Batangas City

Batangas City
Component City
View of Poblacion, Batangas City
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Nickname(s): "Industrial Port of Calabarzon"; Eco Tourist City of the Past, Present and Future
Motto: Eto Batangueño Disiplinado
Location in the province of Batangas
Batangas City Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°45′N 121°03′E / 13.750°N 121.050°E / 13.750; 121.050Coordinates: 13°45′N 121°03′E / 13.750°N 121.050°E / 13.750; 121.050
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Batangas
Congr. District	5th District of Batangas (Lone District of Batangas City)
Founded	1581
Cityhood	July 23, 1969
Barangays	105
Government[1]
• Mayor	Eduardo B. Dimacuha(NPC)
• Vice Mayor	Emilio Francisco A. Berberabe Jr. (UNA)
• Councilors	List Glenn M. Aldover Claudette U. Ambida Hamilton G. Blanco Aileen Grace A. Montalbo Sergie Rex M. Atienza Armando C. Lazarte Alyssa Renee A. Cruz Gerardo A. Dela Roca Ma. Kristine Josefina G. Balmes Julian B. Villena
• ABC President	Angelito A. Dimacuha
Area[2]
• Total	282.96 km2 (109.25 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2010)[3]
• Total	305,607
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Batangueño (male) Batangueña (female)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4200
Dialing code	43
Income Class	First
Feast	January 16
Website	www.batangascity.gov.ph

Batangas City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Batangas), is the largest and capital city of the Province of Batangas, Philippines. Known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon", Batangas City is currently classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 305,607 people.^[3]

Barangays

Batangas City is politically subdivided into 105 barangays.^[4] Pagkilatan was formerly a sitio of Matoco.^[5] Malalim was formerly the "southern portion of the barrio of Sirang Lupa, the northern portion of the barrio Mahabang Dahilig, and the eastern portion of San Isidro" "together with the sitio of Malalim"; this territory became a barrio (barangay) in 1954.^[6] In the same year, sitio Malitam, formerly part of barrio Libjo, was elevated as a barrio.^[7] San Antonio was constituted from the sitios of Ilaya, Labac, Matalisay, Pajo and Cacawan, from the barrio of San Agapito.^[8] In 1957, the barrio of Talumpok was divided into two. Sitios Romano, Poyesan, Bondeo and Latag were constituted into Talumpok Silangan, while sitios Ginto, Duhatan, Kulingkang, Piit and Cuaba were constituted into Talumpok Kanluran.^[9]

Balagtas was formerly known as Patay, Kumintang Ilaya as Sambat Ilaya, and Kuming Ibaba as Sambat Ibaba.^[10]

History

Foreign rule

The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572 due to group migration. Finally, in 1581, Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill (now Hilltop) where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang Kingdom. The town was named "Batangan" because huge logs, locally called "batang", abounded in the place. The Spanish government appointed Don Agustin Casilao as Batangan's first gobernadorcillo. Said title of "little governor" as head of the pueblo or municipio was replaced in 1894 by "capital municipal." It is not clear who succeeded Casilao nor is it known whether there were subsequent appointments of capital municipal. Don Agustin Casilao is sometimes referred to as Agustino or Augustino in some sources. By 1870, its barangays were Balagtas, Bilogo, Bolbok, Bukal, Catandala, Konde, De La Paz, Kumintang Ibaba, Matuko, Mapagong, Paharang Kanluran, Pairang, Pinamucan, Patulo, Sampaga, San Agapito, San Isidro ang Talahib.^[11][12]

At the coming of the Americans in the early 1900s, local civil government of Batangas was set up. It took effect on July 4, 1901 with Jose Villanueva elected as "Municipal President." His term expired in 1903.^[11]

Subsequent elections installed the following as municipal presidents: Juan Palacios, 1904–1905; Jose Arguelles, 1906; Marcelo Llana, 1907; Sisenando Ferriols, 1908–1909; Ventura Tolentino, 1910–1914; Julian Rosales, 1915; Juan Gutierrez, 1916–1919; Julian Rosales, 1920–1922; Juan Buenafe, 1923–1930; Perfecto Condez, 1931–1937; Juan Buenafe, 1938-1940. In 1941 the title "Municipal President" was changed to "Municipal Mayor." Pedro Berberabe was elected first municipal mayor.^[11]

Batangas City was severely damaged due to the Japanese A6M Zero bombardment and on December 12, 1941, the Batangas Airport which is located in Brgy. Alangilan is totally destroyed. On October 14, 1943, municipal councilor Roman L. Perez was appointed Mayor by the Japanese after the inauguration of the Second Republic of the Philippines. Liberation begun when 158th Regimental Combat Team (or 158th RCT) under the command of the US 6th Army reached Poblacion, Batangas City by March 11 during the Philippines Liberation Campaign of 1944–45. By the end of April the same that year, some elements of the 188th Glider Infantry Regiment of the 11th Airborne Division was left to clear the barangays east and mountains south of the city as the main Allied Force continued their drive towards the Quezon Province. Some of hundreds thousands local Filipino soldiers and officers of the 4th and 42nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and 4th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary was entering and re-invaded in Batangas City. Throughout the battle, recognized Filipino Guerrilla fighters played an important key role in the advancement of the combined American and Philippine Commonwealth troops, providing key roads and information for the Japanese location of defenses and movements. Hostilities ended as the war came closer to the end.^[13][14][14]

Independence and onwards

After the Liberation, Pres. Manuel Roxas issued his reappointment. Mayor Perez ran and won in 1944, the first post-War elections in the country. In November 1949 he was killed by an unknown assassin. Vice Mayor Atilano Magadia succeeded the late Mayor Perez. He served until 1951. Mayor Macario Chavez was elected in 1951. His four-year term ended in 1955.^[11]

People voted Pedro S. Tolentino overwhelmingly as mayor in 1956. He was reelected three times. It was during his fourth term (mid 1969) that Congress approved the Charter, a milestone event which made him the first city mayor of Batangas.^[11]

Other succeeding mayors followed are Mayor Macario M. Mendoza, 1974–1979; Alfredo M. Borbon, 1979–1980, Conrado C. Berberabe, 1980–1986; Jose M. Atienza, 1986–1987; Mario M. Perez, 1987, Eduardo B. Dimacuha, 1988–1998, Angelito D. Dimacuha, 1998–2001 and again Eduardo B. Dimacuha, 2001–2010, Vilma A. Dimacuha, 2010-2013 and again Eduardo B. Dimacuha, 2013–present .^[15]

Meanwhile, on January 19, 2008, Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo opened Phase II project of the Batangas City International Container Port (with turn-over to the Philippine Ports Authority). She also inspected a major road project in Southern Tagalog. She then inspected the P1.5-billion Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Stage II-Phase 1 connecting Lipa (19.74 kilometers and Batangas and the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) road widening, expansion and the STAR toll way development projects in Batangas.^[16]

Demographics

Economy

SM City Batangas

A. Evangelista Street, one of the shopping centers in the Poblacion area

The City of Batangas gears up activities on trade, finance, education and medical services for most part of the province. As a center for trade and commerce, it hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, Pilipinas Shell, and three natural gas power plants, namely, Keilco, First Gas and Malampaya On-Shore Gas Plant. Other major industries include: San Miguel Food Corporation, JG Summit Petrochemical Corp., Universal Robina Corp., Himmel Industries Inc., Chemphil Bulk Terminal, San Lorenzo Power Plant and First Philippine Industrial Corp. It is the center for education, with three of the largest universities in the province and recently, more International Schools have chosen the City as their campus sites.

The City draws thousands of transient and migratory workers, with 58 banking and other financial institutions, about 9 shopping centers (6 in Poblacion, 1 in Cuta, 1 in Calicanto, and 1 in Pallocan West), 5 major hospitals and 3 major hotels, and various government agencies.

Transportation

Batangas City's public transportation mainly include jeepneys and tricycles. Also, the city has transportation between barangays and other cities and municipalities. The city's central transportation is the Batangas Grand Central Terminal, found beside the Diversion Road in Balagtas.

Education

• Batangas State University (Pambansang Pamantasan ng Batangas), formerly Pablo Borbon Memorial Institute of Technology, is a state university that has ten campuses in the Province of Batangas. Centered in the capital of the province, the university was ranked 64th among the best performing colleges and universities of the Philippines and was named as the leading mechanical engineering school prior to the Professional Regulation Commission Licensure Examination last March 2013.
• Lyceum of the Philippines University–Batangas (formerly Lyceum of Batangas), is an institute of higher education in Capitol Site, Batangas City. It was founded by Dr. Sotero H. Laurel in 1966 using the education philosophy of his father, former President José P. Laurel. Its flagship courses were Nursing, Medical Technology, Marine Engineering, and Customs Administration. Now, Lyceum of the Philippines University has 42 degree and non-degree programs. The school employs over 500 teaching and non-teaching personnel to cater to the needs of its 10,000 students, the biggest amongst all Lyceum campuses.
• University of Batangas, the former Western Philippine College, is a private university and has the distinction of being the first university in the City of Batangas. Established in 1946, the university offers pre-elementary, elementary, high school, undergraduate, graduate studies and law. It has five campuses throughout the province and is ISO certified by AJA. It has been awarded by PACUCOA as having the 3rd most number of accredited programs in the country. The University of Batangas is recognized by CHED as a Center of Excellence in Teacher Education and as a Center of Development in Business Administration. It has also been recognized by PRC as a consistent top performer in engineering education nationwide. UB remains as a partner of DepEd in the training for K12 Teachers in the province of Batangas.
• Stonyhurst Southville International School is the only international school in Batangas under a legislation signed by the President of the Philippines, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in the U.S., and ISO 9001:2008 certified. Its main campus is located at Gulod Itaas, Batangas City; its new campus is at Malarayat Campus, Lipa City. SSIS offers pre-school, grade school and high school education. One of its distinctive features is the offering of foreign language for grade school and high school and business subjects in high school.
• St. Bridget College is a private Catholic education institution located in M.H. del Pilar Street. St. Bridget College offers pre-elementary, grade school, high school and college. It is the first Catholic school in the province of Batangas and in the Archdiocese of Lipa.
• Westmead International School is a multilevel school located in Brgy. Gulod Labac, Batangas City that offers primary and secondary educations, college undergraduate degrees and as well as technical-vocational courses
• The Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas traces its beginning when Mayor Eduardo B. Dimacuha issued executive order No. 26 dated August 20, 2005 creating the Committee for the establishment of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Batangas that will "provide quality but affordable education nore particularly to our talented but poor student populace." Another Ordinance No. 1 s. 2006 dated February 20, 2006 was passed changing the name Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Batangas to Colegio ng Lungsod ng Batangas.
• Divine Child Academy
• Golden Gate Colleges
• Sunhill International Colleges
• STI College - Batangas
• AMA Computer College - Batangas
• Global-ICT Institute of Technology
• TESDA Regional Training Center
• ABCC Philippines - Batangas City
• AMA CLC - Batangas City
• Athena School for Technical & Vocational Advancement, Inc
• Cristo Rey Institute For Career Development
• Filipino Academy of Scientific Trades
• Pilipinas Shell Foundation, Inc
• Batangas Association for Guaranted Metalcraft & Engineer Technology
• Saint Therese of the Child Jesus Multiple Intelligence School
• McKinley Hill School and Leadership Academy For Children,Inc.
• Holy Child School is a private school located in Rizal Avenue Batangas city. Holy Child School is one of the major schools in Batangas City
• Casa Del Bambino Emmanuel Montessori (CBEM) - Catholic School
• Marian Learning Center and Science HighSchool-
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Learning Center and School of Values (IHMLCSV)- Founded in 1992 as Immaculate Heart of Mary Learning Center (IHMLC). Also known by the locals as "Imma" - often mistakenly confused with Marian (MLCSHS Alangilan). IHMLCSV Began its roots as a center for learning in both preparatory and primary levels, as well as incorporating SPED educational program for students with special needs. In year 2000, Immaculate Heart of Mary School of Values (IHMSV) was then founded to offer Secondary Education to its students. Since the early 2000s, each department (IHMLC and IHMSV) carries different school logo to distinguish its Elementary and High School departments, respectively. Not later than 2012 (citation needed), the School Administration decided to create a renewed school emblem signifying Immaculate's core values. Now, it has become "IHMLCSV" in one single name and logo. Being one of the remarkable educational institutions in the City of Batangas, IHMLCSV has been an active participant in both Civic and Socio-Cultural activities held in Batangas City and other parts of the Philippines. Some of which were BCPRISA, USCAA, Cultural Competitions, Conferences, and other related Extra-Curricular activities outside Batangas Province
• Philippine Science High School CALABARZON Region Campus

Government offices

Batangas Provincial Capitol.

Media

Television

FM radio stations

AM radio stations

Major AM radio stations are based in Metro Manila.

Batangas news programs

Newspaper

Sister cities

The following are Batangas City's sister cities:

• - Langenfeld, Rhineland, Germany
• - Guadalajara, Mexico,
• Iloilo City, Philippines,

Images

Panorama of Batangas City and nearby mountains

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  Basilica Immaculate Conception Parish

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  Jesus of Nazareth Hospital

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  Plaza Mabini

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  Port of Batangas

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  Mount Banoy

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  Batangas City Hall

Footnotes

References

• City Investment & Tourism Office (2006), Parine na't Magsaya sa Lungsod ng Batangas (pamphlet), Batangas City, Philippines  |access-date= requires |url= (help)
• Local Government of Batangas City (July 23, 1999), Batangas City Profile 1 (1), Batangas City, Philippines, pp. 7, 8, 13, 14  |access-date= requires |url= (help)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Batangas City.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Batangas.

• Official Website of the Local Government of Batangas City
• Batangas Now
• Lyceum of the Philippines University
• Azneita Project
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

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