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Visit the Batangas City, Batangas page for all information on Batangas City. GEOGRAPHY • A coastal city lying in a covelike shape at the southeastern portion odf the Province. Total Land Area: approx.. 27, 633.26 hectares Coordinates: 13 degrees, 45 minutes and 25.96 seconds north latitude and 121 degrees, 3 …
Read More »Batangas City, Batangas History
Visit Batangas City page for all information on Batangas City. Historical Background Spanish missionaries first set foot in Batangas City in 1572. The settlement was founded in 1581 and named “Batangan” because of the numerous big logs that abounded the Calumpang River. The logs were called “batang” by the natives …
Read More »Batangas City Prominent Churches
Visit the Batangas City, Batangas page for all information on Batangas City. These are some of the churches you should visit in Batangas City: Basilica of the Immaculate Concepcion, Batangas City Simbahan ng Santissima Trinidad Last Updated: September 10, 2013
Read More »Awards Received by Batangas City, Batangas
Visit Batangas City page for all information on Batangas City. AWARDS RECEIVED BY BATANGAS CITY ENVIRONMENT 1st Runner-up – Best Performer (Component City) Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran, Region IV Role Model City for the Implementation of RA 9003 as cited by DENR SOCIAL WELFARE DEVELOPMENT Most Child Friendly City (Regional …
Read More »Batangas City Government Officials (as of July 2013)
Visit the Batangas City page for all information on Batangas City. This is the current set of government officials in Batangas City elected last May 2013 elections. Their terms will expire in 2016. Mayor: Hon. EDUARDO B. DIMACUHA Vice Mayor: Hon. EMILIO FRANCISCO A. BERBERABE JR. Councilors GLENN M. ALDOVER …
Read More »Batangas City, Batangas List of Barangays
Visit the Batangas City page for all information on Batangas City. Batangas City’s Political Subdivisions: Barangay 1 Barangay 2 Barangay 3 Barangay 4 Barangay 5 Barangay 6 Barangay 7 Barangay 8 Barangay 9 Barangay 10 Barangay 11 Barangay 12 Barangay 13 Barangay 14 Barangay 15 Barangay 16 Barangay 17 Barangay …
Read More »Mabini Day, Batangas City Foundation Day, P-Noy’s SONA, Gov. Vi’s 50th Showbiz Anniversary
July 23, 2012 is an eventful day for us as we commemorate two important events in the Batangueño calendar — Mabini Day and Batangas City Foundation Day. Today in 1864, Apolinario Mabini was born in Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas. Mabini, a.k.a. the “Sublime Paralytic” served as Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo’s adviser and …
Read More »Get up to 70% Discount on Selected Items at SM City Batangas 3-Day Sale!
Summer’s almost over and we all know that this time of the year, shoppers take advantage of sale to buy school supplies for their kiddos. But as we go around SM City Batangas earlier, people are buying a variety of stuffs, stretching their patience a mile as they line up …
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