Batangas Students Make History as the 1st School Ordered Closed in the American Colonial Era
On the lighter side of history, from Volume 49 1 of the Woodstock 2 Letters, a publication of the Society of Jesus from 1872 to 1969, we...
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The Capture and Looting of Lipa by US Troops in 1900 during the Fil-American War
In December of the year 1899, almost a year after the Philippine-American War had broken out, after clearing the Bulacan towns of Baliuag ...
The Philippine Revolution in Batangas during the Tenure of Govenor-General Ramon Blanco
While high school history books told us that Batangas was one of eight provinces that first revolted against Spanish colonial rule late in...
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...
Atrocities in Batangas Cited during General Tomoyuki Yamashita’s Trial for War Crimes after WWII
Mention the name Yamashita in the context of the Second World War and in most likelihood the first thing that comes to most Filipinos’ ...
Francisco Rubio and his Recruitment of Rebel Soldiers in Tanauan in 1900
On 24 October 1900, one Francisco Rubio was arraigned and tried for charges of “being a spy” by a military commission convened in the town...
Movements of Company D of the USV 28th Infantry Regiment in Batangas in 1900
Continuing with the campaign of the United States Volunteers 28 th Infantry Regiment in Batangas in the year 1900, we now shift our atten...
Tingloy, Batangas: Historic and Folkloric Notes about some of its Barrios
This article revisits the otherwise forgotten history and folklore of the barrios of Tingloy, Batangas. The information contained herein ...
The State of Philippine Railroads in 1902 and American Attempts to Improve It, Including New Lines in Batangas
On 18 March 1902, the United States Senate directed Elihu Root, the Secretary of War, to provide “a statement of the legal and traffic rel...
San Juan de Bocboc, Batangas in the 19th Century as Described by a Spanish Historian
We move now to the town of San Juan in eastern Batangas, called San Juan de Bocboc during the latter part of the Spanish colonial era, for...