Cape Santiago Lighthouse: Batangas’ Oldest Beacon
The Point Santiago or Cape Santiago Lighthouse stands as one of Batangas’ most enduring maritime landmarks. Its history reaches back to Sp...
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Focus on the St. Martin de Tour Basilica in Taal, Batangas
The hilltop silhouette of the Basilica of St. Martin de Tours in Taal, Batangas, is the product of more than three centuries of faith, rel...
The Lipeña Teodula Africa, Inventor of the Nata de Coco
Teódula Kalaw África of Lipa, Batangas, is widely credited as the chemist who invented nata de coco — a chewy, translucent coconut gel. Lo...
Historic Photographs of Batangas, Early American Era
In this page are photographs taken early during the American colonial era in the Province of Batangas. These were recently (mid-2025) made ...
Photos of Santo Tomas, Batangas, Early American Colonial Period
Below are four pictures showing snippets of life in the then-municipality of Santo Tomas, Batangas early during the American colonial peri...
Photos Taken in Tanauan, Early American Colonial Period
These photos below are part of the recently-released Manila Railroad Company collection of the United States National Archives Digital Lib...
Photos of Bauan Taken in November 1911
In this page are recently released scanned photographs of the now-defunct Manila Railroad Company, digitized and made available for downlo...
The First Filipina Maryknoll Sister was from Lipa, Batangas
Readers who live in or close to the City of Lipa in the Province of Batangas will be well aware of the existence of the school called Cano...
A 1930 Batangas Road Trip Guide
[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains all the text from the Batangas Road Trip section of the 1930 edition of “The Official Road Guide 1 .” ...
Taal Longganisa: Garlicky Excellence not Well-Known Outside Batangas
[CULTURE: FOOD] The Philippine "longganisa" is a type of sausage Filipinos have enjoyed since the Spanish colonial era. The name...