July 2019 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore July 2019 - Batangas History, Culture and Folklore

July 2019

The Beheading of Jose Dimaandal by the Japanese in Batangas Town in 1943

Filed away at the National Library of the Philippines are so-called “historical data” for the different towns across the Philippines. Thes...

Batangas History 26 Jul, 2019

A Forgotten Mariang Makiling Legend Set in Balayan, Batangas

Even in the present day, one still hears once in a while stories of people who had gone on treks up Mount Makiling in the Province of Lagun...

Batangas History 24 Jul, 2019

When the Holy Cross Refused to Leave Alitagtag to Save Its Inhabitants from Taal Volcano

There are many folkloric stories about the Holy Cross, patron of the towns of Alitagtag and Bauan, the former incidentally once part of the...

Batangas History 10 Jul, 2019