SM City Batangas
by Jhaypee Guia on September 7, 2012SM City Batangas is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is the first SM Supermall in Batangas Province. It is located in Brgy. Pallocan Kanluran, Batangas City with a land area of 8.5 hectares and a total floor area of 76,819 m2 (826,870 sq ft).
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Fernando Air Base
by Jane Dacumos on September 5, 2012Fernando Air Base (FAB) was originally constructed by the Japanese Imperial Army over an area of a wide sugar cane plantation before the Second World War. It is 1,220 feet (375 m) above sea level and is situated on a plateau overlooking Taal Volcano with an area of 288 hectares (712 acres) of land, about 45 nautical miles (83 km) SSE of Manila. Fernando Air Base is named after Lt. Col. Basilio Fernando, who is one of the pioneers of Philippine aviation. Fernando Air Base is also the location of the Air Education and Training Command of the Philippine Air Force located in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines.
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A Journey to Batangas City
by Jane Dacumos on September 3, 2012Known as the "Industrial Port City of CALABARZON" and classified as one of the most competitive cities in the country today, Batangas City is one of the nation's top revenue-earning cities and the site of one of the biggest refineries in the Philippines.
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St. Joseph Church of San Jose, Batangas
by Jhaypee Guia on August 27, 2012The Shrine of St. Joseph the Patriarch is located in the town proper and is a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. It was once built with cogon and bamboo by Augustinian friars around 1788. The present structure was built in 1812 under the supervision of a famous botanist Fr. Manuel Blanco, OSA. It measures 60m long and 14m wide. It also has a Baroque and neo-classic facade and a single-aisled interior, which offers an unobstructed view of the large main altar.
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St. James Parish Church, Ibaan
by Jane Dacumos on August 27, 2012The Catholic church of Ibaan is among the oldest in the province of Batangas. According to the parish records, an illustrious reverend Augustinian priest named Fr. Manuel Grijalbo, the first parish priest of Ibaan, took the initiative of establishing the first stone church. The original plan of the present church was drawn by an architect named Luciano Oliver. It has a "cruciform" design that looked like a cross of crucifix, an iconic column facade in towers for the height. The attractive columns in the form of triangle pediment are at its highest peak in front. Construction was started in 1854 and was finished in 1869. The bell towers and church frontage were completed in 1876.
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