Celebration of special occasions such as birthdays or anniversaries were very usual matters to me. We tend to buy gifts, prepare variety of food and spend a lot of time together.. eating, drinking, singing.. and laughing! We can apparently see that everyone is happy and were having fun.. And before …

Whenever I attend out of the province gatherings, seminars, confabs, I am usually asked about balisong. (Of course this is after i have introduced my self and mentioned that i am a Batanguena.) If not all, most of them would ask, “So you have a balisong with you?” And then i would reply …

I have recently expressed to everyone in our house (including my closest friends and those who care enough to give me a present this Christmas) that I will be buying myself a new phone before Year 2008 ends. I’m doing this in the hope that I wouldn’t have to shell …

Visit the San Jose, Batangas page for all information on San Jose. What is sinuam? It is a salty and spicy egg soup usually prepared for women who have just gave birth. Why do San Jose locals have this for their festival? Well, it is simplybecause poutry is the dominant business in …

 Identified as the largest Catholic church in Asia, Basilica of St. Martin de Tours stands 96 meters tall and 45 meters wide on a plateau in the heart of the town called Taal. I am  awed by how a structure like this Basilica endured centuries. The church remains magnificent with …

Choosing the good one amongst other is the best thing anyone can advise us. But what if knowing it doesn’t make any sense since you can’t stop the strong urge deep within you that lets you decide to run after your happiness and break all the rules between heaven and …

HISTORY The Religious of the Good Shepherd (RGS) established the first Catholic School for girls (Girl School) in the Diocese of Lipa. This was in 1913, when the Most Reverend Joseph Petrelli, Bishop of the Diocese, asked the help of the RGS Sisters working in Ragoon, Burma to come to …

HISTORY Lyceum Batangas is a tertiary educational institution established in 1966, which envisions itself to be the center for academic excellence in the country and in the Asia Pacific Region. It was established by former Senator Sotero H. Laurel, along with three prominent women of Batangas namely, Belen Castillo, Criselda …