The Revival of the "Haybing" Religious Drama in Taal in 1929
According to one Claudia M. Cruz in an ethnographic paper 1 submitted to the University of the Philippines in 1930, a religious drama cal...
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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...
The Folkloric Origin of the Subli Dance of Batangas from a 1916 Ethnographic Paper
Mention the word baraco and most people in the Philippines immediately think of Batangas, the province with which the liberica species of...
History of the RAAM CALABARZON (Formerly STAA/STRAA/STCAA))
In the present day, each year a competition is held to select teams and athletes who will represent Region IV-A in the national games call...
The 1907 Philippine Assembly and the First Legislative Districts of Batangas under American Rule
In July 1902, the United States Congress passed the so-called Philippine Organic Act, which was the basic law for the Insular Government o...
When Crocodiles and Sharks Swam in Taal Lake
Although, in the present day, the waters of Taal Lake have become completely freshwater, this was not always the case. The lake used to b...
The Folkloric Story of Why the Town of Lipa was moved to Its Present Location
From an ethnographic paper entitled “Folklore from Lipa, Batangas 1 ,” written by one Amparo Reyes, we extract this otherwise forgotten fo...
When President Manuel L. Quezon Praised Batangas for Its Self-Sufficiency
Erstwhile “confidential records 1 ” of Philippine Commonwealth President Manual L. Quezon’s conferences with the press in 1936 showed how ...
Narciso Claveria’s 1849 Decree and the Surnames of the People of Lipa
In the early days of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines, as the indios or native Filipinos converted to Christianity, many such ...
The Heroic Women Civilian Volunteers of Nasugbu in WWII
In 1944, probably in anticipation of the subsequent landing of the United States 8 th Army early the following year, the Hunters/ROTC Gue...