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

December 2018

The Bureau of Education Setup in Batangas in 1906

[In this article: Batangas Province, education in Batangas, Bureau of Education, American colonial era, policy of benevolent assimilation, ...

Batangas History 31 Dec, 2018

Mataasnakahoy: on to the Golden Jubilee Year of 1982

[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, history of Mataasnakahoy, kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy. Ceferino Capuchino, Florencio Landicho, Ar...

Batangas History 31 Dec, 2018

Part VI: US Military Operations in Batangas from 1901-02 during the Fil-American War

[In this article: Philippine-American War, Batangas Province, Macabebe Scouts, Batangas City, Tanauan Batangas, Lipa City Batangas, Balete ...

Batangas History 29 Dec, 2018

When Alitagtag was a “Resort of Ghosts and Devils,” and the Cross that Purged These

[In this article: Filipino myths, Batangas myths, Batangas folklore, Alitagtag Batangas, Holy Cross, patron of Alitagtag, patron of Bauan, ...

Batangas History 28 Dec, 2018

1962 Photos of Taal Lake and Surrounding Communities

The images in this historic collection have been taken from an article in the April 1962 edition of “The Chronicle Magazine 1 .” They are p...

Batangas History 27 Dec, 2018

24 Superstitions from San Jose, Batangas

[In this article: Batangas Province, San Jose Batangas, Filipino superstitions, superstitious beliefs, historical data] From the so-called ...

Batangas History 25 Dec, 2018

Focus on Jesus Villamor, the Ace Who Helped Stop a Japanese Bombing Raid on Batangas City

[In this article: Batangas Province, Batangas City Batangas, Batangas airfield, Batangas airdrome, Jesus Villamor, World War II Batangas, F...

Batangas History 25 Dec, 2018

Apolinario Mabini: a Short Biography Translated from “Mga Dakilaḡ Pilipino”

[In this article: Apolinario Mabini, Filipino Heroes, Batangas Province, Notable Batangueños, Tanauan Batangas, Talaga Tanauan] There is pr...

Batangas History 24 Dec, 2018

Teodoro M. Kalaw’s Version of Juanang Ilaya and other 19th Century Scare Stories Told to Children

[In this article: TM Kalaw, Teodoro M Kalaw, Lipa Batangas, Batangas Province, Batangas folklore, Juanang Ilaya, tigbalang, nuno sa punso, ...

Batangas History 23 Dec, 2018

Mataasnakahoy: World War II to Martial Law Years

[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, History of Mataasnakahoy, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Japanese occupation of Batangas, World War...

Batangas History 22 Dec, 2018

Part V: US Military Operations in Batangas from 1901-02 during the Fil-American War

[In this article: Philippine-American War, Philippine Revolution, Filipino rebels, Macabebe Scouts, Ilocano Scouts, Fil-Am War Batangas, Ba...

Batangas History 21 Dec, 2018

Miguel Malvar: a Short Biography Translated from “Mga Dakilaḡ Pilipino”

[In this article: Santo Tomas, Batangas, Philippine-American War, General Miguel Malvar, General J. Franklin Bell, Emilio Aguinaldo, Pact of...

Batangas History 21 Dec, 2018

The Rise and Fall of Lipa’s 19th Century “Aristocracy” according to TM Kalaw

[In this article: TM Kalaw, Teodoro M Kalaw autobiography, Lipa Batangas, Lipa coffee industry, Lipa coffee boom, Lipa aristocracy] In a pr...

Batangas History 16 Dec, 2018

“Ang Pasko ay Sumapit” Composer in Thrilling Escape from the Japanese in Cuenca in 1945

[In this article: Josefino Cenizal, World War II Batangas, Cuenca Batangas, Lipa Batangas, Ang Pasko ay Sumapit, WWII escape from Japanese,...

Batangas History 15 Dec, 2018

100 Old Tagalog Sayings with English Translations Told in Balayan, Batangas

[In this article: National Library of the Philippines, historical data, Balayan Batangas, salawikain, Filipino sayings, Filipino maxims, Fi...

Batangas History 14 Dec, 2018

Part IV: US Military Operations in Batangas from 1901-02 during the Fil-American War

[In this article: Philippine-American War, US Army in the Philippines, US Volunteers, American military operations in Batangas, Fil-Am War i...

Batangas History 8 Dec, 2018

Particulars of Mataasnakahoy’s Separation from Lipa in 1932

[In this article: Batangas Province, Mataasnakahoy Batangas, History of Mataasnakahoy, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Ceferino Capuchino, Geo...

Batangas History 8 Dec, 2018

When “Fishes were cooked in the Lake” – the 1716 Taal Volcano Eruption

[In this article: Taal Volcano facts, Taal Volcano history, Taal Volcano trivia, 1716 Taal Volcano eruption, base surge, pyroclastic erupti...

Batangas History 6 Dec, 2018

Old Beliefs about Birth, Baptism, Love, Weddings, Death and Burial in Lemery, Batangas

[In this article: Batangas province, Lemery Batangas, beliefs and superstitions, old customs, marriage beliefs, baptism beliefs, beliefs ab...

Batangas History 5 Dec, 2018

Japanese WWII Atrocities in Bauan, Cuenca, Lipa, Mataasnakahoy, San Jose, Santo Tomas, Rosario, Taal and Tanauan

[In this article: Japanese World War II atrocities, Batangas Province, Bauan Batangas, Cuenca Batangas, Lipa Batangas, Mataasnakahoy Batang...

Batangas History 2 Dec, 2018

Part III: US Military Operations in Batangas from 1901-02 during the Fil-American War

[In this article: Philippine-American War, US Army in the Philippines, US Volunteers, American military operations in Batangas, Fil-Am War i...

Batangas History 1 Dec, 2018