HISTORY Batangas State University was established on 1903 as a Manual Training School, aimed of training male youth for gainful occupations particularly woodworking under the leadership of the American Mr. Sheer, the first school principal. Other succeeding principals follows. This includes Messrs. Schartz, Zacarias Canent, Isaias Maclang and Nad Pascual …
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As part of www.WOWBatangas.com‘s launching as the ultimate online community for Batanguenos, we are giving away a Nokia cellphone for free! Here are the requirements: You must be a born Batangueno or lived in Batangas for at least 1 year. You have a Friendster account. That’s all, really. Now here …
Read More »Visayan Forum Foundation Inc., Combating Modern Day Slavery – Kasambahay Updates (Batangas City)
Mga Batang Kasambahay, Balik na sa paaralan! After years of “Batang Kasambahay, Balik Eskwela Tungo sa Magandang Kinabukasan” campaign, headed by Msgr. Boy Oriondo, 110 kasambahay or what most people call “yaya” are now back to school. May 2003 when the said campaign was launched. As mentioned, Msgr. Boy Oriondo …
Read More »NE-YO: A Batangueño’s Favorite (New Taste of Music, a Review)
Music is really a part of each and everyone of us’ daily lives. A day without hearing our favorite song makes our day incomplete. And since we, Batangueños now have a variety of music to choose from, we can then express ourselves more freely and listen to the type of …
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University of Batangas HISTORY The University of Batangas traces its history as a small school then named Western Philippine Colleges which started with 48 students in a small rented house in Rizal Avenue, Batangas City more than half a century ago on April 28, 1946. It was founded by Mr. …
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Read More »A Glimpse of Batangas’ History and Beauty
“Batangas – Ang napakagandang bayan ng mga magigiting” The beautifull province of Batangas is located on the southwestern part of Luzon (Philippines). The province has a total land area of 316,581 hectares, of which 70 percent is devoted to agriculture – the main economic activity. This province has three major cities, Batangas City …
Read More »Parada ng mga Lechon, Balayan, Batangas
Visit the Balayan page for all information on Balayan. A lechon on a table during fiestas is already a big wow for the visitors. How much more of this: a whole parade about 100 of these mouth watering, roasted pigs! This is what we could witness every 24th of June at Balayan, Batangas. Local Balayan folks do this …
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