August 2018 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore August 2018 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

August 2018

A Tale of Love, Lust and Sex in 1903 Tanauan, Lipa and San Juan, Batangas

[Topics in this article: Supreme Court cases, Tanauan Batangas, Lipa Batangas, San Juan Batangas, San Juan de Bocboc, Philippine Penal Code...

Batangas History 31 Aug, 2018

Old Courtship, Marriage and Birth Traditions in Taal, Batangas

[Topics in this article: Taal Batangas, Batangas Beliefs, Batangas Traditions, Beliefs in Taal, traditional courtship, marriage customs Taa...

Batangas History 28 Aug, 2018

The 11th Airborne Earns Rest in Lipa after Liberation of Batangas in 1945

[Topics in this article: 11th Airborne Division US Army, Lipa Batangas, US Army bivouac in Lipa, Mataasnakahoy Batangas, USO in Lipa, Colon...

Batangas History 27 Aug, 2018

The Roundup of Katipunan Sympathizers and Two Other Stories set in Batangas Town in the Late 19th Century

[Topics in this article: Spanish colonial era Philippines, Batangas in the Spanish colonial period, Batangas town, Batangas City Batangas, ...

Batangas History 25 Aug, 2018

Olgado vs Catigbac: Resolving the Conflict for the Presidency of Lipa in 1910

[Topics in this article: Supreme Court Decision Philippines, American colonial era, Municipal President, Philippine politics, Lipa City Bat...

Batangas History 23 Aug, 2018

Company G of the USV 28th Infantry and the Capture of Pablo Borbon in 1900

[Topics in this article: United States Volunteers, 28th Infantry Regiment, Philippine-American War in Batangas, Pablo Borbon, Nasugbu Batang...

Batangas History 21 Aug, 2018

The Eclipse of the Moon: a Batangas Legend

[Topics in this article: eclipse of the moon, lunar eclipse, Batangas legend, Batangas myth, Henry Otley–Beyer Ethnographic Collection] Fro...

Batangas History 20 Aug, 2018

Mataasnakahoy’s Role in Lipa’s 19th Century Grandeur

[Topics in this article: Villa de Lipa Batangas, Batangas coffee production, 19th century Lipa Batangas, Mataasnakahoy Batangas], Manuel Sa...

Batangas History 18 Aug, 2018

Excerpts from a Japanese Soldier’s Diary on the Final Stand of the Japanese in Batangas in 1945

[Topics in this article: World War II Batangas, Lipa Batangas, Mount Malepunyo, Japanese Imperial Army, Japanese soldier’s diary] The final...

Batangas History 14 Aug, 2018

The Miraculous Well of Our Lady of Caysasay

[Topics in this article: Our Lady of Caysasay, Cuenca Batangas, Magic Tales from Cuenca, Henry Otley–Beyer Collection, Legends of Batangas,...

Batangas History 10 Aug, 2018

The Building of the Calamba-Batangas Road in 1900

[Topics in this article: road building in Batangas, United States Army engineering corps, Philippine-American War, history of roads in Bata...

Batangas History 9 Aug, 2018

The Capture of Mt. Malepunyo East of Lipa and the End of Japanese Resistance in Batangas in 1945

[In this article: Mount Malepunyo, Lipa Batangas, 11th Airborne Division, Talisay Lipa Batangas, Sapac Lipa Batangas, World War II Batangas...

Batangas History 8 Aug, 2018

The Conley Police Bribery Case and Dr. Jose P. Laurel’s Presidency during the Japanese Occupation

[Keywords: Jose P. Laurel philosophy, Ray Conley, Govrnor General Leonard Wood, Tanauan Batangas, American colonial era] Tanauan–born Dr. J...

Batangas History 6 Aug, 2018

A Legend of the Calumpang River in Batangas City

[Keywords: Batangas City, Calumpang River, Calumpang Bridge Batangas, Filipino folklore, Batangas folklore, Batangas legends, Filipino lege...

Buhay Batangas 2 Aug, 2018

Retelling the Story of the Mysterious Showers of Petals in Lipa in 1948

[Keywords: Lipa apparition, apparition Lipa Batangas, Mary Mediatrix of All Grace Lipa, Bishop Alfredo Versoza, Carmelite Convent Lipa, show...

Buhay Batangas 1 Aug, 2018