At this time, he is probably the most controversial filmmaker in the country. If you are a frequent visitor of entertainment websites, I’m sure you’ve bumped onto these topics recently: Cinemalaya 2012, MNL 143, Emerson Reyes. Who is Emerson Reyes? He is a young Batangueño filmmaker who created Walang Katapusang …
Read More »Have You Heard of Batangueno Inventors Gregorio Zara and Maria Orosa?
Article contributed by Ken Michael Escamillas Perhaps we know Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, and Benjamin Franklin as world-renown inventors. But did you know that Batangas boasts of famous inventors, too? Yes. And we should be proud of them. Batanguenos are also brilliant thinkers of new things which …
Read More »Goodbye, Janine Hernandez…
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time,” — Mark Twain Saying goodbye will always be one of the hardest things to do. Janine, the Fashion Designer & Makeup Artist It was in the last quarter …
Read More »Pinay Pride: CNN Hero of the Year Robin Lim and Batangueña Talent Justin Salazar
Justin Salazar is indeed a Filipino pride. She is a rising Filipino talent in Italy. This young lady from San Jose, Batangas was recently awarded as PINOY PRIDE 2011 (GLOBAL FILIPINO). She has been awarded by Phil. Embassy Ambassador Virgilio Reyes Jr. and Consul Onorario Fabio Fanfani. Justin was awarded …
Read More »For the Batanguenos Who Work Overseas
I have read in what I suppose was a local magazine (my memory again escapes me), a line that asks, “Is the Philippines raising a parentless society?” The question pertains to the profound amount of Filipinos working abroad; pertains to parents who left their children; pertains to the young ones …
Read More »Batangueño Singers Who Made It Big, Then and Now
Batanguenos are truly talented! Who would not agree with this? Well there are numerous artists in the Philippine music industry who came from Batangas. To name some, here are the famous singers, musicians whose roots are from Batangas. Jovit Baldivino Brgy. Marilag, Rosario, Batangas Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1 Grand …
Read More »El Gamma Penumbra of Tanauan City: The Pride of Batangas in Pilipinas Got Talent Finals
Pilipinas Got Talent, the number one talent search here in the Philippines has gathered talented Filipinos from different provinces. All contestants are craving for the PGT Season 3 Championship title. Of course magpapahuli ba naman ang mga Batangueno? Yes, there are lots of Batanguenos who tried their luck in the …
Read More »Tito, Vic and Joey: The Original Song Wreckers (On a Good Note, that is)
This article would uncontrollably be biased. I am undeniably a fan and I find no Willie Revillame, APO, Rico Puno or anyone of the noontime show hosts as Tito, Vic and Joey’s (TVJ’s) equivalent. Now we all know how great hosts and actors they are. We also know how the …
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