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Revisiting the Forgotten WWII Airstrip in Malvar, Batangas

In his 1951 book 1 on the US Army Air Force’s exploits at the outbreak of World War II in the western Pacific, author Walter D. Edmonds n...

Batangas History 8 Jun, 2021

The Case of Four US GIs Stranded in Malvar, Batangas Behind Japanese Lines in WWII

Early in 1942, after forces of the Japanese Imperial Army had occupied the Philippine Islands in their quest to set up the bogus East Asia ...

Batangas History 6 Jan, 2021

The Legend of the Gabi (Taro) as Told in Malvar Batangas

From the 1950s document “History and Cultural Life of the People of Malvar, Batangas 1 ,” we get this obscure little legend about the orig...

Batangas History 8 Feb, 2019

Malvar: Historical and Folkloric Notes about some of its Barrios

This article is the latest installment of a series dedicated to featuring otherwise forgotten historic and folkloric information about the...

Buhay Batangas 2 Mar, 2018

Map of Malvar, Batangas

The town of Malvar is among the smallest of the Province of Batangas, with a total land area of only 3,300 hectares distributed among 15 b...

Buhay Batangas 2 Feb, 2018

Aerial Photographs of Malvar, Batangas 1941

An aerial photograph of Malvar, Batangas in 1941.  Image source:  United States National Archives. The photograph above was taken on the 1 ...

Buhay Batangas 1 Feb, 2018

Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part I

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART I PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V Full transcr...

Batangas History 4 Jan, 2018

Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part V

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART V PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V [p. 22] PR...

Buhay Batangas 4 Jan, 2018

Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part IV

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART IV PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V [p. 17] ...

Buhay Batangas 4 Jan, 2018

Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part III

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART III PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V [p. 12] ...

Buhay Batangas 4 Jan, 2018

Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part II

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART II PART I | PART II | PART III | PART IV | PART V [p. 5] ...

Buhay Batangas 4 Jan, 2018

San Andres, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part I

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART I PART I | PART II Full transcription of the so-called “Historic...

Batangas History 4 Jan, 2018

San Andres, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part II

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART II PART I | PART II [p. 8] Lumabas si Tikong sa kaniyang pin...

Buhay Batangas 4 Jan, 2018

San Pedro, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. Full transcription of the so-called “Historical Data” for the barrio of Pe...

Batangas History 4 Jan, 2018

San Juan, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. Full transcription of the so-called “Historical Data” for the barrio of S...

Batangas History 4 Jan, 2018

Bagong Pook, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. Full transcription of the so-called “Historical Data” for the barrio of Ba...

Batangas History 3 Jan, 2018

San Isidro, Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. Full transcription of the so-called “Historical Data” for the barrio of Sa...

Batangas History 3 Jan, 2018

San Fernando and Santiago (formerly Payapa), Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part I

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART I PART I | PART II | PART III Full transcription of the so-call...

Batangas History 3 Jan, 2018

San Fernando and Santiago (formerly Payapa), Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part III

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART III PART I | PART II | PART III [p. 12] (Continuation of No...

Buhay Batangas 3 Jan, 2018

San Fernando and Santiago (formerly Payapa), Malvar, Batangas: Historical Data Part II

Historical data from the National Library of the Philippines. PART II PART I | PART II | PART III [p. 6] (Continuation of No. ...

Buhay Batangas 3 Jan, 2018