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Provincial Government Declares Impending State of Calamity on 12 Municipalities

Batangas provincial government agreed to declare an impending state of calamity on 12 municipalities as Taal Volcano is still in rage. As of press time, alert level 2 is still up for the world’s smallest volcano. Among the 12 towns and cities declared under the impending state of calamity are …

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Official List of Election Candidates Batangas Province (Lobo – Tuy)

Continuation of Official List of Election Candidates Batangas Province (Lobo – Tuy) Lobo For Mayor DIONA, EFREN BOONGALING MANALO, VIRGILIO RAMIREZ For Vice-Mayor LANDICHO, FELIX JR MENDOZA PEREZ, RENATO MAGOLING SULIT, ROMEO MARASIGAN For Councilors ALFILER, GERONIMO CLOSA ALIWALAS, BIENVENIDO JR. FABREAG AMPARO, REY NELSON BUENVIAJE ANDAYA, MIKAEL II CELIS …

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Sumang Magkayakap Festival, Tanauan City

Tanauan City is famous for its Sumang Magkayakap Festival. Don’t know what sumang magkayakap is? Suman, in general, is a product made of sticky rice wrapped in banana leaves, steamed, then served with sauce made of melted sugar with coconut milk. Sumang magkayakap of Batangas, particularly in Tanauan City, are …

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Tanauan City, Batangas History

Visit the Tanauan City, Batangas page for all information on Tanauan. Tanauan City got its name from a noun and a verb. The first one is from a shrub called “tanawa” which grew profusely in the area. The second one is from the Tagalog word “tanaw” which means “to look …

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