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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...

Batangas History 18 Oct, 2024

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...

Batangas History 15 Sep, 2024

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...

Batangas History 9 Sep, 2024

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...

Batangas History 16 Aug, 2024

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...

Batangas History 27 Jul, 2024

[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...

Batangas History 28 Jun, 2024

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...

Batangas History 6 Jun, 2024

[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...

Batangas History 5 Jun, 2024

[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...

Batangas History 29 May, 2024

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...

Batangas History 30 Apr, 2024