Batangas as Part of the Pre-Colonial Southeast Asian Maritime Jade Network
In prehistoric Southeast Asia, jade refers to a category of durable stone commonly shaped into necklaces, bracelets, adzes, beads, and the...
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19th Century Calaca, Batangas as Described by the Spanish Historian Manuel Sastron
This document is another transcription of a chapter of the Spanish historian Manuel Sastron’s book “Batangas y Su Provincia 1 ,” published...
19th Century Tuy as Described by the Historian Manuel Sastron
This continues the series in this web site on 19 th century Batangas based on the Spanish historian Manuel Sastron’s book “Batangas y Su ...
Spanish Era Coastal Watchtowers and Moro Raids in Batangas
The arrival of the conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi in the Visayas in 1565 1 with a colonizing party of Spaniards, including missiona...
Maria Kalaw-Katigbak: First Batangueña Senator in Congress
There is a long list of Batangueñas who left significant marks on Philippine history, and among them stands Maria Kalaw‑Katigbak, whose li...
The Historical, Linguistic, Ethnic and Cultural Batangueño
This article traces the evolution of the people known as Batangueños — their origins, language, ethnic configuration, and culture — from t...
The Giant Caldera Hidden Beneath Taal Lake
Long before Taal Lake as we know it today existed, in fact all the way back to prehistory, a massive volcano towered over the landscape of...
Sinaing na Tulingan: a Batangas Heritage Dish
Sinaing na Tulingan is celebrated as one of Batangas’ heritage dishes, standing proudly beside lomi, goto, and bulalo 1 . The fish used i...
Batangas — Possible Austronesian Root of the Name
Among the folkloric etymologies of the name Batangas is that this was supposed to have been from the by-now archaic Tagalog batang , meani...
The Rise and Fall of Burdang Taal, a Historical Perspective
The fine hand‑embroidery known as Burdang Taal in the town of Taal, Batangas stands as one of the Philippines’ most refined textile‑craft...