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The maliputo served as sinigang at Taal Bistro. While on a day-tour of the Municipality of Taal last Saturday, over lunch at the famous ...Read More

The Batangueño Side of Lasallian Entertainer Ogie Alcasid

February 28, 2017

Image credit: PinoyStop.com . The name Herminio Jose Alcasid Jr. will not ring a bell; but the nickname Ogie of the multi-awarded arti...Read More

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Balisong, the famed Batangas Butterfly Knife, May Not Have Been Invented in Batangas

February 05, 2017

Image credit: By Iamthawalrus - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=30337122. Like many young boys ...Read More

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Why Once There were no Chinese in Taal, Lemery and Bauan in Batangas

October 11, 2016

This is more or less common knowledge in Batangas; albeit, from my own personal experience, if you ask people, nobody would be able to give...Read More

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Taal: Extolling the Virtues of the Neighbourhood Heritage Town (Video Log Embedded)

July 31, 2016

Taal seen from the tower of the St. Martin de Tours Basilica. Vigan or Taal? I had a bit of a discussion about this with my former stud...Read More

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Taal Volcano: Lying in Wait like a Booby-Trapped Postcard

April 19, 2016

Taal Volcano always looks picture-perfect, but has a violent past. It is always easy when one drives along the Tagaytay Ridge to simply ...Read More

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Must Visit: the Camera Museum in Taal, Batangas

November 07, 2014

An authentic 18th century camera greets visitors right at the gates of the heritage home that is Galleria Taal. I first heard of the Ca...Read More

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Taal Longganisa: Among Batangas’ Best Kept Secrets

June 10, 2013

What I would do to satisfy a craving for food! Like take a 50-minute trip one way to the historic municipality of Taal for its famed longga...Read More

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