Cassadra Gamboa of Laurel, Miss World Philippines 2012 4th Princess and Miss Valiry Vania Vispo of Tanauan City, for making it to the top 12 finalist .

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Miss World-Philippines 4th Princess Brenna Cassadra Gamboa
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Miss World-Philippines semi-finalist Valiry Vania Vispo
Courtesy of farm9.staticflickr.com (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/)

Though they didn't win the crown, being in the finalist is already an honor.

It only shows, Batanguenas are beautiful and intelligent women that you can be proud of.

Another Batangas Pride!!!
:applause::applause::applause:

The Transfiguration Church Caleruega in Nasugbu, Batangas is one of the top 10 choices picturesque churches for weddings!

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Courtesy of www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/)

June is usually a busy month not only for couples but also for wedding photographers who make sure that every moment is captured on their big day.

Click here (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/lifestyle/06/21/12/list-10-picturesque-churches-weddings) to see other picturesque churches for weddings

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There are some stories of women empower and inspire other women in the community to be active partners in any society-building undertaking. They are taking the big leap of change like Chief Superintendent Lina C. Sarmiento… the only woman general in the PNP today ….

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Courtesy of pspg.pnp.gov.ph (http://pspg.pnp.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&layout=blog&id=6)

She was passionate about becoming a police Officer, not so she could make the history books, but because she felt that the women in the country needed a public voice.

She desperately wanted to help these women who had fallen victim to different crimes. She broke new ground by joining the elite Philippine Police Service, the first woman in the Country to do so.

Just recently, Mrs. Sarmiento went on to become the first Police 2- star General, the highest post ever reached by a Police woman in the country and She is now the shining light, illuminating the path for others to follow…Here’s the story…


Batangueña sworn in as police 2-star general (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/national/32620-batanguena-sworn-in-as-police-2-star-general)
Published : Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Written by : Alfred Dalizon

SHE has proven that policewomen are no pushovers in a male-dominated police organization.

Chief Superintendent Lina C. Sarmiento took her oath of office as a 2-star police general before Philippine National Police chief Director General Nicanor A. Bartolome.

Sarmiento took over as PNP Director for Police-Community Relations last March 9 and went on to become the country’s first 2-star female police general. Her promotion was approved by President Benigno Aquino following a recommendation by Bartolome, the Department of Interior and Local Government and the National Police Commission.

At present, there are some 11,000 policewomen who are assigned in different police regional offices and national support units.

With her promotion, Sarmiento became the PNP’s first female 3rd-level official to hold the rank of Police Director, a rank equivalent to a Major General in the Armed Forces.more (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/national/32620-batanguena-sworn-in-as-police-2-star-general)

Source www.journal.com.ph (http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php/news/national/32620-batanguena-sworn-in-as-police-2-star-general)

Another Batangas Pride!!!
:applause::applause::applause:

Governor Vi is finalist in 2012 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award...adds another feather to her cap...

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Governor Vilma Santos Recto is the only female public leaders who made it to the list of finalists for the 2012 Search for Outstanding Public Officials & Employees, as posted on the Batangas Province Official Website (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=27&type=2&sec=1&aid=357)

The most awarded Lady Governor expressed her gladness and overwhelming for being recognized and honored to be one of the finalists for the best public servants in the land…

Our Governor with eight other outstanding civil service officials and five exceptional groups all vying for the Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award. Among the finalists are Mayor Edward Hagedorn of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan; Mayor Jose Garcia of Balanga City, Bataan, and Mayor Oscar S. Rodriguez of City of San Fernando, Pampanga.

The awards program aims to strengthen the Civil Service Commission’s advocacy of promoting excellence and of recognizing and rewarding civil servants for outstanding performance, contribution and achievements or consistent manifestation of exemplary ethical behavior in the public service.

This award highlights the annual celebration of the Philippine Civil Service Anniversary which will be held in September.

Now with this Governor Vi has added another feather to her cap…congratulations po!!!

SM Cyberzone opening in SM City Batangas this June 29

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Luckily, She is our governor - so I get to tell you what she has already done not just what she is going to do.

It has proven already that the Best Leaders are those Who learn how to listen and respond as well as able to preserve and promote our cultural traditions....

That's exactly what Governor Vi has done...

Let's watch out for her weekly activities ...

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Published on May 15, 2012 by kmjandal

Activities of Governor Vilma Santos Recto (May 7, 2012)


Meeting with Mayor Fronda with the Brgy. Captains of Balayan
Meeting with the Brgy Captains of Lipa
Alitagtag Town Fiesta Celebration.
Flores De Mayo sa Kapitolyo.

Four time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez next bout will be against a Batangueño boxer...

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Al Sabaupan of Agoncillo, Batangas
Courtesy of animotivation.blogspot.com (http://animotivation.blogspot.com/2012/06/juan-manuel-marquez-vs-al-sabaupan-on.html)

Marquez set to fight Pacquiao 'clone'
ABS-CBNnews.com
Posted at 06/22/2012 8:41 PM

MANILA, Philippines – Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez is due for a July fight against a Filipino boxer who bears an uncanny resemblance to Manny Pacquiao.

The Mexican counter-punching specialist will be facing relatively unknown boxer Al Sabaupan, a southpaw just like Pacquiao.

Apart from having a boxing stance similar to the Pacquiao’s, the 23-year-old Sabaupan also sports a beard and a moustache like the Filipino boxing idol.

According to Boxrec, Marquez will be squaring off against Sabaupan on July 21 in Mexico.

Sabaupan hails from Agoncillo, Batangas and has a professional record of 19 wins (14 knockouts) and 1 loss.

The Mexican apparently picked the unheralded boxer to prepare for a possible fourth fight against Pacquiao.

Marquez also did the same thing before his third bout against the Filipino superstar, taking on Likar Ramos in a tune-up fight.

Marquez wants to fight Pacquiao again, especially after losing via unanimous decision to the Filipino last November.

Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/22/12/marquez-set-fight-pacquiao-clone)

“It's like David and Goliath. We know how the biblical story goes. We're hoping for a repeat.. let's support Al Sabaupan..:horse:

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The giant 6ft cow that is as big as a Basketball player
found in Batangas

http://www.moocow.com/info/breedsofcows/breedimages/brahman-web-3.jpg
Courtesy of www.moocow.com (http://www.moocow.com/info/breedsofcows/b.breedsofcows.shtml)

Watch it now at Bandila Here (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/video/nation/regions/06/14/12/6-foot-tall-cow-spotted-batangas)

6-foot-tall cow spotted in Batangas

06/15/2012 2:59 AM
Nakakita na ba kayo ng baka na singtangkad ng basketbolista? Meron po niyan sa isang bayan sa Batangas kung saan manghang-mangha ang mga residente. Ang patok na balita hatid ni Val Balita. Bandila, Hunyo 14, 2012, Huwebes

so lahat ng mga tenants ng mga gadgets sa sm bats ay lilipat dun sa cyberzone? i wonder kung anong mga stores ang ilalagay sa aalisan nila. that's almost the entire one side of the 2nd floor. ang dami na rin bakante sa 1st floor ng sm bats. hindi ata indemand masyado ang sm bats compared to sm lipa. malimit me pumunta sa mga mall na yan, wala pa sa 1/3 ang dami ng taong napunta sa sm bats compared to sm lipa.

naisip ko lang hindi kaya sm residences ang ilalagay sa lipa? high rise condominiums?

Four time world champion Juan Manuel Marquez next bout will be against a Batangueño boxer...

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Al Sabaupan of Agoncillo, Batangas
Courtesy of animotivation.blogspot.com (http://animotivation.blogspot.com/2012/06/juan-manuel-marquez-vs-al-sabaupan-on.html)



Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/22/12/marquez-set-fight-pacquiao-clone)

“It's like David and Goliath. We know how the biblical story goes. We're hoping for a repeat.. let's support Al Sabaupan..:horse:


kamukha s'ya ni pacman :lol::lol::lol:
marquez is an intelligent fighter.asintado pa.but he's already old so let's hope al could match up well against the mexican legend.
but if al wins,di lang batangas ang magse-celebrate kungdi buong mundo na may filipino :cheers:but surely,al will be having a really hard battle against marquez

so lahat ng mga tenants ng mga gadgets sa sm bats ay lilipat dun sa cyberzone? i wonder kung anong mga stores ang ilalagay sa aalisan nila. that's almost the entire one side of the 2nd floor. ang dami na rin bakante sa 1st floor ng sm bats. hindi ata indemand masyado ang sm bats compared to sm lipa. malimit me pumunta sa mga mall na yan, wala pa sa 1/3 ang dami ng taong napunta sa sm bats compared to sm lipa.

naisip ko lang hindi kaya sm residences ang ilalagay sa lipa? high rise condominiums?

medyo humina na din ang sm lipa since magka-roon ng sm calamba.dati kasi yung mga taga sto.tomas sa sm lipa nadayo pero ngayon may sm calamba na,na mas malapit pa.kahit nga mga taga-sn pablo laguna,may ilan din nadayo dati sa sm lipa until makaroon na ng sm sn pablo. :)

kamukha s'ya ni pacman :lol::lol::lol:
marquez is an intelligent fighter.asintado pa.but he's already old so let's hope al could match up well against the mexican legend.
but if al wins,di lang batangas ang magse-celebrate kungdi buong mundo na may filipino :cheers:but surely,al will be having a really hard battle against marquez

A Big Break for Sabaupan...

I have seen him fight on TV, he seems to have power but very slow, telegraphic and low boxing.. but I'd still be rooting for him though for the upset but Juan Marquez even at his old age will be just too fast for him…. He must train like this is his last fight... great opportunity doesn't come twice, so train hard!....

Personally I can smell an upset here but he needs to train even harder than what Pacquiao did.

Good luck, Kabayan!!

so lahat ng mga tenants ng mga gadgets sa sm bats ay lilipat dun sa cyberzone? i wonder kung anong mga stores ang ilalagay sa aalisan nila. that's almost the entire one side of the 2nd floor. ang dami na rin bakante sa 1st floor ng sm bats. hindi ata indemand masyado ang sm bats compared to sm lipa. malimit me pumunta sa mga mall na yan, wala pa sa 1/3 ang dami ng taong napunta sa sm bats compared to sm lipa.

naisip ko lang hindi kaya sm residences ang ilalagay sa lipa? high rise condominiums?

It’s about time to put a mid-rise to high-rise condotel here…

I personally think it would bring tourism that this coffee capital of the Philippines needs.

great!.

It’s a 4- hectare man-made saltwater lagoon or lake, jondan23_83, but it guaranteed to be of low impact to the environment.

Take a look at Site Development Plan of Hamilo Coast (http://hamilocoast.com/hamilo/index.php?p=1084)

http://pic70.picturetrail.com/VOL1814/12734121/22684377/377315567.jpg
From www.sulit.com.ph (http://www.sulit.com.ph/index.php/view+classifieds/id/1290770/HAMILO+COAST)

It looks spectacular and the idea of having nine (9) luxury condo buildings with a high-end hotel surrounding a man-made lake or lagoon is really innovative and well planned....

I must agree with you, SMDC makes it look spectacular! :cheers:

ito ang dahilan kung bakit nagsasakripisyo kaming mga taga nasugbu ng lingguhang dalawang araw na brownout mula 9am hanggang 6pm... dahilan sa pagtatayo ng mga poste at linya ng kuryente upang magkaroon ng sariling substation ang hamilo at pico de loro. apektado na ang mga negosyo lalo na ang mga maliliit na naghjahanapbuhay na umaasa sa kuryente para makapagtrabaho... paano na kung sa kinikita sa araw-araw kinukuha ang kakainin ng pamilya?

so lahat ng mga tenants ng mga gadgets sa sm bats ay lilipat dun sa cyberzone? i wonder kung anong mga stores ang ilalagay sa aalisan nila. that's almost the entire one side of the 2nd floor. ang dami na rin bakante sa 1st floor ng sm bats. hindi ata indemand masyado ang sm bats compared to sm lipa. malimit me pumunta sa mga mall na yan, wala pa sa 1/3 ang dami ng taong napunta sa sm bats compared to sm lipa.

naisip ko lang hindi kaya sm residences ang ilalagay sa lipa? high rise condominiums?

i dont think maglilipat ng tenants.. pano ang cyberzone market ng sm lipa? rather maglalagay lang sila s sm bats ng kagaya ng nasa lipa. yes mas malakas pa rin ang sm lipa kesa sm bats, kahit na meron ng sm calamba and san pablo. look ang daming nababakante space s sm bats, s sm lipa wala naman, mas marami pa choice tenants dun, anothere indication is its expansion, if the on going construction beside it is really intended for expansion. when i went to lipa last week, i heard it will be the future grand terminal of lipa.. by the way sm san pablo is so small and with limited tenants. mga taga dun at alaminos nagpupunta pa rin s sm lipa.

at ang robinsons s lipa ang dami pa rin tao ha, sometimes its crowd nga is bigger, lapit kasi s bus stop, la salle , canossa and subdivisions around it.. pano n kaya kung may robinsons mall s bats, baka lalo mahina ang sm bats if ever.. maybe kaya di pa nagtatayo dun ng rob, di gano malakas ang sm? observation lang po.

... and i think one good move to boost sm bats is the planned call center there.

Hntayin na lang natin ung call center sa sm batangas. Isa sa mga plan yan. .at booming tlaga ung cbd sa pallocan.ang daming bago at gngwa. . .pati ayala highway sa lipa andaming establishments ang gngwa. .nga pala may camella batangas na,asa alangilan

A Big Break for Sabaupan...

I have seen him fight on TV, he seems to have power but very slow, telegraphic and low boxing.. but I'd still be rooting for him though for the upset but Juan Marquez even at his old age will be just too fast for him…. He must train like this is his last fight... great opportunity doesn't come twice, so train hard!....

Personally I can smell an upset here but he needs to train even harder than what Pacquiao did.

Good luck, Kabayan!!

dati nung first time na mag-harap si mexican legend marco antonio barrera at young pacquiao,maraming nagsasabi na hindi mananalo si pacman kay barrera kasi he has won his last eight fight against top caliber boxers.but pacman surprised everyone when he knockout barrera in the 11th round if i'm not mistaken.sana ganito din ang mangyari sa batangueñong si al against an intelligent fighter marquez. :cheers:

dati nung first time na mag-harap si mexican legend marco antonio barrera at young pacquiao,maraming nagsasabi na hindi mananalo si pacman kay barrera kasi he has won his last eight fight against top caliber boxers.but pacman surprised everyone when he knockout barrera in the 11th round if i'm not mistaken.sana ganito din ang mangyari sa batangueñong si al against an intelligent fighter marquez. :cheers:

I wish it’s going to be another Pacquiao-Barrera fight. Juan Marquez may be the logical choice to win easily because of his overwhelming skills and experience advantages among others. But I'm looking forward to our Kababayan Al Sabaupan has the heart to win, and most importantly, he must believe that his age and his power will enable him to gain in this epic battle…

Maybe there's gonna be a stoppage, Al is the real underdog based on the betting stats in Enemy’s Hometown making Marquez as the much favorite boxer to win the battle. But Again, I totally agree with you, it reminds me the story of the young, underdog and hungry Filipino fighter Pacquiao when he faced Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome, Texas.… And similar to the typical young David versus Goliath scenario...the underdog usually wins..

Let's hope that Al will win this fight in the end for the sake of our country, … and hoping for another upset against Mexican great boxer:cheers:

JG Summit's $800M naphtha cracker set to start operation in 2014..handed another jobs boost for Batangueño...:banana::banana::banana:

JG Summit's $800M naptha cracker plant to start by 2014
By Lois Calderon, ABS-CBN News Channel
Posted at 06/28/2012 6:34 PM

MANILA, Philippines - JG Summit Holdings president Lance Gokongwei on Thursday said the group is on track to start commercial operations on its $800 million naphta cracker plant by the first quarter of 2014.

The naptha cracker plant will produce an annual 320,000 tons of ethylene, the raw material used to produce polyethylene.

Gokongwei said the plant will provide most of the local market's needs, which is estimated at 350,000 tons a year.

The plant should start contributing around $800 million to $1 billion in annual revenue to JG Summit starting 2015.

Gokongwei added there is room to double the plant's capacity.

Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/06/28/12/jg-summits-800m-naptha-cracker-plant-start-2014)

www.smcyberzone.com (http://www.smcyberzone.com/news/batangas-get-ready-largest-it-retail-chain) reports that SM Cyberzone officially opens its first Branch in Batangas today

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The SM Cyberzon Batangas City is the first branch in the Province and it's located at the 2nd floor (former Food Court area) of SM City Batangas…

It is also the second SM mall to open Cyberzone this year, after the opening of SM City Consolacion in Cebu...

To date, there are only 10 SM Cyberzon branches in Luzon, six of these branches are located in CALABARZON….here’s the full report….


Batangas! Get ready for the largest I.T. retail chain
June 27, 2012

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This coming Friday, June 29, 2012, lifestyle and technology will meet in SM CITY BATANGAS as the 23rd Cyberzone branch will open its doors to the Batangeños. Get ready as the latest gadgets and technologies will make wave in the industrial port city.

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Cyberzone will be situated at the 2nd floor (former Food Court area) of SM City Batangas and will consist of over 20 stores featuring major brands like Sony Xperia, Samsung Mobile, and Acer, to name a few. SM Batangas is the second SM mall to open Cyberzone this year, after the opening of SM City Consolacion in Cebu, which was inaugurated last June 01, 2012.
On the opening day, Cyberzone will host a wide range of entertaining activities like Cosplay parade, Cosplay Xperience, and photo booth. There will also be an electronic raffle for mall goers and get a chance to win exciting prizes and freebies! The fun does not end there! Over the weekend, mall goers can also expect dance performances by techno dancers, music by techno DJs, and free play for gaming enthusiasts!

It will surely be a fun-filled weekend for the Batangeños brought to you by SM Cyberzone. So head down to SM City Batangas! Come and join the fun!

Source www.smcyberzone.com (http://www.smcyberzone.com/news/batangas-get-ready-largest-it-retail-chain)

Here's an update photo from this morning's launching courtesy of azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com (http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2012/06/sm-cyberzone-launch-today-in-sm-city.html)

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More here (http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/2012/06/sm-cyberzone-launch-today-in-sm-city.html)

Andrew Tan’s Global-Estate reveals huge resort project in Batangas


Global-Estate bares big tourism projects
Posted June 29th, 2012 by Alena Mae S. Flores & filed under Business.

Global-Estate Resorts Inc., the resort development company of tycoon Andrew Tan, said Thursday it will develop more than 1,000 hectares of prime land in Boracay, Tagaytay and Nasugbu, Batangas into world-class tourism estates.

Geri said in a statement it continued to expand, riding on the backbone of integrated tourism and the momentum acquired from completed projects as reservation sales hit P3 billion in the first five months.

“We remain upbeat on the long-term prospects of tourism and the company. With our focus and expertise, Geri will truly seal its place as the leading developer of integrated tourism estates in the country,” said company president Ferdinand Santos.

Geri is banking on the growth of the tourism industry, as international visitor arrivals hit an all-time high of 1.14 million in the first quarter, up by 16 percent from 989,501 arrivals recorded a year ago.

Santos said the company had completed 10 of its old subdivisions and three others were nearing completion. These projects cover about 190 hectares in Baguio City, Bulacan, Batangas, Laguna and Naga City.

Geri also completed its golf course in Forest Hills, Antipolo City and the rehabilitation of a golf course at Fairways and Bluewater in Boracay.

It launched three major projects in Boracay Newcoast, including Newcoast Village, Boutique Hotel District and Shophouse District.

Source business.manilastandardtoday.com (http://business.manilastandardtoday.com/2012/06/29/global-estate-bares-big-tourism-projects/)

50 Year old Batangueño amazes the judges and audience of The X-Factor Philippines

Rodrigo Lozon, when he appeared on "X-Factor Philippines looked like a retard on stage wearing one sparkly glove and a fedora to imitate Michael Jackson. You could tell by the snarls that they assumed this 50 year old Batangueño must be a joke. But then he opened his mouth, and everyone else's eyes popped open. He surprised the world with the voice like a professional.

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From xfactorphil.blogspot.com (http://xfactorphil.blogspot.com/2012/06/rodrigo-lozon-audition.html)

Just when you thought he can't make it because of his image, think again because Rodrigo Lozon wows the judges and audience of The X-Factor Philippines when he sung Beautiful Girl and Billie Jean. Gary Valenciano dances with him with the Michael Jackson song. All judges said yes and hoping he can do more on the next round of the show.

I think there is a lesson here for everyone. Don't ever judge a book by it's cover. Everyone has their own unique beauty. Sometimes it isn't so evident at the surface.....but it is there.

More SM Cyberzone Grand Opening Photos from Wow Batangas (http://www.facebook.com/wowbatangas)

Since its launch 10 years ago, SM Cyberzone has grown at a frenetic pace, clearly establishing its position as the largest chain of IT retail stores in the Philippines.

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courtesy of wow Batangas.

With their mission to provide its customers top quality products with impeccable after-sales service, SM Cyberzone opens its newly Branch at SM Batangas City.

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courtesy of wow Batangas.

Fully revamped with a hip and trendy ambiance, it is perfectly suitable for Batangueño consumers to buy hi-tech Gadgets from the latest mobile products or computers, to necessary tech services…

Check out more photos of the SM Cyberzone Batangas City Grand Opening here (http://www.facebook.com/wowbatangas) courtesy of wow Batangas.:)

Chevrolet Batangas soon to open in Balagtas, Batangas City! Located in diversion Road in front of Toyota Batangas.

Batangas City has been a favored location for car showrooms and service center.Currently located are Toyota, Honda, Mazda and Ford.

Chevrolet Batangas soon to open in Balagtas, Batangas City! Located in diversion Road in front of Toyota Batangas.

booming talaga ang diversi0n,pinapas0k na ng establishments. Tuloy tuloy na yan

LPU Batangas to Host the 14th Season of NCAA South Tournaments

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Courtesy of lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph (http://lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph/ncaa-south-season-14/)


lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph (http://lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph/ncaa-south-season-14/) announces that LPU-Batangas will be the host institution as the tournament to be held in Batangas' Capital for the first time..

After San Beda-Alabang capped its successful hosting of the 13th season of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) South last year by formally handing over the NCAA South colors to LPU-Batangas, which will host the 14th edition of the sportsfest, this year's Tournament promises to be one of the most exciting event ever seen..here are more information about the events.

NCAA South Season 14

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-South

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-South is an offshoot of the NCAA-Manila. To date NCAA-South has nine member schools: First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH)-Tanauan, Batangas, Colegio De San Juan De Letran-Calamba, De La Salle Lipa, Lyceum of the Philippines University-Batangas, Philippine Christian University- Dasmariñas, San Pablo Colleges-San Pablo, University of Perpetual Help System-Laguna, Don Bosco Technical College-Mandaluyong and San Beda-Alabang.

Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas will be hosting NCAA-South’s 14th Season this year with the theme: “More than the Game: Unity through Sports.”

Source lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph (http://lybat.lpubatangas.edu.ph/ncaa-south-season-14/)

TRI United 2-day triathlon set tomorrow in Laiya, San Juan, Batangas

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TRI United 2-day triathlon up in Batangas
The Philippine Star
Posted at 06/27/2012 11:07 AM | Updated as of 06/27/2012 11:07 AM

MANILA, Philippines - The Tri United 2 fires off this weekend at the scenic Playa Laiya in San Juan, Batangas with the top triathletes disputing top honors in the two-day event.

Matthew O’Halloran, Kevin Eijansantos of Trimac, Dan Brown of Unilab Active Health and Carlo Pedregosa, also of Unilab Active Health, head the cast in the Elite male side which stakes P10,000 to the winner.

The event is set at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday and at 6 a.m. on Sunday.

Defending champion Sandra Gonzalez of PLDT-Bike King banners the field in the ladies division, that also drew Monica Torres and the Unilab duo of Kim Mangrobang and Ani de Leon Brown.

The event, sponsored by Unilab Active Health, Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, Province of Batangas, Playa Laiya, Dolfenal, Enervon HP, Hydrite, I-ON Energy Drink, Landco, BIKEKING, PLDT SME Nation, Pocari Sweat, TIMEX, Crystal Clear, Orbea, Explore Bohol, Corima, Runner’s World, Men’s Health, Women’s Health, Aboitiz Power, Weekend Warrior and SwimBikeRun.ph, will be broadcast live via online streaming using PLDT SME Nation’s service.

Events on tap in the first day are the 1-km swim, 30-km cycling and 7-km running in-and-around San Juan while the final day features the 2-km swim, 60-km cycling and 15-km running in the male Open, female Open, team competition, relay and age-group categories.

Over 500 participants have registered for the event, serving as the second of three races with the final leg slated on Nov. 10-11 at Ayala Alabang in Muntinlupa.

Source www.abs-cbnnews.com (http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/06/27/12/tri-united-2-day-triathlon-batangas)

Here are some important route maps that should make this event's experience more exciting, hot and most scenic with an extensive beach front and pristine white sand beach of Playa Laiya, San Juan, Batangas:)

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Courtesy of www.unilabactivehealth.com (http://www.unilabactivehealth.com/triunited/raceinfo_routemaps.html)

ATI launches World class logistic services facility at Batangas Port

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Car logistics facility opens at Batangas port
Published on Monday, 04 June 2012

By A Web design Company

A world-class logistics and pre-delivery inspection facility for imported vehicles has started operations inside the Batangas port – a multipurpose marine terminal managed by publicly listed Asian Terminals Inc. (ATI).

The state-of-the-art Vehicle Logistics Center, operated by Ceva Logistics Philippines Inc., complements ATI’s Batangas terminal, which in 2011 facilitated the delivery of close to 43,000 completely-built units, making up a majority of the market in the Philippines.

Ceva is a global freight and contract logistics solutions provider.

“Through this facility, our clients can expect the same level of efficiency and commitment to quality customer service backed by Ceva’s global freight solutions and ATI’s diverse services and expertise in the port industry,” ATI executive vice president Andrew Hoad said.

“With its proximity and accessibility to the major industrial and urban locations, we are optimistic we will attract more customers to experience and take full advantage of the world-class services available at the Batangas port in the years ahead,” Hoad added.

The three-hectare facility has spacious staging areas, well-lit parking slots and top-of-the-line pre-delivery inspection portals where fully-automated systems checks are conducted.


Source: www.malaya.com.ph (http://www.malaya.com.ph/~malayaco/index.php/special-features/property/160-news-flash/5473-car-logistics-facility-opens-at-batangas-port)

Second 7-Eleven branch along JP Laurel Highway, Malvar, Batangas will be opening soon. Kakaopen pa lang nung branch sa LIMA tapos eto na naman yung isa across Batangas State University Malvar Campus. Nice one Malvar!

G0od for malvar.hehe. .auz din pla ang cyberz0ne sa sm btngas.sana my mgoccupy agad ng mga pwesto na inalisan ng lumipat sa cyberz0ne

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. to build P1.53 billion luxury hotel within Hamilo Coast...

SM HOTELS and Conventions Corp., a unit of the Sy-led property and banking conglomerate, is putting up a P1.53 billion luxury hotel in Nasugbu, parent firm SM Investments Corp.

The first 400-room luxury hotel in Batangas is scheduled to be opened in 2016 and will be the second hotel in the Hamilo coast resort, according to the report (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

Early this year, the company also opened the Pico Sands Hotel, a 154-room resort hotel within Pico de Loro at this exclusive residential resort in Nasugbu, Batangas.

here's the supporting detail (http://cuervo.com.ph/real-estate/smic-earmarks-p5-billion-for-hotel-project.html)

para magkaroon ng kuryente sa lugar, naglaan diumano ang smdc ng 250 million pesos para lang makapagtayo ng sariling substation... na perwisyo naman ang dinulot sa mga mamamayan ng nasugbu dahilan sa lingguhang dalawang araw na maghapong brownout.. dahilan sa pagtatayo ng mga higanteng poste at transmission lines upang direktang maikabit ang hamilo sa calaca power plant...

SM Cyberzone opens its newly Branch at SM Batangas City.

Fully revamped with a hip and trendy ambiance, it is perfectly suitable for Batangueño consumers to buy hi-tech Gadgets from the latest mobile products or computers, to necessary tech services…

Dropped by the Cyberzone yesterday. Ayos ang renovation na ginawa ng SM. May bagong stores at mukhang malinis at organized ang section na yun. Parang lumiit ang Electroworld at sobrang laki naman ng CDR King. May Samsung, Acer and Sony (cellphone) stores. One stop shop at high tech ang dating.

Like what mychem23 said sana mapalitan agad yung mga vacant stores. May 10 ata yun. Any news kung ano ang bagong stores sa SM Bats?

para magkaroon ng kuryente sa lugar, naglaan diumano ang smdc ng 250 million pesos para lang makapagtayo ng sariling substation... na perwisyo naman ang dinulot sa mga mamamayan ng nasugbu dahilan sa lingguhang dalawang araw na maghapong brownout.. dahilan sa pagtatayo ng mga higanteng poste at transmission lines upang direktang maikabit ang hamilo sa calaca power plant...

This is the ugly side of development. Maliwanag na malalaking investors lang ang pinapaburan ng gobyerno natin. Paano na ang mga ordinary consumers. Parang awkward tingnan--may isang 7-star hotel na lively at puro ilaw, tapos just a few hundred meters away isang barangay na walang kuryente. The future side by side with the middle ages.

This is the ugly side of development. Maliwanag na malalaking investors lang ang pinapaburan ng gobyerno natin. Paano na ang mga ordinary consumers. Parang awkward tingnan--may isang 7-star hotel na lively at puro ilaw, tapos just a few hundred meters away isang barangay na walang kuryente. The future side by side with the middle ages.

nagsimula pa nung pebrero namin nararanasan na dalawang araw na maghapong walang kuryente (kada huwebes at byernes) linggo-linggo... kawawa na ang mga maliliit na negosyong sa kuryente umaasa para makapaghanabuhay... at balita pa nga namin na tatagal pa ang brownout na mararanasan hanggang hindi tapos ang proyekto (aabot ng 120 days na brownout diumano)... paano naman ang mga naghahanapbuhay na sa kinikita sa araw-araw kinukuha ang kakainin ng pamilya? pambaon ng mga anak na nag-aaral? panghulog sa mga utang?

hindi naman kami against sa development pero sana maging makatao naman ang mga nangangasiwa sa proyekto (smdc at batelec) na huwag naman gawing dalawang araw na magkasunod ang nararanasan naming pagkawala ng kuryente... dahil wala namang direktang pakinabang na mapapala ang mga taga nasugbu sa proyektong yan pero kami ang pinapahirapan... at nakakapagtaka ang pananahimik ng pamunuang bayan sa problemang ito sa kabila ng madami nang mamamayan ang nagrereklamo... hmm?

SM Batangas City is no longer holding on giving us the best shopping experience. With their latest addition of the SM Cyberzone, Batangueno shoppers have become more excited and eager to go to Batangas City’s premier mall..

SM Batangas City is fortunate enough to have one of the biggest Cyberzone in Luzon… with over 20 branded shops and many more coming up…

Here's a video tour ...

Walk through of Cyberzone, SM City Batangas
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List of Stores


Capdase
My|Phone
LG
SST Laptop Repair
Electroworld
CD-R King
PRESNET
Cellboy
Asianic
Digibabe
Games and Gadgets
Star Ink Shop
Cherry Mobile
Octagon
MEGA Phones and Gadgets
Comworks
Acer
Upcoming
Sony
Netopia


To see more go here (http://www.wowbatangas.com/).

nagsimula pa nung pebrero namin nararanasan na dalawang araw na maghapong walang kuryente (kada huwebes at byernes) linggo-linggo... kawawa na ang mga maliliit na negosyong sa kuryente umaasa para makapaghanabuhay... at balita pa nga namin na tatagal pa ang brownout na mararanasan hanggang hindi tapos ang proyekto (aabot ng 120 days na brownout diumano)... paano naman ang mga naghahanapbuhay na sa kinikita sa araw-araw kinukuha ang kakainin ng pamilya? pambaon ng mga anak na nag-aaral? panghulog sa mga utang?

hindi naman kami against sa development pero sana maging makatao naman ang mga nangangasiwa sa proyekto (smdc at batelec) na huwag naman gawing dalawang araw na magkasunod ang nararanasan naming pagkawala ng kuryente... dahil wala namang direktang pakinabang na mapapala ang mga taga nasugbu sa proyektong yan pero kami ang pinapahirapan... at nakakapagtaka ang pananahimik ng pamunuang bayan sa problemang ito sa kabila ng madami nang mamamayan ang nagrereklamo... hmm?

I think it is not alarming yet and the cause of power sag here is the ongoing construction of the Nasugbu Substation and 69kv transmission line. It can be just a temporary inconvenience, and the power will automatically bring back to an original condition once construction is finished however, It could take weeks to get it back but hope it’s restored soon..

Please remember that without sacrifice there can be no progress …sacrifice is the most needed for the development… :cheers:

Please remember that without sacrifice there can be no progress …sacrifice is the most needed for the development…

payag naman kaming magsakripisyo para sa kanila, pero wag namang abusuhin... payag kaming mawalan ng kuryente pero wag namang dalawang araw na magkasunod.. (halimbawa gawing lunes at byernes lang..) dahil malaking epekto talaga sa naghahanapbuhay na sa kinikita sa araw-araw kinukuha ang kanilang ikabubuhay...

hindi naman kami ang makikinabang sa proyektong kanilang itinatayo... hindi naman kasi para sa nasugbu ang substation at 69kv transmission lines... kahit pa sundan nyo kung saan pupunta ang mga higanteng poste at transmission lines...

be reminded that to protest against stubborn corporations like SMDC or Batelec is NOT a move which hinders economic development - it just makes sure that this development is sustainable. The money that these corporate entities have made them just as powerful as any government unit. And just like the government, these corporations should be checked and their actions should be ANSWERABLE to the Filipino people.

siguro nga para sa inyo hindi alarming.. wala kasi kayo dito at di kayo apektado.... at tulad ng mga nanunungkulan, hindi din naman sila apektado kasi may mga generator naman sila at aircon pa din ang mga opisina nila... at isa pa nga - KUMITA na sila...

payag naman kaming magsakripisyo para sa kanila, pero wag namang abusuhin... payag kaming mawalan ng kuryente pero wag namang dalawang araw na magkasunod.. (halimbawa gawing lunes at byernes lang..) dahil malaking epekto talaga sa naghahanapbuhay na sa kinikita sa araw-araw kinukuha ang kanilang ikabubuhay...

hindi naman kami ang makikinabang sa proyektong kanilang itinatayo... hindi naman kasi para sa nasugbu ang substation at 69kv transmission lines... kahit pa sundan nyo kung saan pupunta ang mga higanteng poste at transmission lines...

be reminded that to protest against stubborn corporations like SMDC or Batelec is NOT a move which hinders economic development - it just makes sure that this development is sustainable. The money that these corporate entities have made them just as powerful as any government unit. And just like the government, these corporations should be checked and their actions should be ANSWERABLE to the Filipino people.

siguro nga para sa inyo hindi alarming.. wala kasi kayo dito at di kayo apektado.... at tulad ng mga nanunungkulan, hindi din naman sila apektado kasi may mga generator naman sila at aircon pa din ang mga opisina nila... at isa pa nga - KUMITA na sila...

I think that Mayor Tony and Congressman Tom should do more to solve this problem. :cheers:

Dropped by the Cyberzone yesterday. Ayos ang renovation na ginawa ng SM. May bagong stores at mukhang malinis at organized ang section na yun. Parang lumiit ang Electroworld at sobrang laki naman ng CDR King. May Samsung, Acer and Sony (cellphone) stores. One stop shop at high tech ang dating.

Like what mychem23 said sana mapalitan agad yung mga vacant stores. May 10 ata yun. Any news kung ano ang bagong stores sa SM Bats?

Havent been there for quite some time, mas madalas kasi s Lipa, so bec. of the cyberzone, wala ng foodcourt sa SM Batangas, or ni relocate ito?

Second 7-Eleven branch along JP Laurel Highway, Malvar, Batangas will be opening soon. Kakaopen pa lang nung branch sa LIMA tapos eto na naman yung isa across Batangas State University Malvar Campus. Nice one Malvar!

That means that along JP Laurel highway, from Sto. Tomas to Lipa, there are eight 7-eleven stores. Hence, in north batangas (or Metro Lipa), there are 9 7-eleven stores, including that in downtown Lipa (the first 7-eleven in Batangas Province), and another one near Tanauan Public Market.. Down south, in Metro Batangas, there are five, four in Batangas City and one in Bauan.

Dropped by the Cyberzone yesterday. Ayos ang renovation na ginawa ng SM. May bagong stores at mukhang malinis at organized ang section na yun. Parang lumiit ang Electroworld at sobrang laki naman ng CDR King. May Samsung, Acer and Sony (cellphone) stores. One stop shop at high tech ang dating.

Like what mychem23 said sana mapalitan agad yung mga vacant stores. May 10 ata yun. Any news kung ano ang bagong stores sa SM Bats?

Is there any indication na just like in SM Lipa, magbukas din ang Rai-Rai Ken, Old Spaghettti House, Seafood Island at Bread Talk dyan s SM Bats, or at least mag re-open ang Tokyo Tokyo?

be reminded that to protest against stubborn corporations like SMDC or Batelec is NOT a move which hinders economic development - it just makes sure that this development is sustainable. The money that these corporate entities have made them just as powerful as any government unit. And just like the government, these corporations should be checked and their actions should be ANSWERABLE to the Filipino people.


Spot on! There is no check and balance system of sort in place for giant entities like SM since they have been in collusion with the government for as long we can even remember. If a huge corporation can pump in a huge amount of money into the private coffers of government officials, then there is definitely no worry. It's clear that regular two consecutive days of blackouts is a disservice to the greater majority.

While I welcome developments like shopping malls, hotels, and even a Jollibee store, what's also important is the income and quality of life of the people, although the two conditions seem to be interwoven all the time.

Havent been there for quite some time, mas madalas kasi s Lipa, so bec. of the cyberzone, wala ng foodcourt sa SM Batangas, or ni relocate ito?

Wala nang foodcourt. Sa tingin ko kaya di bumenta ang foodcourt sa SM Batangas dahil nasa dulo ito. Most people go through the main entrance, and they are greeted by a row of fastfoods right away. No need to go all the way to the other end. At siguro rin iba ang mentality ng mga taga-Batangas City na kapag sa foodcourt kumain baduy ang dating.

I don't think Tokyo Tokyo would be opening up again at SM Bats anytime soon. Nalugi hehe. Madaming stalls ang bakante dahil ng Cyberzone, pero baka hindi maging food stalls yun kasi parang may zoning din ang mga malls lalo na pag second floor. Of the food outlets you mentioned, I think it's more likely that Seafood Island and Bread Talk would open shop there.

That means that along JP Laurel highway, from Sto. Tomas to Lipa, there are eight 7-eleven stores. Hence, in north batangas (or Metro Lipa), there are 9 7-eleven stores, including that in downtown Lipa (the first 7-eleven in Batangas Province), and another one near Tanauan Public Market.. Down south, in Metro Batangas, there are five, four in Batangas City and one in Bauan.

Dalawa ang 7-11 sa Bauan at merong isa sa San Pascual. May pang-limang 7-11 sa Batangas City, yung nasa Pier. Haha.

It's clear that regular two consecutive days of blackouts is a disservice to the greater majority.

kakalabas lang ngayon ng notice mula sa batelec 1...

walang na namang kuryente sa nasugbu - july 4 at 5, myerkules at huebes, 9am to 5 pm..

Here’s some video coverage from the unveiling event of SM Cyberzone in SM City Batangas courtesy of Teddy Claudio (http://www.youtube.com/user/TeddyClaudio)

Last June 29, 2012, the 23rd branch of Cyberzone was officially opened at SM Batangas City…Batangueño technology enthusiasts hoe-down to witnessed the grand launching. Everyone had their face of excitement rushing up to enter the Largest chain of IT retail shops in the Province.

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But before Cyberzone was finally launched here, a traditional blessing and ribbon cutting was done by the mall operations, Cyberzone top managers and officers, and by no less than the city mayor herself, Mayor Vilma Dimacuha..

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After that, there was the symbolic throwing of coins with a small social gathering happened as a signed of great relationships. Batangueño Tech Lovers, Bloggers and Media were also there to witnessed the said happenings.

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Later, after the ceremony, the Pretty Lady DJ begun to played sounds which gave more entertaining atmosphere.

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Check out more great photos and videos coverage of Teddy Claudio here (http://wazupphilippines.blogspot.com/2012/06/sm-opened-its-23rd-cyberzone-branch-at.html)

The Port of Batangas: One of the largest contributors of Philippines government revenues

The Port of Batangas is one of the Country's largest trade gateways and the scope of its economic contributions to the Philippines economy is far-reaching. The Port is connected directly and indirectly with tens of billions in Tax revenue each year in the Philippines. Those revenues translate into thousands of local jobs and billions of Pesos in wages, salaries, and National and local taxes.

The Port of Batangas benefits include:


Thousand Jobs in Philippines
Billion in Philippines trade value
Billion in revenue
Approximately 21% of the regional direct, indirect and induced benefits connected to the Port.

The Port contributes substantially to the economy in part, through the following Data...

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Tama c lemuria. .2 ang 7 eleven sa bauan at 1 sa san pascual

Batangueño medalists in Palarong Pambasa get Provincial bonus

At least 45 Batangueño athletes who won individual medals in the recent Palarong Pambansa in Pangasinan were each received cash as additional bonuses from Provincial Government headed by Governor Vi…

Athletes who won more than one gold individually or as members of gold-winning teams will receive amounts due them with team members dividing the cash incentive equally.

In all, the Provincial Government released P 143,000 for the athletes’ bonuses.

Swimmer Christian Dimaculangan of Cuenca was the biggest beneficiary for winning two gold medals. Here's the full report...

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Gov.Vi, Pinuri ang mga Batanguenong Atletang Nanalo sa Palarong Pambansa
June 28, 2012

Pinarangalan ni Gov. Vilma Santos Recto ang 45 atletang Batangueño na nag-uwi ng karangalan mula sa nakaraang Palarong Pambansa na ginanap sa Lingayen,Pangasinan noong ika-6 hanggang 13 ng Mayo.

Ipinakilala ang mga atleta sa flag ceremony ng kapitolyo noong Hunyo 25 at ginawaran ng financial incentive na may kabuuang halagang PhP143,000. Ang mga nagwagi ng ginto ay tumanggap ng PhP5,000, ang silver medalists ay PhP4,000, ang bronze medalists ay PhP3,000, ang 4th placer ay PhP2,000, at 5th placer ay isang libo.

Nagpasalamat ang mga manlalaro at DepEd officials sa patuloy na suportang ibinibigay ng pamahalaang panlalawigan, na nauna nang naglaan ng meal, training at competition allowance.

Dalawang magkasunod na taon nang maganda ang performance ng mga atletang Batangueño sa Palarong Pambansa kung saan isa sa pinakamalaki ang delegasyon ng Batangas, na ayon sa mga batang manlalaro, ay dala rin ng inspirasyong bigay ni Gov. Vi. - Jhun Magnaye

I wish it’s going to be another Pacquiao-Barrera fight. Juan Marquez may be the logical choice to win easily because of his overwhelming skills and experience advantages among others. But I'm looking forward to our Kababayan Al Sabaupan has the heart to win, and most importantly, he must believe that his age and his power will enable him to gain in this epic battle…

Maybe there's gonna be a stoppage, Al is the real underdog based on the betting stats in Enemy’s Hometown making Marquez as the much favorite boxer to win the battle. But Again, I totally agree with you, it reminds me the story of the young, underdog and hungry Filipino fighter Pacquiao when he faced Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome, Texas.… And similar to the typical young David versus Goliath scenario...the underdog usually wins..

Let's hope that Al will win this fight in the end for the sake of our country, … and hoping for another upset against Mexican great boxer:cheers:

whatever happens syempre solid tayo sa panig ng pinoy :cheers:.sana sya ang magpa-retire kay marquez :lol:

Batangas ranked 2nd across the country with the most registered business enterprises

Our province is next after Cavite with the most number of businesses registered nationwide according to the latest list of DTI.. This info sit poised to strengthen our province as a entrepreneurial hub in the Country... in addition, our province is now one of the most successful provinces in attracting foreign-owned businesses as well as emerging as a favored place for local entrepreneurs..

According to the report, DTI- Batangas trailed behind Cavite with enlisted 655 businesses from July 2011 to May 2012.

Cavite topped the list with 748 registrations while Bataan placed third with 570 businesses registered despite the small population of the province.

The top three provinces with most registered business enterprises


Cavite - 748 businesses registered
Batangas - 655 businesses registered
Bataan - 570 businesses registered

Here's the supporting detail (http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1951340940292)

i dont think maglilipat ng tenants.. pano ang cyberzone market ng sm lipa? rather maglalagay lang sila s sm bats ng kagaya ng nasa lipa. yes mas malakas pa rin ang sm lipa kesa sm bats, kahit na meron ng sm calamba and san pablo. look ang daming nababakante space s sm bats, s sm lipa wala naman, mas marami pa choice tenants dun, anothere indication is its expansion, if the on going construction beside it is really intended for expansion. when i went to lipa last week, i heard it will be the future grand terminal of lipa.. by the way sm san pablo is so small and with limited tenants. mga taga dun at alaminos nagpupunta pa rin s sm lipa.

at ang robinsons s lipa ang dami pa rin tao ha, sometimes its crowd nga is bigger, lapit kasi s bus stop, la salle , canossa and subdivisions around it.. pano n kaya kung may robinsons mall s bats, baka lalo mahina ang sm bats if ever.. maybe kaya di pa nagtatayo dun ng rob, di gano malakas ang sm? observation lang po.

why would people from sn pablo still go to sm lipa kung ang mga basic services ay availble na s sm sn pablo?kung mag mall hopping man sila,e s sm calamba na sila pupunta dahil ayos mamasyal dito dahil 3 floors sya.i said humina ang sm lipa because of sm sn pablo and sm calamba based na din s mga taong ngwo2rk sa sm lipa na kakilala ko.but still maganda at mas malakas p din ang sm lipa kesa s sm bats

ang hirap mg edit ng post sa cp.mas maganda p din ang takbo ng business at ms malakas ang sm lipa kesa sm bats.but kun tga sn pablo or alaminos ka,s calamba n sila nadayo ngayon dahil nga nakaka libang mg ikot dito dahil 3 floors sya aside s fact na mas bago sya kaya dinadayo talaga sya
anyway,mgk2 sm nasugbu kaya?

Tama c lemuria. .2 ang 7 eleven sa bauan at 1 sa san pascual

sorry di masyado nakakapag ikot sa bauan san pascual area, traffic area. so that means magiging 8 ang 7-eleven s metro batangas area. sa metro lipa, 9 na.. we're glad n booming ang neda-recognized built-up area or metro area sa probinsya natin, which is metro batangas at metro lipa... by the way almost all the major retail/shopping centers ay nasa both areas na, except that wala pang waltermart sa metro batangas, whereas meron n sa metro lipa which is located in Tanauan city. By the way, after puregold batangas, next daw is puregold lipa.

Wala nang foodcourt. Sa tingin ko kaya di bumenta ang foodcourt sa SM Batangas dahil nasa dulo ito. Most people go through the main entrance, and they are greeted by a row of fastfoods right away. No need to go all the way to the other end. At siguro rin iba ang mentality ng mga taga-Batangas City na kapag sa foodcourt kumain baduy ang dating.

I don't think Tokyo Tokyo would be opening up again at SM Bats anytime soon. Nalugi hehe. Madaming stalls ang bakante dahil ng Cyberzone, pero baka hindi maging food stalls yun kasi parang may zoning din ang mga malls lalo na pag second floor. Of the food outlets you mentioned, I think it's more likely that Seafood Island and Bread Talk would open shop there.

but necessary ang food court sa isang mall, lalo na SM is supposed to be "Sa Masa" o pang masa. And I think SM Batangas management naman is doing all effort to boost it, to catch more crowd, and eventually minimize if not attain zero stall vacancy. Of all the SM malls i have been into, SM Bats ang may mbaba occupancy rate.

sorry di masyado nakakapag ikot sa bauan san pascual area, traffic area. so that means magiging 8 ang 7-eleven s metro batangas area. sa metro lipa, 9 na.. we're glad n booming ang neda-recognized built-up area or metro area sa probinsya natin, which is metro batangas at metro lipa... by the way almost all the major retail/shopping centers ay nasa both areas na, except that wala pang waltermart sa metro batangas, whereas meron n sa metro lipa which is located in Tanauan city. By the way, after puregold batangas, next daw is puregold lipa.

yap tama ka puregold lipa ang next. . .may magooccupy naman ng inalisan na mga stalls sa sm batangas. .tap0z nakita nyo na ba ung maptan building?isa sa mga ilalagay dun ay chicboy. .ang laki ng maptan at ganda ng design. .

yap tama ka puregold lipa ang next. . .may magooccupy naman ng inalisan na mga stalls sa sm batangas. .tap0z nakita nyo na ba ung maptan building?isa sa mga ilalagay dun ay chicboy. .ang laki ng maptan at ganda ng design. .

nice.nadami na din ang puregold branch sa batangas

may balita din na magkakaron ng Puregold sa Lemery. Totoo ba to?

Yap jondan nadamin na nga
.st holy un atang citimart. .un ang nbbalita pati sinusulong ng lemery ang cityhood nila

un nga po. saka meron din daw SM Lemery soon.

yup tama po yung cityhood. :)
speaking of 7-eleven, meron po 2 branch sa Lemery and 1 sa Taal. :)

un nga po. saka meron din daw SM Lemery soon.

yup tama po yung cityhood. :)
speaking of 7-eleven, meron po 2 branch sa Lemery and 1 sa Taal. :)

ung sm lemery?malabo pa yan,kasi nakaline up na ang gagawing sm up to 2014 kaya matagal pa.tama ka 2 7 eleven jan sa lemery

wala bang bagng SM na gagawin sa Batangas?

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Walang nakaline up na sm sa batangas eh

sorry di masyado nakakapag ikot sa bauan san pascual area, traffic area. so that means magiging 8 ang 7-eleven s metro batangas area. sa metro lipa, 9 na.. we're glad n booming ang neda-recognized built-up area or metro area sa probinsya natin, which is metro batangas at metro lipa... by the way almost all the major retail/shopping centers ay nasa both areas na, except that wala pang waltermart sa metro batangas, whereas meron n sa metro lipa which is located in Tanauan city. By the way, after puregold batangas, next daw is puregold lipa.

While it appears na densely populated ang "Metro Lipa", technically speaking, there is no metropolitan area there, at least according to NEDA with its link here http://www.neda.gov.ph/devpulse/pdf_files/Devpulse%20factsheet%20-%20Aug%2030%20issue.pdf

The term "Metro Lipa" perhaps sprung from the names of groups like Metro Lipa Hospital, Metro Lipa Water District and Metro Lipa Rotary Club. There is no denying that it is indeed a legit city, though.

In contrast, Metro Batangas, according to NEDA, is actually a metro area composed of Batangas City, Bauan and San Pascual.

Walang nakaline up na sm sa batangas eh

Dati sa Facebook may sumikat sa mga Batangueno na pic, magkakaroon daw ng SM Lobo. Ang dami namang naniwala agad. :lol:

Btw, di ko alam kung related ito dun sa call center na ka-tie uo ng SM sa Batangas City. Mukhang may bagong call center sa labas ng SM, sa tabi ng Days Hotel at Mercury Drug. Integrity Net ang name, under construction pero may malaki nang signage sa 2nd floor.

Based on their website, eto ang present address nila: 3F Margarita Bldg., Pastor Road, Pallocan West, Batangas City Batangas, Philippines 4200. I'm assuming that this is an offshoot or at least related to the former call center located at the same building across from where the present construction is on-going.

Ewan ko lang kung ka tieup ito ng s.m nakita ko na nga un.kaso parang ang liit naman. . .mas maganda kung mas malaki. Madami pa naman spaces dun sa pallocan eh.ung margarita ay katpat ng gngwang integrity net

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Apart from the recent times; Nasugbu has seen an explosive increase in the demand of power supply because of rapid development...I think the reason why Nasugbu has been experiencing six to eight hours of rotating brownouts twice a week is because the existing transmission lines from SEM to Hamilo Coast could not sustain the town’s increasing power needs, apparently SEM Calaca has to build another substations to accommodate more power could have taken…

However, more small businesses here especially Internet shops and Salons would suffer financially and the brownouts situation might worsen if they do not move fast in this regard…

There is an old saying that you can take the person out of the province but you can never take the province out of the person.

Yes I am proud to be promdi. I am proud because I know the facts about being a probinsyano that many people don't know. Some of them are :

There are more than 70 Million Promdis in Philippines. Majority of professionals are Promdis. The greater number of Scientists are Promdis. More than half of Filipino billionaires are Prondis. The bulk of OFW – our modern heroes are PROMDIS. Most of our heroes who are fighting for those very freedoms, even now are Promdis.. the Lion shares of our GDP came from Promdi and most of our leaders are promdis…

Promdi Ako! Certified Made in UP Batangan
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Promdi ka ga? Click Here (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=438807202808604) to know some reasons to be proud as being PROMDI, courtesy of UP Batangan....

Now, I ask you, Kabayan, HANDA KA NA GANG IPAKITA ANG GALING NG PROMDI?

Apart from the recent times; Nasugbu has seen an explosive increase in the demand of power supply because of rapid development...I think the reason why Nasugbu has been experiencing six to eight hours of rotating brownouts twice a week is because the existing transmission lines from SEM to Hamilo Coast could not sustain the town’s increasing power needs, apparently SEM Calaca has to build another substations to accommodate more power could have taken…

However, more small businesses here especially Internet shops and Salons would suffer financially and the brownouts situation might worsen if they do not move fast in this regard…

ang itinatayong substation at 69kv transmission lines ay para lamang sa hamilo at hindi makikinabang dito ang mga taga nasugbu. kumbaga ay nakikiraan lamang ang mga higanteng poste at transmission lines na ito sa bayan ng nasugbu at kaming mga mamamayan ang nagsasakripisyo para maitayo ang mga ito. nakakapagtaka na wala man lang public consultation na ginawa bago pinayagan ang proyekto at nananatiling tahimik ang mga opisyales ng bayan tungkol dito sa kabila nang madami na ang nagrereklamo...

ang itinatayong substation at 69kv transmission lines ay para lamang sa hamilo at hindi makikinabang dito ang mga taga nasugbu. kumbaga ay nakikiraan lamang ang mga higanteng poste at transmission lines na ito sa bayan ng nasugbu at kaming mga mamamayan ang nagsasakripisyo para maitayo ang mga ito. nakakapagtaka na wala man lang public consultation na ginawa bago pinayagan ang proyekto at nananatiling tahimik ang mga opisyales ng bayan tungkol dito sa kabila nang madami na ang nagrereklamo...


I agree, plans for all new developments usually big projects or major building works like these transmission line and substation facility projects need planning permission are made public by the council or public consultation..Normally they ask people if they agree with the plans and no permission can be given without it....:cheers:

tahimik sila at wala man lang pakialam... hahayaan na lang ba nilang isipin namin na kesohodang mahirapan o magdusa ang mga mamamayan at ang importante na lang ay makakuha sila ng campaign funds mula kay henry sy..?

Breaking News: Canon’s P20-billion laser printer Plant in Batangas is scheduled to start operation next year.... will create 6,000 new jobs ...:banana::banana::banana:

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Canon Hiking Employment To 6,000
With New Laser Printer Facility
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT
July 5, 2012, 4:57pm

MANILA, Philippines – Canon Group in the Philippines will ramp up employment to 6,000 by end of 2013 from the current 1,500 as its P20-billion laser printer manufacturing facility in Batangas starts commercial operation next year.

Alan Chng, president of Canon Marketing (Philippines) Inc., announced this during the company’s 15th Anniversary celebration in the country on Wednesday.

“The future of Canon in the Philippines is bright,” Chng said.

Canon has three business units in the country that employ 500 Filipinos each. These are Canon Marketing Philippines Inc., Canon Information Technologies, and Canon Business Machines.

Canon Marketing is Canon’s flagship business unit in the country. Employing 500 Filipinos, it is responsible for marketing and distribution of extensive product line of input and output devices including digital camera. Canon Information Technologies, which also employ 500 people, is one of the largest Canon research and development facilities outside Japan.

Canon Business Machines is the new manufacturing company of Canon focused on the production of laser printers and tools for an optimized production system. With P20 billion investments, the Japanese firm will establish its laser printer manufacturing plant on a 22-hectare manufacturing facility in Batangas.

It will initially employ 6,000 people at the plant, which is expected to start commercial operations in April next year.

Philippine Economic Zone Authority director-general Lilia B. De Lima said that once the export-oriented printer manufacturing project is on its full commercial operation, it is expected to generate a total of 30,000 both direct and indirect employment opportunities.

For Canon Information Technologies, De Lima cited this business unit in the Philippines for having developed high-tech digital cameras including one of the cameras being used to film the blockbuster movie “Avengers”.

She said there are 700 Japanese companies out of the over 2,700 companies that locate in the various PEZA zones.

Chng, who has been running Canon for the more than two years, reported that Canon has been posting double digit growth year on year. As an industry leader, it accounts for 15 percent market share in all the product segments where it is presence.

For the past six years, Chng said that Canon is number one in the domestic market for inkjet printers, video cameras and DSLR cameras.

It has established offices in six major regions in the country, 17 Canon concept stores, and 300 authorized dealers nationwide.

Canon Asia Marketing Group president and CEO Hideki Ozawa said in a speech that Canon is paying close attention to Asia because of its strong and rapid growth.

“Without question, the Philippines is a very important country to Canon,” Ozawa said citing the decision of Canon to invest P20 billion for the laser printer manufacturing facility here.

Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Toshinao Urabe said in a speech that Canon’s huge investment in the Philippines is a “vote of confidence” by the world’s leading digital imaging company.

Canon in the Philippines has established itself as a socially responsible corporate citizen with advocacy such as Canon GreenNation, Canon Project Rebuild, Print for Smiles, Reams of Hope, among other socio-civic projects. On its 15th anniversary, Canon donated P1 million for the ABS-CBN’s “Bantay Kalikasan” project.

It has been recognized by the Department of Trade and Industry with the Corporate – Gold Bagwis Seal of Excellence.

Globally, Canon is a $45.7 billion company with one of the most extensive product lines of input and output devices. It is the No. 4 Top Corporate US patent holder for 2010.

Source www.mb.com.ph (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/364747/canon-hiking-employment-to-6000)

While it appears na densely populated ang "Metro Lipa", technically speaking, there is no metropolitan area there, at least according to NEDA with its link here http://www.neda.gov.ph/devpulse/pdf_files/Devpulse%20factsheet%20-%20Aug%2030%20issue.pdf

The term "Metro Lipa" perhaps sprung from the names of groups like Metro Lipa Hospital, Metro Lipa Water District and Metro Lipa Rotary Club. There is no denying that it is indeed a legit city, though.

In contrast, Metro Batangas, according to NEDA, is actually a metro area composed of Batangas City, Bauan and San Pascual.

Yes, but in the regional development plan specifically in the regional physical framework prepared by the NEDA in coordination with line agencies, built-up areas are referred to as metro. Thats why there is Metro Lipa and Metro Batangas, or San Pablo-Metro Lucena. Five years ago though, the NEDA officially identified 12 metropolitan areas in the Philippines, and yes Metro Batangas is one of them..

Breaking News: Canon’s P20-billion laser printer Plant in Batangas is scheduled to start operation next year.... will create 6,000 new jobs ...:banana::banana::banana:

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Source www.mb.com.ph (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/364747/canon-hiking-employment-to-6000)

Glad to know that, surely it would help raise the income of Tanauan City, and be at par with its colleagues, Lipa and Batangas. Still third, but the gap will be narrowed, tailing Lipa City. Batangas City is still tops in income.

Tagal ng 2011 coa tsk. . .inip na ko.

Glad to know that, surely it would help raise the income of Tanauan City, and be at par with its colleagues, Lipa and Batangas. Still third, but the gap will be narrowed, tailing Lipa City. Batangas City is still tops in income.


I think your assessment is right, the gap between Lipa and Tanauan will closer over the next few years, with additional revenue that will be generated by this new investment…but these two cities will never beat Batangas city at anything because of its status as a regional logistics hub…

Batangas sees big tax revenue increase in Naphtha cracker operations

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Gokongwei eyes up to US$ 1B earnings from naphtha facility
Posted by admin on Jun 29, 2012 in Business News | 0 comments
Gokongwei eyes up to US$ 1B earnings from naphtha facility

MANILA, June 29 (PNA) – JG Summit Holdings Inc. eyes up to US$ 1 billion earnings in the first year of operation of its naphtha cracker facility once it starts commercial operation in the first quarter of 2014.

JG Summit president Lance Gokongwei said works on the facility, which is first in the country, is moving according to planS and its capacity is expected to provide not only local supply but also additional supply for Vietnam and China

“We expect commercial acceptance in fourth quarter of 2013 with actual commercial operation by the first part of 2014. So far, the project is on schedule and on budget. We have spent over US$ 300 million of the US$ 800 million (budget),” he said after the company’s stockholders meeting Thursday.

The facility is expected to provide a return on capital of 13-14 percent.

Annually, it is expected to produce 320,000 metric tons (MT) of ethylene, 190,000 MT of propylene, 216,000 MT of pyrolysis gas, and 925,537 MT of various gases like methane, pyrolysis fuel oil, and acid gases.

Gokongwei said they target to increase the facility’s capacity to produce polyethylene to 310,000 MT annually from the previous target of 200,000 MT.

The naphtha cracker project is a back integration facility for existing polyethelene and polypropylene plants of JG Summit Petrochemical Corp. in Batangas City. (PNA)

Source positivenewsmedia.com (http://positivenewsmedia.com/blog/2012/06/gokongwei-eyes-up-to-us-1b-earnings-from-naphtha-facility/)

Tagal ng 2011 coa tsk. . .inip na ko.

Same here... tsk... tsk... tsk...

“Peace is not the absence of war but the presence of justice”
This is mentioned by my all-time favorite actor Harrison Ford in one of his lines from a movie Indiana Jones

We can clearly understand why Justice is very important not only in the movie but also in reality.

Batangas Provincial Police Office believes that in order to effectively promote good Governance, reduce poverty and spur economic growth and national security,
All five pillars of Justice must be managed simultaneously...
Here’s the report….

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Unity Among Pillars of Justice
June 15, 2012

Sa pangunguna ng Batangas Provincial Police Office, nagkaroon ng isang Multilateral Dialogue among the Pillars of the Criminal Justice noong ika-14 ng Hunyo sa Calaca City Hall. Dito ay inimbitahan ang ilan sa pinakamahuhusay na alagad at haligi ng pagpapatupad ng hustisya kabilang na ang pulisya, prosekusyon, hukom, miyembro ng organisasyon ng matatanda at maging mga kawani ng pamahalaang lokal. Ipinagbigay batid din ni Gov. Vilma Santos Recto ang kanyang suporta sa pagkakataong ibinigay para magkaroon ng unawaan ang lahat ng dumalo sa nasabing pag-uusap. (Kristina Marie Joy B)

Source www.batangas.gov.ph (http://www.batangas.gov.ph/index.php?p=7&cat=1&id=274&sec=1)

I think your assessment is right, the gap between Lipa and Tanauan will closer over the next few years, with additional revenue that will be generated by this new investment…but these two cities will never beat Batangas city at anything because of its status as a regional logistics hub…

Absolutely, because Batangas City is, a regional center, gateway to the Visayas and Mindanao.. Lipa and Tanauan can only measure up to Batangas City if these two cities will get the magnitude of investments that the cities of Calamba and Sta. Rosa have. Nevertheless, Lipa is already in the league of first class and highly progressive cities, being a choice of real estate developers, a major commercial center with still so much room for growth in the Calabarzon Region. Tanauan, I believe will soon be elevated to first class from being second class. And our capital city is already made, one of the top revenue earning cities, a major city that ranks along the likes of Cagayan De Oro, Baguio, Angeles, Iloilo and Bacolod.

Same here... tsk... tsk... tsk...

haha pti pala ikaw inip na.xD. . .dito ko kc mkkta ang perf0rmance ng mayor ngaun na asawa ay ex may0r na humawak sa batangas.

Here are some photos of the Tri United 2 Triathlon from ABS-CBN’s Sports Unlimited

The second edition of Unilab Active Health’s Tri United gave local and foreign triathletes and relay racers their ultimate test of endurance at the picturesque white sands of Laiya, San Juan, Batangas.

Here is a photo recap, courtesy of Sport Unlimited…


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The provincial Government of Batangas and Tagaytay sign to jointly promote San Nicolas' tourism potential...:cheers1:.

Jointly Promote Taal
By ANTHONY GIRON
July 7, 2012, 8:17pm

SAN NICOLAS, Batangas — Batangas Governor Vilma Santos and local officials here have welcomed the move of Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham N. Tolentino and his constituents in helping the province promote San Nicolas town and the world-renowned Taal Volcano and Lake in the tourism field.

Santos and Vice Governor Mark Leviste were elated by the signing of the Sisterhood Agreement between Tagaytay City and San Nicolas which would get among others, from the city extensive promotion and other assistance to increase its revenues and improve further development in the area.

The movie actress-governor said she wishes that the other towns near the volcano could tie-up with Tagaytay for its much needed promotion.

With the agreement signing, Tolentino and the Tagaytay officials would help Batangas dessiminate information about San Nicolas through advertisements, other means and their own tour package which would now include "spots" in the town like the ruins of Old Taal Church and crater caused by the 1911, 1965 and earlier volcano eruptions, Pansipit River, the bird sanctuary in the lake and other significant areas.

Taal volcano, the world's smallest and the one and only surrounded by lake, is in Batangas province area and not Tagaytay as many foreign tourists thought to be. Only Tagaytay, which lies on a ridge about 2,100 feet above sea level, provides the panoramic view of the "nature wonder," Tagaytay, a fast progressing city, is in the upland area of Cavite province.


Source www.mb.com.ph (http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/364996/jointly-promote-taal)

There is no more fun fun fun fun than Parada ng Lechon. You gotta be there, feel the atmosphere, to know why.... there is no better festival than the Original Parada ng Lechon.

Parada ng Lechon: The Most Celebrated Festival in Batangas
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Published on Jul 3, 2012 by pinoyblueflame

Sublian Festival showcases the best Kaldereta in the whole wide world

The Legendary Sublian Festival takes place this month, and is a celebration not just of the foundation day of the green city of the south, but hosts to the yummy Kalderetang Batangas festival, a version of Pinoy kaldereta that do not use tomato sauce, futhermore adjudged the most delicious in the world….

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Experiencing Batangas culture through its “Pasiklaban ng Kalderetang Batangas” is one of the great joys for visitors. If you love this Batangueño dish, than you don’t want to miss out as Batangas city’s most popular chefs, cooks and students compete for the bragging rights for the best in two categories...Here's some more information about the event..

Kalderetang Batangas 2012
City News | June 28, 2012 by pio

Idadaos sa July 19 sa People ‘s Quadrangle ang isa sa mga inaabangang gawain sa pagdiriwang ng Batangas City Foundation Day, ang “Pasiklaban ng Kalderetang Batangas”.

Sa taong ito ay may dalawang dibisyon ang kumpetisyon. Isa ang Student Division para sa mga mag-aaral ng Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM), Culinary Arts, at Home Economics sa buong Batangas kung saan ang bawat isang team ay may tatlong miyembro na kumakatawan sa kanilang paaralan. Ang pangalawa ay ang Professional Division na bukas sa lahat ng restaurants, catering services at kaparehong establisimiento sa lungsod ng Batangas kung saan ang bawat grupo ay bubuin rin ng tatlong miyembro. Pangunahing requirement dito ang mayor’s permit.

Nakatakdang ipamahagi ng committee sa susunod na linggo ang mga sulat paanyaya kalakip ang guidelines at entry forms sa mga konsernadong business establishments sa lungsod at mga kolehiyo o unibersidad sa buong lalawigan.

Maglalabas din ang pamahalaang lungsod ng iba pang impormasyoon kaugnay nito. Ang mga interesadong lumahok ay maari ring makipag ugnayan sa Public Information Office.

Sa taong ito ay mga Batangueno mismo na eksperto sa pagluluto ang naimbitahang maging hurado sapagkat sila ang nakakaalam kung ano ang tunay na Kalderetang Batangas.

Katuwang ng pamahalang lungsod sa pagtataguyod ng Pasiklaban ng Kalderetang Batangas ang Silver Swan Manufacturing Company Inc. (Marie V. Lualhati, PIO Batangas City)

Source: www.batangascity.ph (http://www.batangascity.ph/news/city-news/kalderetang-batangas-2012/)

I think your assessment is right, the gap between Lipa and Tanauan will closer over the next few years, with additional revenue that will be generated by this new investment…but these two cities will never beat Batangas city at anything because of its status as a regional logistics hub…

Yes, Batangas City's income may be heard to beat, but in terms of level of urbanization and commercial growth, its a neck to neck between Lipa and Batangas, with Lipa having an edge because of its strategic location being surrounded by 13 cities and municipalities and wide land expanse in all directions. Batangas City is bounded by the sea in the southwest, hence limited expansion.

Yes, Batangas City's income may be heard to beat, but in terms of level of urbanization and commercial growth, its a neck to neck between Lipa and Batangas, with Lipa having an edge because of its strategic location being surrounded by 13 cities and municipalities and wide land expanse in all directions. Batangas City is bounded by the sea in the southwest, hence limited expansion.

Though being bounded by the sea has its perks ma'am... It is because of this that Batangas city is a bustling port and gateway from Visayas and Mindanao not of Batangas only but of more than half of Luzon as well ...

Though being bounded by the sea has its perks ma'am... It is because of this that Batangas city is a bustling port and gateway from Visayas and Mindanao not of Batangas only but of more than half of Luzon as well ...

tama ka librero. . .mhrap tlga ibeat ng lipa at tanauan ang batangas city. .malaung malau. .kaw na ang may international c0ntainer port tap0z puro heavy industries,may shell,naptha plant,malampaya,kielco.and etc. Tp0s kapartner pa ang USAID sa pgpapaunlad.basta matagal tagal mahahabol yan ng lipa . .at ang batangas ang pinakamalaking city sa 3. .with 105 barangays.

tama ka librero. . .mhrap tlga ibeat ng lipa at tanauan ang batangas city. .malaung malau. .kaw na ang may international c0ntainer port tap0z puro heavy industries,may shell,naptha plant,malampaya,kielco.and etc. Tp0s kapartner pa ang USAID sa pgpapaunlad.basta matagal tagal mahahabol yan ng lipa . .at ang batangas ang pinakamalaking city sa 3. .with 105 barangays.

well said... but what i meant is urbanization. Industrialization is another thing, and so does commercialization, a different aspect too. Batangas lives up to its expectation as a capital city.

Anywayz, the 2nd Chic-Boy in Lipa is opening soon along CM Recto ave., beside Goldilocks. Its almost finished. And the 4th Mcdonalds is also under construction, also on the same street.. Since I graduated from St. Bridgets, medyo mas madalas ako ngayon s Lipa kasi mas malapit from our place in Pinagtungulan, San Jose. kaya mas updated ako s mga latest dun. Before, halos araw2 nasa Batangas ako when I was a student.

BATANGAS CITY - home to heavy industries, power plants, refineries, malls
LIPA CITY - home to lights industries, world class golf courses and spas, malls

And to add po, Batangas City is the government capital where the capitol is located and where the governor holds office while Lipa City is the religious center being the seat of the archdiocese and where the archbishop resides at the archbishops palace.

well said... but what i meant is urbanization. Industrialization is another thing, and so does commercialization, a different aspect too. Batangas lives up to its expectation as a capital city.

Anywayz, the 2nd Chic-Boy in Lipa is opening soon along CM Recto ave., beside Goldilocks. Its almost finished. And the 4th Mcdonalds is also under construction, also on the same street.. Since I graduated from St. Bridgets, medyo mas madalas ako ngayon s Lipa kasi mas malapit from our place in Pinagtungulan, San Jose. kaya mas updated ako s mga latest dun. Before, halos araw2 nasa Batangas ako when I was a student.

good f0r lipa.but kung tatanungin ako kung alin ang mas maganda sa dalawa,literally i go f0r lipa city pero lamang talaga ang batangas city kung sa yaman lng 7 billion assets,while lipa is 1.5 billion