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...
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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...
Catholic Education in Batangas in the Spanish Colonial Era
The towns of Batangas Province in the Philippines, particularly Taal, Lipa, and Balayan, emerged as significant centers of Catholic educat...
History and Development of Batangas’ Sugar Industry
Sugarcane has been part of Batangas agriculture since the Spanish period. In towns such as Balayan, Tanauan, and Bauan, farmers used backy...
The Transfer of Batangas' Capital from Balayan to Taal in 1732
In 1570, Spanish maestro de campo or master of camp (equivalent to Colonel in the present day) Martín de Goiti, the expedition commander...
How Some Coastal Batangas Towns Acted as Supply Nodes in Support of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade
The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade is often remembered through the image of giant ships anchored at what is now Cavite City or Manila Bay 1...
How the 1911 Taal Volcano Eruption Shaped Balete’s Path from Barrio to Municipality
Balete is the third smallest geo‑political unit of the Province of Batangas. It is a lakeside town on the eastern shores of Taal Lake with...
Burdang Taal: The Rise and Retreat of Batangas Embroidery
The embroidered textiles of Taal, Batangas — collectively known in local parlance as Burdang Taal — occupy a distinct place in Philippine...