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...
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American-Held Prisoners-of-War in Balayan, 1900-01
Below is a transcribed list of mostly Batangueño prisoners-of-war held by the United States Army at a facility in the municipality of Balay...
The Crash of a U.S. Navy Plane at Lipa Airfield in November 1944
By late October 1944, Allied forces led by the United States landed on the beaches of Leyte in what was seen as the first step towards th...
What Ended Lipa's 19th Century Coffee Boom
There has been a lot of discussion in this site already about Lipa’s late 19 th century coffee boom, which earned the then-town the title...
Gen. J. Franklin Bell’s Circulars to the US Army Regarding Filipino “Insurgents”
[Transcriptions] There is an extensive coverage in this web site already of the Philippine-American War from 1899 to 1902, albeit scatte...
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[CULTURE: Food] History and Origin of Batangas Lomi
“Lomi” is just one of many noodle dishes called pancit (alternatively spelled, pansit ) that have become part of Filipino cuisine. The w...
Gruesome Tales of Massacres in Lipa and Santo Tomas as Told by Survivors
By February 1945, Allied forces led by the United States Army were already well on their way to liberating the island of Luzon from Japane...
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[Culture] Banana Cue and Turon as They Used to be Called in Batangas
Banana-cue is one of the Filipinos’ most understated culinary inventions and, to the present day, a ubiquitous street food. It is easy to...
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[Culture] The Famous Lechon Parade in Balayan, Batangas
The town of Balayan on the western coast of the Province of Batangas is one of the province’s oldest; and history tells us that Balayan wa...
Lipa’s New City Museum in Photos
The city of Lipa has a relatively new museum to showcase its rich heritage from the pre-Hispanic period up to the present. It was opened o...