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[FOLKLORE] Old Tales about the “Suno” at the Zigzag Road in Cuenca, Batangas

Just past the barrio of Ibabao in the town of Cuenca, Province of Batangas, heading southwest to the town’s poblacion, is a short stretch ...

Batangas History 14 Apr, 2022

[Folklore] The Ililipad sa Maculot Threat to Children in Batangas

Among the province of Batangas’ colorful beliefs — if it can even be called one — of old was the “ililipad ka sa Maculot 1 ” (you will be ...

Batangas History 29 Jan, 2022

A Narrative History of the Maculot Battalion Part II

PART II PART I | PART II The Fil-American Irregular Troops (FAIT) was a large guerrilla organization formed by the retired American of...

Batangas History 14 Mar, 2021

Protecting Cuenca against WWII Japanese Stragglers and Convincing them to Surrender

On the 20 th of April 1945, the 187 th Glider Infantry Regiment of the United States Army’s 11 th Airborne Division, after some fierce a...

Batangas History 22 Sep, 2020

The “Procesion Civica,” Highlight of Cuenca, Batangas’ Fiesta Celebration c. 1930

In the present day, the Municipality of Cuenca in Batangas has developed a reputation for being the “Home of the Bakers,” and the town its...

Batangas History 21 Jun, 2019

A 1922 “Tiyanak” Story set at the foot of Mount Makulot in Cuenca, Batangas

[In this article: Philippine myths, Philippine folklore, Cuenca Batangas, Mt. Makulot, tiyanak, supernatural creatures] From the Henry ...

Batangas History 3 Nov, 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 187th Regiment and How It Overcame the Japanese on Mt. Maculot in 1945

[In this article: 187th Infantry Regiment, 158th Regimental Combat Team, Cuenca Batangas, Mount Maculot, Japanese Defenses in Mount Maculo...

Buhay Batangas 27 Jul, 2018

The Fierce Battle for the Control of Cuenca and Mount Makulot in 1945

After the landing of Allied forces on the shores of Nasugbu on the last day of January 1945, among their immediate objectives was the clea...

Buhay Batangas 3 Mar, 2018

The Mariang Ilaya and Engkanto Legends of Mount Makulot as Told by Elders in Cuenca in 1922

If you are from these parts, then you will only be too familiar with stories people tell about the “suno” (hitchhiker) who allegedly board...

Buhay Batangas 3 Mar, 2018

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