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In celebration of their town’s 58th Foundation Day, the people of San Nicolas held the 7th year of Maliputo Festival Cookfest last Friday, August 9, 2013. The cookfest’s main aim is to let people taste various delectable dishes of maliputo. As Ms. Nelinda Castillo, Tourism Officer Desinate, put it, “upang …

Stop Hunger Now, an international relief organization that coordinates the distribution of food and other life-saving aid around the world successfully held a meal packaging event at Robinsons Place Lipa last Saturday, August 10. This meal packaging event’s objective is to pack 30,000 meals which will be stored and used …

How do you really start a business in Batangas? Whether it be in Lipa or Batangas City, or a 4th class municipality like Mataasnakahoy, the rules for starting a business are almost same. This article will tackle on starting with yourself and your business idea, and will try to guide …

The relaxing ambiance of the ocean yields perfect happiness. We found a place where you can experience such joy without actually hitting the beach. Nautical Bliss Nail and Body Spa is the newest pampering destination in Lipa City, Batangas. What’s unique about this place? Think of all the spa services …

This is the August 2013 issue of the WOWBatangas.com Newsletter. Click here for the September Issue. Every first holds something memorable for us to keep. Each day begins with a different story to tell, no matter how trivial or routinary it may be for you. Historical accounts are bounded by …

Just when you thought the stories you’ve exchanged with your friends over cups of coffee are the only ones interesting, listen (or rather read on) and realize that coffee per se has its own stories to tell. Some may be trivial but most hold significant points in making you take …

If you are going to visit Batangas, a tour is not complete if you haven’t tasted this very rare fish, the maliputo. This fresh water fish can only be found in Taal Lake. Maliputo is most popular in the town of San Nicolas where its festival is derived from. Batangueños …

Since August is set to be the launch of the WOWBatangas Newsletter’s firs issue, we decided to have stories of firsts as this month’s theme. If you have been checking around our recently published articles, you might have read about the first motorcycle museum in the Philippines (and in Southeast …