Executive Order No. 78 Separating Calatagan from the Municipality of Balayan
The western Batangas municipality of Calatagan was acquired from the Spanish crown by Domingo Roxas in 1829 and used to be called Hacienda ...
February 2018
Executive Order No. 60 Creating Lighthouses in Cape Santiago and Malabrigo Point
Among the Province of Batangas’ most important heritage sites are two lighthouses in Calatagan and Lobo. A July 1903 Executive Order 1 si...
Liquefaction Hazard Map of the Province of Batangas
Image source: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Above is the Liquefaction Hazard Map for the Province of Batangas origin...
Republic Act No. 11086 Establishing the City of Santo Tomas, Batangas
Santo Tomas is the Province of Batangas’ fourth and newest city, converted from a municipality in 2018. It is Batangas’ northernmost geo-p...
Executive Order No. 97 Series of 1912 Reserving Land in Botong, Taal for School Purposes
In 1912, an executive order 1 was passed reserving land in the barrio of Botong in Taal, Batangas for school purposes. The executive orde...
Map of World War II US Troops’ Movements in Batangas in March-April 1945
The map below shows the movement of United States Army troops in Batangas in early 1945. Its title is “Clearing Southern Luzon XIV Corps.” ...
Executive Order No. 37 Series of 1913 Revoking Earlier Reservation of Land in Botong, Taal for School Purposes
In 1912, a parcel of land was reserved by the American Colonial Government for school use by way of Executive Order No. 97, signed by Newto...
Proclamations Nos. 8 and 10 of 1909 Regarding Camp McGrath, Batangas Town
The present-day district or area in Batangas City that people to this day still refer to as Camp McGrath used to be an installation of the ...
Executive Order No. 127 Separating Lian from Nasugbu
The western Batangas coastal town of Lian is in the present day a 3 rd income class municipality with a land area of 3,119.75 square kilom...
Executive Order No. 69 1922 Transferring Tingloy and other Barrios from Mabini to Bauan
The present-day Municipality of Tingloy was like a volleyball being tossed from one town to the other during the American colonial era. In...
Executive Order No. 68 1917 Defining the Boundary between Batangas and Cavite
On 24 August 1917, the Office of the Governor General Francis Burton Harrison defined the boundary line between the two provinces of Batang...
Map of Mataasnakahoy, Batangas
The town of Mataasnakahoy is the Province of Batangas’ 3 rd smallest town, with a land area of just 2,210 hectares. Its 2020 population as...
Map of Malvar, Batangas
The town of Malvar is among the smallest of the Province of Batangas, with a total land area of only 3,300 hectares distributed among 15 bar...
Map of Mabini, Batangas
The town of Mabini is on the Calumpang Peninsula which divides Batangas Bay from Balayan Bay. It used to be part of the town of Bauan. In ...
Map of Lobo, Batangas
The seaside town of Lobo in the Province of Batangas was, according to folklore, the original site of what in the present day is the other B...
Proclamation No. 5 S. 1926 Reserving Fortune Island, Nasugbu for Lighthouse Use
Fortune Island is a rocky island just off the coast of the western Batangas town of Nasugbu. In the year 1926, the American colonial gover...
Map of Lemery and Taal, 1944
Below is a map of the towns of Lemery and Taal in Batangas Province created in 1944 by the United States Army Map Service. It has been down...
Filipino Guerrillas in Nasugbu, 1945
Filipino guerrillas in Nasugbu, February 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. Date Taken: 3 February 1945 Original Cap...
The United States Armed Forces Cemetery in Nasugbu, 1945
The U.S. Armed Forces Cemetery in Nasugbu, 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. Date Taken: 1 June 1945 Original Capt...
American Soldiers Shelling of Mount Maculot, Cuenca April 1945
Fighting near Mt. Maculot in Batangas, 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. The photo above shows United States Army sold...
Map of Lian, Batangas
The western Batangas town of Lian has a total land area of 7,680, distributed among its 19 barangays. Its population as per the 2020 Philip...
Troops Parachute over Nasugbu, 1945
American troops being dropped into Nasugbu in 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. Date Taken: 13 April 1945 Original ...
Map of Lemery, Batangas
The seaside town of Lemery along Balayan Bay began life as a barrio of the Municipality of Taal, and is named after a member of the Spanish ...
Spanish Evacuees in Nasugbu offer Hospitality to American Soldiers, 1945
American troops being dropped into Nasugbu in 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. Date Taken: 13 April 1945 Original ...
Punto Malabrigo Lobo, Batangas 1899
The Punta Malabrigo Lighthouse, 1899. Image source: United States National Archive. The photograph above was downloaded from the United...
Map of Laurel, Batangas
Laurel is a lakeside town which part of the 3 rd legislative district of the Province of Batangas. Prior to 1961, it was part of the town ...
Creation of the Pueblo of Cuenca in Batangas, 1876 (Spanish)
The town of Cuenca in Batangas is a 4 th income class municipality with a land area of 58.18 square kilometers and a population of 32,783 ...
Map of Ibaan, Batangas
The town of Ibaan in the province of Batangas, named after the iba tree, a close relative of the calamias or bilimbi, is a 2 nd income clas...
Market in the Town of Lipa, c. 1903
The photograph below shows the market in the then-town of Lipa circa 1903. The picture was taken from the public domain publication entitle...
Aerial Photograph of US Army Maneuvers in Batangas 1930
Aerial Photograph of United States Army maneuvers in Batangas, 1930. Image source: United States National Archive. The photograph above...
Establishment of Horse Races in Taal, Balayan and Batangas, 1884
The Province of Batangas has had, since the Spanish colonial era, enjoyed a reputation for being home to fine horses. In his late 19 th c...
Batangas Historical Tourism Destinations
[In this article: Batangas tourist spots, Batangas tourism destinations, historical tourism, historical tours Batangas, Galleria Taal Camer...
Map of Batangas, 1918
Below is a map of the Province of Batangas originally contained in the 1920 publication “Census of the Philippine Islands taken under the di...
Map of Cuenca, Batangas
The town of Cuenca in the Province of Batangas used to be part of the pueblo called San Jose Malaquing Tubig, presently just known as San Jo...
Lipa Airfield Runway with Bomb Craters, 1945
Below, a picture of the Lipa Airfield, still in the hands of the Japanese Imperial Army, pockmarked with bomb craters likely from raids cond...
Map of Calatagan, Batangas
The western Batangas town of Calatagan, known for its fabulous beaches and resorts, is a 2 nd income class municipality. It has a land are...
Aerial Photograph of Taal 1939
The photograph below was taken by an aircraft flying from Nichols Field (present day Villamor Air Base) on 27 December 1939. This was less ...
Map of Calaca, Batangas
The western Batangas town of Calaca, renowned for its Calacatchara Festival, is a 1 st income class municipality which has become home to s...
Map of Bauan, Batangas
The town of Bauan in the Province of Batangas is among the oldest, having been founded as a pueblo by Augustinian missionaries along the sho...
Aerial Photograph of Batangas City 1935
Aerial photograph of Batangas Town. Image source: United States National Archive. The photograph above was taken 31 July 1935 from an a...
Map of Balete, Batangas
The small lakeside town of Balete was, until 1949, part of the=now City of Lipa. In fact, it was one of the sites of old Lipa before it was...
Town Plan of Lipa, 1944
The map below shows the street plan (including street names) of the then–town of Lipa in Batangas in the year 1944. The map was originally ...
Flight of Steps in Taal, c. 1920
The photograph below has been taken from the 1920 publication “Facts and Figures about the Philippines” where it is simply titled “Old Fligh...
Women of the Red Cross Society of Lipa, early 1900s
Women of the Red Cross Society of Lipa, early 1900s. Image source: “The Story of the Lopez Family: A Page from the History of the War in...
Map of Balayan, Batangas
The town of Balayan in the Province of Batangas is among the oldest in the country, even if its founding date is placed as “recently” as 157...
Proclamation No. 184 s. 1928 Reserving Sites in Bos. Cuta and Sta. Clara, Batangas for Storing and Discharging Stones
In the year 1928, during the American Colonial Era in the Philippines, a proclamation 1 signed by then-Governor General Henry L. Stimson f...
Map of Alitagtag, Batangas
Alitagtag is a fourth class municipality of the Province of Batangas. It is the fourth smallest town in Batangas in terms of size with just...
Map of Batangas Town, 1944
Below is a map of the then–town of Batangas generated by the United States Army Map Service in 1944. It has been downloaded from the Digita...
Old Wooden Bus Similar to those Operated by the Batangas Transportation Company
The photograph above shows an antiquated bus of the Laguna Tayabas Transportation Company, sister company of the Batangas Transportation Com...
Map of Agoncillo, Batangas
The lakeside town of Agoncillo is among the Province of Batangas’ smaller municipalities, with a land area of just under 5,000 hectares and ...
Man with Deep Bayonet Scar on his Back, 1945
Date Taken: 2 October 1945 Original Caption: Hilario Laro, a Filipino, shows a bayonet scar which was inflicted by the Japanese during t...
Mount Maculot seen from One Side, 1933
Photo of Mt. Maculot taken in 1933. The picture above shows Mount Macolod (as the Americans called Makulot or Maculot) in the town of Cue...
Woman from Taal Showing Bayonet Scar on her Belly, 1945
Date Taken: 2 October 1945 Original Caption: Natividad Balba shows bayonet scar on her body which was inflicted by the Japanese during t...
17-Year Old Lone Survivor of a Japanese Attack on Civilians, 1945
Date Taken: 19 October 1945 Original Caption: Milagros Barrion, 17, was the sole survivor of a group of 13 unarmed civilians whom the Ja...
Woman Bleaching Clothes on the Shores of Taal Lake, 1933
The photo below was originally given the caption/title “Batangas province (Philippines), Lavendera bleaching clothes on Taal Lake.” Of cour...
Taal Lake and Volcano Island, 1934
The picture above was taken in 1934 by Robert L. Pendleton. It has been downloaded from the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Digital Li...
The Town of Taal, Batangas c. 1903
The photograph below was taken from the public domain book “Official Handbook of the Philippines and Catalogue of the Philippine Exhibit” wh...
Sketch-Map of the Taal Volcano Region, c. 1911
Below is a sketched map of the Taal Land and Volcano along with the surrounding areas, extracted from the 1911 publication “The Eruption of ...
Act No. 958 Reducing the Municipalities of Batangas to 16, 1903
In March of 1903, Act Numbered 708 was passed by the Philippine Commission consolidating thirteen of the Province of Batangas’ 22 municipal...
Woman from Barrio Taysan, San Jose with Bayonet Wound 1945
Date Taken: 12 October 1945 Original Caption: A woman displays bayonet wound scar on the left side. Barrio Tayson [obviously an error ...
One-Year Old Baby with Bayonet Scar on his Head
Date Taken: 1945 Original Caption: Baby Vicente Barrion, 1 year old, who is held by his mother, has a scar on his head, which was caused...
Soil Survey at a Batangas Salt Field, 1930
The above photograph was taken by Robert L. Pendleton in the year 1930 somewhere in a seaside town in the Province of Batangas. It was orig...
San Jose, Batangas Victim Shows Bayonet Wound 1945
Date Taken: 12 October 1945 Original Caption: On the left hip of Sofia Moog is a bayonet wound scar, which was caused by the Japs during...
Soil Survey in Santo Tomas, Batangas 1931
The photograph below was taken by the photographer Robert Larimore Pendleton in April 1931. It has been downloaded from the Digital Library...
The Remos of San Jose, Batangas beside Burned Home 1945
Date Taken: 12 October 1945 Original Caption: Modesta U. Remo and her husband [probably should be daughter instead of husband] stand bes...
Filipino Native with Bayog Bark along Talisay-Tagaytay Trail, 1934
he photograph below was taken by the photographer Robert L. Pentleton on 23 August 1934 along the Talisay–Tagaytay trail. It has been downl...
Lipa Bishop Alfredo Obviar Officiating Cornerstone Laying of New Carmel Chapel
Image taken from a publication called "Isles of Mary." The above image has been extracted from the scrapbook downloaded from th...
Street Scene in Batangas c. 1898
The colorized picture below has been extracted from the public domain book “The United States Army and Navy: includes Cuba, Puerto Rico, th...
Destroyed Municipal Building of San Jose, Batangas 1945
Date Taken: 12 October 1945 Original Caption: These are the ruins of the Municipal Building, which was damaged by bombs, during the war....
Palico Bridge, Nasugbu 1945
The picture below is of the Palico Bridge in Nasugbu and taken from the public domain book “The Angels: a History of the 11 th Airborne Di...
Proclamation No. 193 Series of 1928 Reserving Parcel of Land in Santo Tomas for Water Supply Use by Tanauan
Prior to 1928, apparently there was land dispute between the adjoining municipalities of Tanauan and Santo Tomas in Batangas. In the year ...
Along the Talisay-Tagaytay Trail, 1934
The photograph below is part of the Robert L. Pendleton Collection of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Digital Libraries, with the o...
Residence in San Jose Ruined by Bombs 1945
Date Taken: 12 October 1945 Original Caption: These are the ruins of Dr. Luna’s residence, ex-Mayor of San Jose, Batangas, P.I. which wa...
Executive Order No. 110 Series of 1914 Reserving Land in Wawa, Nasugbu for Lighthouse Purposes
In 1914, the American colonial government reserved specifically for use for lighthouse purposes a parcel of land in barrio Wawa in the west...
Japanese Defense Positions at Mt. Maculot, 1945
The map below shows Japanese defensive positions at Mount Maculot (Macolod as reflected in the map itself; this was how many American docume...
Aerial Photograph of Nasugbu 1937
The photograph below was taken on 7 November 1937 by an airplane flying from Nichols Airfield in Pasay (later Villamor Air Base). The shot ...
Survivors Dig up Skulls of Family Members in Lipa, 1945
Date Taken: 20 October 1945 For the victims of Japanese atrocities in 1945 in Batangas, in the aftermath all the survivors could really d...
Executive Order No. 107 Series of 1914 Reserving Land in Lemery for Lighthouse Purposes
In 1914, the American colonial government reserved specifically for use for lighthouse purposes a parcel of land in the municipality of Lem...
Lipa Family Stand before Home Burned by the Japanese in 1945
Date Taken: 20 October 1945 Not contented with murder, the Japanese late in World War II in Batangas also burned houses, depriving alread...
Young Girl from Lipa, Batangas with Scars from Japanese Atrocities
Date Taken: 20 October 1945 Crazed by their lust for blood, the Japanese were indiscriminate in who they killed and spared not even women...
Map of Tanauan City, Batangas
The City of Tanauan is the Province of Batangas’ third city after Lipa and Batangas City, having been declared such as recently as 2001. De...
Female Survivor of Japanese Atrocities in Lipa in 1945 Shows Bayonet Scars
Date Taken: 25 October 1945 In their haste to kill the locals in Lipa, and likely because of the sheer numbers that they were trying to m...
Map of Lipa City, Batangas
The City of Lipa is, as per the 2020 Philippine Census, the Province of Batangas’ most populous geopolitical subdivision with a total of 372...
Inside a House Ransacked by the Japanese
Date Taken: 13 April 1945 From the above photograph, one can see that the Japanese turned this home in Lipa, Batangas inside out for what...
Map of Batangas City, Batangas
The City of Batangas, capital of the province and, therefore, seat of the provincial government, is the largest in Batangas in terms of land...
Map of Taal Lake, Volcano and Surrounding Areas, c. 1906
The map below has been extracted from a digital copy of a 1906 edition of the Philippine Journal of Science 1 . It shows Taal Lake and Volc...
US General & Staff in Front of Governor's Palace in Batangas, 1900
The colorized picture below shows Brigadier General Theodore Schwann and his staff in front of the Palace of the Governor in the then-town o...
Locust Infestation in Batangas, c. 1905
The start of the 20 th century was a traumatic one for Batangas. Not only were its inhabitants forced to live in concentration camps by th...
Portrait of Clemencia Lopez of Balayan
Portrait of Clemencia Lopez of Balayan. Image source: The Story of the Lopez Family: A Page from the History of the War in the Philippin...
Earthenware Pot Peddler in Taal, Batangas c. 1903
The picture below has been taken from a public domain document compiled and published by the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the United States ...
Photographs of the Batangas Airdrome 1945
Photo of the Batangas Airdrome taken in 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. The photos above and below were taken from a...
House of Victims of Japanese Brutality in 1945 in Lipa, Batangas
Date Taken: 13 April 1945 Original Caption: A house where Filipino men and women were stripped of usable clothing and then with their ha...
Photo of the Nasugbu Airstrip, 1945
Below, a picture of the Nasugbu Airstrip – alternatively known as the Nasugbu Landing Strip or the Nasugbu Airdrome – in 1945 soon after the...
A Grove Filled with Dead Victims of the Japanese, 1945
>Date taken: 13 April 1945. Original Caption: This photograph was similarly captioned as another one shot of the same locality, where...
People Killed by Japanese Soldiers in 1945 Left to Decompose in the Open
Date taken: 13 April 1945 Original Caption: Some of the bodies of a group of approximately 300 to 400 Filipino men and women who were fi...
Aerial Photographs of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano 1939
The photograph below was taken on 27 December 1939 by an aircraft that flew from Nichols Airfield (present-day Villamor Airbase). It was or...
Map of Southern Luzon including Batangas, c. 1899
Below is a map of Southern Luzon, including the Province of Batangas, which has been extracted from an 1899 Atlas entitled Atlas de Filipina...
Men Shoved into Deep Wells and Shot at by the Japanese in 1945, but Rescued
>Date Taken: 25 September 1945 The men showed in the picture above were the lucky ones who were rescued after having been shoved down ...
Map of Anchorages Near the Verde Island Passage, 1956
Below is a map of anchorages, i.e. areas where ships can anchor in, close to the Verde Island Passage. This passage is the strait or narrow...
Talisay-Tagaytay Road, 1945
The photograph below of the road from the Tagaytay Ridge to the small lakeside town of Talisay in Batangas is taken from the 1948 book “The ...
Aerial Photograph of Tanauan 1941
he photograph below was taken on the 1 th of March 1941, likely by the same aircraft that flew from Nichols Airfield (present-day Villamor ...
Photo of a Boy from Lipa, Batangas whose Face was Mutilated by the Japanese in 1945
Date Taken: 25 September 1945 The photograph shows the side of the face of a young boy from the then-town of Lipa which was sliced from t...
Boy Looking at Mass Killing Site in Barrio Sulok 1945
Date Taken: 25 October 1945 Original Caption: A little Filipino boy inspects the site of a mass killing by the Japs in Sulac, Batangas, ...
Photos of the Battle at Mt. Maculot 1945
Captured Japanese artillery on Mt. Maculot, 1945. Considered among the fiercest battles fought between United States and Japanese forces in...
Destroyed Primary School where Massacre Victims were Assembled 1945
Date Taken: 25 October 1945 Original Caption: These are the ruins of a primary school, at Sulac, Batangas, Luzon, P.I. (for Philippine I...
Destroyed Makapili Headquarters in Barrio Sulok 1945
Date Taken: 25 October 1945 Original Caption: These are the ruins of the headquarter of the Filipinos, who collaborated with the Japs, a...
Men from Barrio Sampalocan, Lipa who Escaped Japanese Atrocities 1945
Date Taken: 1 October 1945 The photograph above was of five men who somehow had the good fortune of escaping the Japanese orgies of murde...
Aerial Photographs of Malvar, Batangas 1941
An aerial photograph of Malvar, Batangas in 1941. Image source: United States National Archives. The photograph above was taken on the 1 ...
Proclamation No. 124 s. of 1927 Reserving Land in Balayan for School Purposes
A proclamation signed by the Acting Governor-General of the Philippines Eugene A. Gilmore in 1927 reserved land and withdrew it from sale o...
Soldier Rests in Barrio Sulok during a Lull in the Fighting 1945
Date Taken: 9 April 1945 Original Caption: Private James Harper of Hanford California, a member of Company G, 187 th Regiment, 11 th A...
US Army Company G Soldiers entering Sulok, Santo Tomas 1945
Date Taken: 9 April 1945 Original Caption: Infantry of Company “G,” 187 th Regiment, 11 the Airborne Division, moving up on the way to...
View of Taal Volcano as Seen from Talisay c. 1859 ISketch)
The image below has been taken from a public domain edition of the magazine called “Ilustración Filipina, 1859 1 ,” a Spanish language magaz...
US Army Troops Entering Barrio Sulok, Santo Tomas 1945
Date Taken: 9 April 1945 Original Caption: Tanks and infantry entering Jap motor pool, which was captured by Company “G,” 187 th Regim...
American Soldiers Swimming in a Batangas River (between 1899-1902)
The photograph below shows United States Volunteers troops “possibly” in Batangas. The picture has been downloaded from the Forth Worth Li...
Aerial Photograph of Batangas City 1933
Below is a colorized photograph of the town of Batangas taken on 24 January 1933 taken from an aircraft that probably flew from Nichols Airf...
Young Coconut Climber and Tuba Extractor in Batangas c. 1929
Image extracted from "Lands and people: the World in Color." Colorized courtesy of Algorithmia. The colorized photograph above...
Bridge under Construction in Lemery 1945
Date Taken: 26 March 1945 Original Caption: Bailey bridge over Pansipit River (which separates Lemery from the town of Taal) on Highway ...
Photographs of Fortune Island Off Nasugbu, Batangas 1935
A photograph of Fortune Island off the town of Nasugbu taken in 1935. Image source: United States National Archives. In this page, we f...
Bridge being Constructed by the US Army in Cuenca 1945
Date Taken: 26 March 1945 Original Caption: Double Bailey bridge under construction by the 131 st Engineering Construction group (of th...
Company G, 38th Infantry Regiment Soldiers Resting in Batangas, c. 1899-1902
The picture below is part of the Sandre Plummer Collection of the Fort Worth Library Digital Collections. Its description at the Fort Worth...
Maps of Batangas by Cities and Municipalities
For readers who are traveling to Batangas or simply wish to explore the province virtually, Batangas History has provided maps of its four c...
Map of Tuy, Batangas
The Municipality of Tuy, which lies between Nasugbu and Balayan, is classified as a 3 rd income class municipality with a land area of 9,46...
Japanese Gun Captured in Cuenca, Batangas 1945
Japanese bun captured in Cuenca, Batangas in 1945. Image source: United States National Archives. Date Taken: 26 March 1945 Original C...
Lipa Railroad Junction Low-Level Bombing, 1945
Below, a colorized version of a photograph taken from an attack airplane of the United States Army Air Force in February 1945 on the railroa...
Executive Order No. 85 1917 Creating the Municipality of Mabini
Mabini is a 1 st income class municipality on the Calumpang Peninsula in the Province of Batangas. It used to be part of the larger town ...
Map of Tingloy, Batangas
The town of Tingloy, made up of the islands of Maricaban and Caban along with other minor islets, used to be part of Taal and Bauan at vario...
Fallen Bridge over the Lagnas River, Bauan 1945
The photograph below is bundled with a group of pictures stated to have been taken in Bauan or Bauang in Luzon, Philippine Islands. Most of...
Sugarcane Train in Nasugbu, 1945
The photograph below shows a sugarcane train being prepared to carry ammunition to the war front in February 1945. Forces of the United Sta...
Photos of the US Army in Nasugbu, 1945
The photographs in this post are taken from the public domain book “Eyes Of The War: A Photographic Report Of World War II, Vol. II,” edited...
Maria Orosa of Taal, University of Washington Yearbook Photos
Soon after the United States took over colonial administration of the Philippines in 1898, it started a program of sponsoring talented Filip...
Map of Taysan, Batangas
The town of Taysan is a 2 nd income class municipality of the Province of Batangas, with a total land area of 9,362 hectares and a populati...
Executive Order No. 33 Series of 1913 Reserving the Taal Volcano Island “for Civil Public Purposes”
In 1913, by way of an executive order 1 , Governor-General W. Cameron Forbes reserved for civil public purposes and withdrew from sale or s...
Steel Bridge over Dacanlao River, Calaca 1945
Date Taken: 24 March 1945 Original Caption: Losada (Lozada?) steel bridge over Dacandao (likely Dacanlao) River on Highway #17, west of ...
Administrative Order No. 13 S. 1940 Requiring Resignation of Balayan, Calaca Justice of the Peace
In the year 1940, the administration of Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon forced one Fernando Barrio, Justice of the Peace of the tow...
Executive Order No. 80 Series of 1912 Related to the Construction of a Monument to Apolinario Mabini
Although the Batangueño national hero was a thorn in the side of the Americans at the turn of the twentieth century, and in fact was sent i...
Grandstand of a Playing Park in Batangas, c. 1910
Below is a photograph of the grandstand at a playing park in what was probably the town of Batangas taken around the year 1910. The picture...
Map of Talisay, Batangas
The lakeside town of Talisay used to be part of Taal until it was formally established as a separate municipality in 1869. In the present d...
Map of Taal, Batangas
The heritage town of Taal started from the first ever pueblo ever established in Batangas by the Augustinian missionaries close to the shore...
Aerial Photograph of Batangas City 1923
The photograph below was downloaded from the United States National Archives with the original caption of “Area 18. Philippine Islands. Lu...
Map of Santo Tomas City, Batangas
The City of Santo Tomas is a 1 st class component city of Batangas and is also classified as agro-industrial, with its various manufacturin...
Republic Act No. 1229 Creating the Municipality of San Nicolas
The present-day lakeshore town of San Nicolas in Batangas used to be the site of old Taal, until the violent and prolonged eruption of the ...
Photos of the Cape Santiago Lighthouse, Calatagan 1902
The Cape Santiago Lighthouse in Calatagan, 1902. Image source: United States National Archives. The Cape or Punta Santiago Lighthouse in ...
Map of Santa Teresita, Batangas
The town of Santa Teresita, second smallest in the Province of Batangas, was created in 1961 with land formerly belonging to the towns of Sa...
Aerial Photograph of the Batangas Provincial Capitol 1935
An aerial photograph of the Batangas Provincial Capitol taken in 1935. Image source: United States National Archives. The photograph ab...
Photograph of Batangas Airfield Hero Jesus Villamor, 1943
The photograph below is of the Filipino aviation hero Jesus Villamor, after whom the present-day Villamor Airbase has been named, and downlo...
Map of San Pascual, Batangas
The town of San Pascual used to be part of Bauan until it was created as a distinct municipality in 1969. It has a total land area of 5,070...
Executive Order No. 85 Series of 1910 Separating Tuy from Balayan
Tuy is a small town in western Batangas with a land area of 94.65 square square kilometers and a population of 43,743 as per the 2015 Phili...
Photograph of Woman in Batangas using Cotton Gin, c. 1915-20
The photograph below, entitled “Cotton gin, Batangas” has been downloaded from the United States Library of Congress. It shows a woman usin...
Map of San Nicolas, Batangas
The town of San Nicolas along the shores of Taal Lake — although part of it is on the Main Taal Volcano Island Crater, no less — is the smal...
1908 Proclamation Calling for a Special Election to Elect a Municipal President for Bauan
In the November 1907 local Philippine elections, one Antonio Loualhati 1 became the duly elected municipal president 2 as certified by th...
Filipino Guerrillas in Action in Batangas, 1945
Below, a picture of Filipino guerrillas in action against the Japanese in Batangas during World War II. It has been downloaded from the Uni...
Taal Volcano Island Seen from Agoncillo, 1962
The photograph below has been extracted from an April 1962 edition of The Chronicle Magazine 1 . The copy is part of the Basilio J. Valdez ...
Executive Order No. 43 Creating the Municipality of Alitagtag
The present-day town of Alitagtag in Batangas used to be part of the older and larger town of Bauan until the year 1910. The previous yea...
Photograph of Taal Volcano Main Island Crater 1911
The photograph below, entitled “Taal, Volcano” has been downloaded from the United States Library of Congress. It was taken in the year 191...
Map of San Juan, Batangas
The town of San Juan (formerly San Juan de Bocboc) is the third largest geopolitical subdivision of the Province of Batangas with a total la...
US Fighter Plane Drops Bombs on Japanese Positions, 1945
The photograph below was downloaded from the United States National Archives, where it was captioned: “During the bitter fighting east (pro...
Railroad Train in Batangas, 1930
A railroad train in Batangas c. 1930. Image source: University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee Digital Library. Colorized courtesy of Algorit...
Map of San Jose, Batangas
Formerly known as San Jose Malaquing Tubig, this town used to be part of Bauan until formally separated in 1765. In the present day, it is ...
Establishment of an Annual Cattle Fair in Lipa, 1865-1866
In the present day, it is the town of Padre Garcia which is almost universally known for its livestock industry and its cattle fairs. Howe...
Map of Rosario, Batangas
According to some accounts, the town of Rosario was originally in what is present-day Lobo. Persistent raids by pirates forced the inhabita...
C. Rodman Jones, American Soldier Assigned to Batangas in 1902
The photographs contained in this post are taken from the public domain book “In Memoriam C. Rodman Jones,” by Charles Henry Jone and publis...
Batangas Town with Mt. Makulot in the Distance, c. 1945
Below, a colorized picture of the then-town and now city of Batangas taken in 1945 right after the conclusion of World War II. The original...