Sixto Lopez, the Nationalist Reformer from Balayan, Batangas
Batangas, one of the eight provinces that first rose in revolt against Spanish rule in 1896, was among the great contributors to the brief...
Balayan
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...
Salt-Making in Batangas: From Coastal Wealth to Cultural Memory
Batangas salt-making has long been a vital livelihood, shaping both the province’s economy and culture. Its coastal geography, with shallo...
American-Held Prisoners-of-War in Balayan, 1900-01
Below is a transcribed list of mostly Batangueño prisoners-of-war held by the United States Army at a facility in the municipality of Balay...
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[Culture] The Famous Lechon Parade in Balayan, Batangas
The town of Balayan on the western coast of the Province of Batangas is one of the province’s oldest; and history tells us that Balayan wa...
Balayan, Batangas: Historical Data Part 3
PART III PART I | PART II | PART III [p. 15] Riddles 1. I come from the sea. On cloudy days, I ascend heaven. When I wish to ...
Balayan, Batangas: Historical Data Part 2
PART II PART I | PART II | PART III [p. 8] 1. Ang palanganga, hindi nakikilala sa labi. Whether or not one chews buyo (betel) c...
A Brief History of the Pioneer Balayan Town Guerrillas FAIT Part II
PART II PART I | PART II [Transcription continued...] [p. 11] MAPPING JAP POSITIONS Capt. Galvez was ordered by Col. Galvez t...
A Brief History of the Pioneer Balayan Town Guerrillas FAIT Part I
PART I PART I | PART II The Pioneer Balayan Town Guerrilla Unit was one of many units of the large Fil-American Irregular Troops (FAIT...
When Balayan Guerrillas Stole Japanese Q-Boats from a Base in Calatagan in WWII
Towards the end of 1943, when the tides of war in the Pacific had started to turn in favor of the Allied Forces, Japan started to explore a...
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 Lagu...
Methods of Catching Fish in Balayan, Batangas in 1916
[In this page: Balayan Batangas, fishing materials, fishing methods, saltwater fishing, freshwater fishing, American colonial era] A 19...
Balayan, Batangas in the 19th Century according to a Spanish Historian
[In this page: Balayan, Batangas, Manuel Sastron, Batangas y su Provincia, 19 th Century Batangas, 19 th Century Balayan, Spanish Era Ba...
Francisco Matienza and the Tagalog Revolts in Balayan and Taal in 1745
Most Filipinos ought to have a fairly good grasp from high school history lessons of what went on in the Philippine Revolution of 1896, si...
Balayan: Historical and Folkloric Trivia about some of its Barrios
This article is part of a continuing series that attempts to bring to the Batangueño public and anyone else interested otherwise forgotten...
The Rainbow Regiment: the Batangueño Guerilla Group in WWII
In two earlier articles, I wrote about the exploits of the Hunters/ROTC, a guerilla group that was formed in the province of Rizal but rel...
Feminist Clemencia Lopez of Balayan, the First Filipina to Visit the White House
In the year 1902, a 26-year old Batangueña from the town of Balayan in Batangas became the first Filipina to ever set foot in the White Ho...
The Hard Luck and Suffering in San Juan and Balayan after the End of the Philippine-American War in 1902
With the surrender of General Miguel Malvar in April 1902, for all intents and purposes, the Philippine-American War also came to an end. ...
How Churches in Balayan, Bauan, Ibaan, Lemery, Lipa, San Jose, San Juan, Tanauan and Taysan Looked Like in 1911
The images were all taken in the year 1911 by the American Luther Parker, who first came to the Philippines in 1901 and stayed in the Phil...