LIPA CITY — The local government of Lipa City under the auspice of Hon. Mayor Oscar Gozos has vowed to take the fight against red tape with the drafting of the city’s “Citizen’s Charter,” a code of service standards for local government transactions. Citizen’s Charter contains the service standards drafted …
Read More »Capuchin Retreat Center
The Capuchin Retreat Center provides guests with a time and place of serenity and quiet withdrawal from the busy noise of everyday life. The Center is a perfect venue for a spiritual get-away that helps people encounter their truest self and gain a fresh perspective of God’s presence and action …
Read More »Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church in Lipa City
Amid the busy city of Lipa stands a church where solemnity and serenity can be best experienced — The convent of the contemplative order of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. This church is well known among Batanguenos and perhaps to most Filipinos for this happens to be the site of …
Read More »Stonyhurst-Southville International School
Stonyhurst-Southville International School (SSIS) has pursued these approaches since its founding: quality programs that empower as much as educate the early learner, a highly qualified team of nurturing, loving teachers, contemporary educational technology, an active support and resource network, and a small pupil-teacher ratio. A profile may be drawn of …
Read More »New Era University Lipa Campus
New Era University (NEU) is an educational institution in the Philippines, run by the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC). It is the largest non-Catholic university in the Philippines. Its main campus is in 9 Central Avenue, New Era, Quezon City, in the Central Office Complex of the INC. It has several …
Read More »A Busier Batanguenos’ Night Life
Bright city lights, busy streets, scrumptious “carte du jour”, all these and more can be found right at Lipa City Night Market! Aside from the bars and cafes, Lipa City is getting busier at night with its bazaar. The said market is a response of the local government to the …
Read More »The Divino Amor Chapel (Redemptorist) at Lipa City
All roads lead to Divino Amor Chapel Redemptorist every Wednesday as devotees from all walks of life attend the novena mass to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. This church just like the one in Baclaran is the place of profound devotion for most Batanguenos. Stalls around the church do a …
Read More »Holy Week/ Mahal na Araw Celebration in Batangas and in the Philippines (True Christians at Heart) and Summer Spree in the Land of Batanguenos
What is Holy Week or Mahal na Araw? Why do most of the Filipinos spend much time and money as well as effort in celebrating this said season? How do you find people who are crucufying themselves and doing stuffs just to imitate the sacrifices and penitence of Christ during …
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