How American GIs Helped Revive Batangas’ Balisong Industry
The first balisong or Batangas fan-knife, one of the lasting symbols of the Batangueño, was created by one Perfecto de Leon of the barrio ...
Town History
Nasugbu in World War II: A Historical Narrative
From the 1953 document entitled “Historical Data of the Municipality of Nasugbu 1 ,” Batangas History presents this historical narrative o...
Mataasnakahoy: the Celso Landicho Mayoralty
[In this article: Batangas Province, Mataasnakahoy Batangas, History of Mataasnakahoy, Ceferino Capuchino, Isagani Laluna, Mayor Celso Lan...
Mataasnakahoy: on to the Golden Jubilee Year of 1982
[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, history of Mataasnakahoy, kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy. Ceferino Capuchino, Florencio Landicho, A...
Mataasnakahoy: World War II to Martial Law Years
[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, History of Mataasnakahoy, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Japanese occupation of Batangas, World Wa...
Particulars of Mataasnakahoy’s Separation from Lipa in 1932
[In this article: Batangas Province, Mataasnakahoy Batangas, History of Mataasnakahoy, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Ceferino Capuchino, Ge...
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 a...
Mataasnakahoy: Recovering from the Abaca Decline in the 1920s
[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Mataasnakahoy history, Ceferino Capuchino, Templo family, Silva fami...
Gurumay: a Traditional Game Played in San Jose, Batangas in the 1920s and Earlier
[In this article: San Jose Batangas, Batangas Province, traditional Filipino games, traditional children’s games in the Philippines] Fr...
Mataasnakahoy and the 19th Century Coffee Boom in Lipa
[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Mataasnakahoy history, Ceferino Capuchino, Templo family, Silva fami...
The Physical Characteristics of the People of Batangas in 1916
[In this article: Batangas Province, Rosario Batangas, Lipa Batangas, Batangas City, Taal Batangas, San Jose Batangas, Lemery Batangas, pe...
The Wealthy Silvas and Templos of Lipa and the Original Families of Mataasnakahoy
[In this article: Mataasnakahoy Batangas, Kasaysayan ng Mataasnakahoy, Mataasnakahoy history, Ceferino Capuchino, Templo family, Silva fam...
Old Courtship and Marriage Customs in Taysan, Batangas
[In this article: Batangas Province, Taysan Batangas, marriage customs Batangas, sabugan custom, dapitan custom, bigay kaya custom] In ...
The Roundup of Katipunan Sympathizers and Two Other Stories set in Batangas Town in the Late 19th Century
[Topics in this article: Spanish colonial era Philippines, Batangas in the Spanish colonial period, Batangas town, Batangas City Batangas,...
Mataasnakahoy’s Role in Lipa’s 19th Century Grandeur
[Topics in this article: Villa de Lipa Batangas, Batangas coffee production, 19th century Lipa Batangas, Mataasnakahoy Batangas], Manuel S...
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...
Taysan, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
[In this page: Batangas, Taysan, Batangay y su Provincia, Manual Sastron, 19 th century Batangas, Monte Mapolo, Toribio Mateo, Fr. Gregor...
Brief History of the Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception of Batangas City
[In this page: Batangas Church, Immaculate Conception, Minor Basilica, Batangas City, Fray Diego Mojica, Fr. Pedro Cuesta, Monsignor Ciril...
Examining a “Tale” of Corruption during Spanish-Era Tanauan, Batangas
[In this page: Tanauan, Batangas, Antonio Villapando, Doña Maria Tapia, Doña Vicentica Leyba, corruption, panguingue, capital municipal, g...
Lemery, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
Continuing with this web site’s series on late 19 th century Batangas as described by the former government official and historian Manuel...