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Masasa Beach in Tingloy, Batangas: A Quick & Cheap Weekend Beach Getaway

Masasa Beach in Tingloy, Batangas: A Quick & Cheap Weekend Beach Getaway

Listen, we get it: sometimes, life in the city just becomes too hectic and you need to get away for the weekend. The awesome thing about living in Metro Manila is that there are plenty of hideaway spots not too far away from the city: and Masasa Beach in Tingloy, Batangas is quickly becoming one of the secret favorites among weekend warriors, especially for those who love to camp.

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Published at 2018-03-20 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Batangas City, Beach

Straightforward, Simple Batangas Cuisine

Straightforward, Simple Batangas Cuisine

Whenever Batangas is mentioned, several things easily come to mind. One is the balisong,the fan knife that craftsmen have been making for generations, known for its durability and equated with the reputed bravery of the Batangueño males. Another is the barako, coffee from Liberica beans from the hills of Lipa.

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Published at 2018-03-15 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary

Tags: Batangas City, Cuisine

Unveiling the Hidden Part of Batangas

Unveiling the Hidden Part of Batangas

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear about Batangas? We, Filipinos can answer it even without thinking. And yes, BEAUTIFUL BEACHES it is. Batangas is endowed with destinations encompassing various terrain — from natural to man-made, to preserved greatness of the long-gone era to modernistic structures, from places where you can seek refuge, to sites where one can be lavished with paramount Epicurean treats.

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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Batangas City

Basilica of San Martin De Torres (Taal Basilica)

Basilica of San Martin De Torres (Taal Basilica)

Basilica de San Martin de Tours, is a Minor Basilica located in Taal, Batangas. It is claimed as the largest church in the Philippines and in South East Asia. This church is 96 meters long and 45 meters wide. Local people celebrate the day of their patron saint, San Martin de Tours, every November 11. It is the time that the townspeople honor and acknowledge their patron saint.

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Published at 2018-03-09 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, History, Religion

Tags: Batangas City, Taal

Taal Heritage Town

Taal Heritage Town

Looking to visit a place a little bit further from Tagaytay, we decided to head out to Taal town, a place we’ve sometimes passed by on our way to some of the beaches in Batangas but never really got to explore. Our primary interest in visiting Taal was the collection of Spanish colonial era-ancestral houses – something of a smaller-scale version of Vigan in the Southern Tagalog region.

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Published at 2018-03-07 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Documentary, History

Tags: Batangas City, Landmark, Taal, heritage

Eight Churches in Batangas for Visita Iglesia

Eight Churches in Batangas for Visita Iglesia

In the Philippines, where more than 86% are Christians, it has been a tradition for devotees to do Visita Iglesia during Maundy Thursday. The practice is to visit at least seven churches and recite the Stations of the Cross in the churches to be visited. Others would visit fourteen churches to complete the fourteen stations.

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Published at 2018-03-04 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Culture, Religion, Travel

Tags: Batangas City, Church

Mount Tibig: the Hidden Beauty of Batangas

Mount Tibig: the Hidden Beauty of Batangas

Mount Tibig is totally off the path. She is rarely on any hiker’s list. While its neighbouring mountains are suffering from way too many footprints beating their trails, she, on the other hand enjoys the serenity and unperturbed silence of her land. Not that she is less stunning than the others. In fact, she has quite a few tricks up her sleeves.

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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Travel

Tags: Batangas City, Flowers, Tourism

Calumpang River

Calumpang River

The Calumpang River (Filipino: Ilog Calumpang) is a major river in eastern Batangas, Philippines. Known as the "Nile of Batangas," the river itself forms the southeastern boundary of Poblacion, Batangas City as it continues to flow southward to Batangas Bay at an approximately point of 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Batangas Port.

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Published at 2018-02-17 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora

Tags: Batangas City