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unusual facts about Taal, Batangas



2013 Philippine Collegiate Championship

The first two rounds were held at the First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities (FAITH) Gym in Tanauan, Batangas from November 25 to 26; the final three rounds are held at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig from November 28 to December 3.

Agoncillo

Agoncillo, Batangas, a municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines

Agoncillo, Batangas

Finally, on April 17, 1949, Executive Order No. 212 was issued by President Quirino, lifting the suspension and thereby, authorizing the immediate organization of the Municipality under the name of Agoncillo, in honor of Don Felipe Agoncillo, a native of Taal and one of the first Filipino representatives to the Spanish Cortes.

Armando Sanchez

He survived an assassination attempt on June 1, 2006 when he was able to get out of his Hummer H2 that exploded while boarding it inside the Batangas Capitol Grounds.

Armour of God II: Operation Condor

The scene where he stole the gem from the cave tribe and escaped by zorbing was shot in Mount Macolod in Cuenca, Batangas.

Asai Man Piyabanna

This movie is a remake of Taal (1999) hindi movie starring Anil Kapoor and Akshay Khanna.

Asai Man Piyambanna is the Sri Lankan version of the Hindi musical drama romance film Taal.

Balete

Balete, Batangas, a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines

Boer Republics

Subsequently a number of its Dutch-speaking (proto-Afrikaans often called "die taal" the language) inhabitants trekked inland in 1835 in order to escape British administrative control in a movement that became known as the Great Trek.

Chowtal

Chowtal, aside from being the name of a "taal" or meter in Hindustani classical music, is a form of folksong of North India's Bhojpuri region, sung by amateurs during the vernal Phagwa or Holi festival.

Crocodile farming in the Philippines

The PWRCC sold saltwater crocodile products to seven "authorized commercial operators" in the regions of Luzon (particularly in Batangas, Cavite, Rizal, and Tarlac), Visayas (such as in Negros Occidental), and Mindanao (including Cagayan de Oro and Davao del Norte).

Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz

This saintly way of life that he exemplified caused the people of Las Piñas opposed his transfer to Sto. Tomas, Batangas.

García

Padre Garcia, Batangas, municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines

Hans Ras

In 1961 he was lecturer at the University of Malaya, and in 1969 first representative in Jakarta of the KITLV (the Leiden-based Koninklijk Instituut voor Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde = Royal Institute of Linguistics and Anthropology).

Hector Tarrazona

In 1970, he took an undergraduate pilot training in the Philippine Air Force Flying School in Fernando Air Base in Lipa, Batangas; and in 1982, he went to Monterey, California, U.S.A. to study International Defense Management at the Naval Postgraduate School and International Defense Management.

Johannes du Plessis Scholtz

He also worked under C. G. N. de Vooys at the University of Utrecht on his dissertation Die Afrikaner en Sy Taal, 1806-1875, for which he received the Hertzog Prize for scholarly prose (what is more, the award had existed until then; it was expressly created in order to honor him with it).

José Laurel

José B. Laurel, Jr. (1912–1998), Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Representative of the 3rd District of Batangas, son of José P. Laurel

Leviste

Antonio Leviste, Governor of Batangas province in the Philippines from 1972 to 1980.

Expedito Leviste, Congressman from Batangas province in the Philippines

Feliciano Leviste, Governor of Batangas province in the Philippines from 1947 to 1972.

Ma-Cho Temple

Mazu (goddess)'s (Ma-zeun, the Queen of the Heavens, Dragon Girl, and the goddess of the Sea) small icon in the altar has a Catholic counterpart, Our Lady of Caysasay (St. Martin Basilica in Taal, Batangas).

Miguel Malvar

Beginning January 1902, American General J. Franklin Bell took command of operations in Batangas and practiced scorched earth tactics that took a heavy toll on both guerrilla fighters and civilians alike.

Mount Macolod

Mount Macolod (also called Mount Makulot or Mount Maculot) is a mountain located in the town of Cuenca in Batangas province, in the Philippines.

Mount Sungay

Nearby mountains visible from Mount Sungay include Mount Makiling in Laguna/Batangas border; Mount Malepunyo and Mount Macolod in Batangas; and Mount Banahaw in Quezon.

Nahin Samne

A. R. Rahman bagged a number of awards for the soundtrack he scored for Taal including Filmfare Best Music Director Award, IIFA Best Music Director Award and Zee Cine Award for Best Music Director.

Rex Navarrete

Navarrete, on the other hand, was raised by his grandparents in the provinces of Cavite and Batangas.

Ronald Humarang

Ronald Jaimeer C. Humarang (born December 15, 1994 in Agoncillo, Batangas, Philippines) is a Filipino singer and actor.

Sampiro National High School

Sampiro National High School is a Secondary Public High School located at Sitio Ugatan, Sampiro, San Juan, Batangas, Philippines (South west of brgy. Sampiro, South East of brgy. Sapangan, North West of brgy. Quipot,).

Sandali Na Lang

In deed, the video was shot at a good location, somewhere in the tip of Batangas, Philippines overlooking the Pacific.

Sanjay Khanduri

It was during this period he developed interest in film making and his first breakthrough came as second assistant Director Subhash Ghai in the movie Taal.

Saturnina Hidalgo

She was married to Manuel T. Hidalgo, a native and one of the richest persons in Tanauan, Batangas.

Southeast Asian coral reefs

On September 24, 2007, Reef Check (the world’s largest reef conservation organization) stated that only 5% of Philippines' 27,000 square-kilometers of coral reef are in “excellent condition” : Tubbataha Reef, Marine Park in Palawan, Apo Island in Negros Oriental, Apo Reef in Puerto Galera, Mindoro, and Verde Island Passage off Batangas.

St. Joseph School – La Salle

It is the third of the third generation of La Salle schools, which were founded by the De La Salle Brothers in the country, which include: La Salle Academy-Iligan (Iligan, Lanao del Norte: 198), La Salle Green Hills (Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila: 1959), and De La Salle Lipa (Lipa City, Batangas: 1962).

Tagaytay

Across the southern edge of the lake on the opposite side of the city is Mount Macolod, the highest point of the Taal Caldera rim.


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