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The Heritage Home in Lipa City where Jose Rizal Allegedly Used to Stay

There is, in the barrio of Mataasnalupa in Lipa City, Batangas, this Spanish colonial era bahay-na-bato 1 where, according to the Macasae...

Batangas History 8 Jun, 2023

Ferdinand Magellan Did Not Die at the Hands of Lapu-Lapu

[Author's note: Although this is not a Batangas-specific article, its premise should be of interest not only to enthusiasts of Batang...

Batangas History 25 May, 2023

[CULTURE] 5 Famous Foods of Batangas

Batangas may be known more for its beaches and the dialect spoken by locals than its culinary traditions, but there are nonetheless foods t...

Batangas History 29 Jan, 2023

The Macolod Volcanic Corridor and Volcanism in Batangas Province

Taal Volcano, the last major eruption of which was in January 2020, is but part of a chain of still active Quarternary — in geologic terms...

Batangas History 26 Jan, 2023

Jay D. Vanderpool, the Officer who Unified Guerrillas in Batangas, Cavite and Laguna

After the fall of Bataan and Corregidor in April and May 1942, respectively, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright, designated commander of all U...

Batangas History 17 Jan, 2023

[WWII] The Nasugbu Landing of January 1945 from the Japanese Perspective

Most of the information available on Operation Mike VI, more commonly remembered as the “Nasugbu Landing” of 31 January 1945, is understan...

Batangas History 16 Jan, 2023

The 29 Municipalities of Batangas Province Part I

PART I PART I | PART II The Province of Batangas is one of five belonging to the administrative region called Region IV-A, otherwise k...

Batangas History 14 Jan, 2023

The 29 Municipalities of Batangas Province Part II

PART II PART I | PART II NASUGBU The historic town of Nasugbu in western Batangas, famous not just for its beaches and resorts but a...

Batangas History 14 Jan, 2023

[Culture] The Amusing Batangueño Penchant for Swearing

In this mall car accessories shop in Lipa, as customers went around examining the items on the shelves, one of the salespersons tripped an...

Batangas History 24 Oct, 2022

Excerpts from the Bill of Particulars vs Tomoyuki Yamashita Pertaining to Batangas

Tomoyuki Yamashita, commander of all Japanese forces in the Philippines in 1945, surrendered to United States forces in 1945 and was place...

Batangas History 18 Jul, 2022