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...
Taal
Late 19th Century Taal as Described by the UK-Born Priest Rev. J.E. Tenison-Woods
From an 1888 paper 1 written by the noted priest-cum-geologist Reverend Julian Edmund Tenison-Woods, we are able to obtain a very vivid d...
The Old Batangas Practice of Using Poison to Stun Fish in the Pansipit River
[Batangas Culture] Back in the late 1940s, it was the practice of some people to catch fish from the Pansipit River 1 using a mild poi...
Photos of Taal, Batangas Early in the American Colonial Era
The photos below were digitally extracted from an article published in the October 1903 edition of the Journal of the United States Cavalr...
How American GIs Helped Revive Batangas’ Balisong Industry
The first balisong or Batangas fan-knife, one of the lasting symbols of the Batangueño, was created by one Perfecto de Leon of the barrio ...
Why the Capital of Batangas Moved from Taal to Batangas in 1754
In 1754, the seat of the provincial government or the capital of Batangas was in the municipality of Taal. Not the present location of Ta...
Testimony of Conchita Alas Lualhati on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Taal, Batangas in 1945
[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Conchita Alas Lualhati on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Taal, Batangas...
2nd Testimony of Hilario Laro on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Taal, Batangas in 1945
[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Hilario Laro on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Taal, Batangas in 1945. ...
Testimony of Juan K. Solis on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Taal, Batangas in 1945
[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Juan K. Solis on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Taal, Batangas in 1945....
2nd Testimony of Milagros Barrion on Japanese Atrocities Committed in Taal, Batangas in 1945
[TRANSCRIPTION] This page contains the testimony of Milagros Barrion on Japanese atrocities committed in the town of Taal, Batangas in 19...