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A few weeks ago, I met one of the country’s top bloggers, Yoshke Dimen. We had a meeting for a little project we’re brewing and then the discussion landed on why Batangas seem to struggle in promoting tour packages. Is there really a struggle? Yoshke is a native of Lemery …

This is the time when your mind, your body, and your heart struggle to work together in unison. Uh-oh. Vacation’s over. Hello, Teacher! Nakaka-miss din maging estudyante. Bibigyan ka ng baon, ipaghahanda ng nanay mo ng kakainin tuwing umaga para siguraduhing makakatagal ka sa klase buong araw na hindi ka …

We know that a great percentage of our readers/supporters are OFWs. We know how they would do anything in exchange to be back home anytime they want, like where they are is just a Batangas-Manila bus trip kind of thing. There’s no question that they contribute greatly to the country’s …

And so we’re down to our last installment for the series of posts for Lemery’s 150th Founding Anniversary. These are the last notes on what happened and what we had experienced during the stretch our of events coverage. You’ve read about the Binibining Lemery Global 2012, the BangKarera and the …

Getting up early in the morning is easier when you’re waking up by the beach. It was a beautiful Saturday morning and we were up for the third and final day of the 150th Founding Anniversary celebration of Lemery. The last day was commenced with a fluvial procession. It was …

It was a sunny Friday morning as we woke up from a few hours of sleep (the Binibining Lemery Global 2012 pageant night ended past 1 AM) to witness the first Bangkang de Sagwan race set at 6 AM. The event started an hour late though. Nineteen bangkeros participated in …

Lemery has gained another beauty queen. Christina Trishia Rosas is the newly crowned Binibining Lemery Global 2012. Although the program started too late, the audience patiently waited and began cheering when the pageant hosts Simon Erwin Querrer and Diane Querrer went on stage. As inspired by the recently concluded American …

Our Team will head to Lemery tomorrow to celebrate with the town folks in their 150th Founding Anniversary. Taralets! This is not the first time that we’ll be covering events for a town’s founding anniversary. Check here some of the past Batangas festivals and other events that we’ve featured before. …