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Proposed Batangas-Mindoro "SuperBridge" to be the first floating bridge in Asia

8/26/2015

A plan to construct a 14-kilometer long bridge was presented to Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto and Oriental Mindoro Gov. Alfonso Umali Jr. With an estimated cost of Php 18 billion, it would take about five years to complete the SuperBridge project.

We've heard about this proposal since 2013 and earlier this year San Miguel Corporation (SMC) again expressed interest in building this project. If pursued the bridge would be the first floating bridge in Asia, with a total length of 15 kilometers with pedestrian and bicycle lanes and could withstand cyclones of up to 350 kph winds.

The SuperBridge is proposed to begin in Barangay Ilijan in Batangas City and make a 6.4-kilometer span across Verde Island. The next connection will start from the Verde Island going to a barangay in Sinandigan in Pueto Galera, Oriental Mindoro.

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Tanauan City received Benchmarking Award

10/27/2014

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In behalf of the City Government of Tanauan, Mayor Thony Halili with Mrs. Nitz Marfa, Ms. Jaq Landicho and Ms. Regie Aala received the Benchmarking Award during the 1st Philippine Best Practice and Benchmarking Competition held in Shangrila Hotel, Makati on October 24, 2014.

For Benchmarking Competition- Government Sector, the City Government of Tanauan is tie with the City Government of Marikina. These two cities shall be the official entries of the Philippines on the 3rd International Benchmarking Competition which will be held at the 9th Global Benchmarking Conference at Orlando, Florida USA on December 3 and 4, 2014.

The presenter for the City of Tanauan is Ms. Jaq Landicho of the Human Resource Management Office.

Spearheaded by the Philippine Society for Quality in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry and Development Academy of the Philippines, the Philippine Benchmarking and Best Practice Awards is in line with the goals of the Philippine Quality Award and the Global Benchmarking Network on innovation and knowledge sharing,

These awards are given to encourage organizations to share how Benchmarking (comparing and learning from others) and Best Practice sharing are integral parts of their improvement and innovation drive.

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Movie Theaters in Batangas City to collect Php 2 for Philippine Red Cross Batangas Chapter

10/25/2014

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An ordinance was passed by Batangas City Council during their regular session on October 20,2014 requiring additional Php2 per movie ticket sold to help support and solicit funds for the programs of Philippine Red Cross Batangas Chapter,

According to this ordinance, all movie theaters in Batangas City are obliged to add two pesos (Php 2.00) in the cost of cinema tickets sold from May 8 to October 8 of every year as their contribution to the programs and activities of Philippine Red Cross Batangas.

Unde this ordinance, the management of movie theaters and the management of Philippine Red Cross Batangas Chapter shall enter into a a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to implement this endeavor.

Entitled "“An Ordinance Allowing and Requiring All Cinema Owners and Operators within the Territorial Jurisdiction of Batangas City to Append in Their Theatre Tickets, PHP2.00 Covering the Period of May 8 to November 8 Every Year Thereafter as Contribution to Philippine Red Cross Batangas Chapter”, the ordinance was authored by Councilor Glen Aldover.

The ordinance shall be effective and to be implemented after publication in local newspapers and approval of the Chief Executive.

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Katriz Trinidad, Fil-Am daughter of Batangueños joins Team Pharrell on “The Voice” USA

10/3/2014

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After receiving simultaneous chair-spins from Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams and Blake Shelton, Katriz Trinidad, a Filipino-American teenager whose family hails from Lipa City, Batangas chose Team Pharrell.

In an effort to persuade Katriz to join his team, Pharrell said "I never thought that I would find something that I'd usually look for my own label; that I'd been dreaming for an artist like you all my career”. During her performance, he stood up while she was singing then dropped his knees, and even wrote the word “Please” on a notebook.

According to Shelton, “All of us, in the back of our minds, keep the hope alive that somehow we’ll find someone who is just born to be a star,” And he thinks Katriz could be that person. Blown away by Katriz’s performance Gwen Stefani on the otherhand said “I feel like you’re almost like a perfect singer”

Thinking that he truly believed in her, as she saw it in his eyes, in the end, Katriz went with her gut feeling and chose Team Pharell. According to Katriz’s social media post she has “the awesomest moment of her life and she’s thankful and blessed”

Katriz wowed coaches with her rendition of Etta James’ song “At Last.”

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Starkey gives gift of hearing in Batangas with Jessica Sanchez

12/14/2013

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Lipa City. About 1,078 Batanguenos received free hearing aid from Starkey Foundation during the Starkey Mission in Lipa City, December 4-5,2013 at Victory Center, Barangay Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City.

In cooperation with the Lipa City Government, prominent personalities in the entertainment industry were also present during the mission including Leo Martinez, Vincent Dapalong and world class singer Jessica Sanchez who was very hands on in giving her service and assisting the doctors during the hearing aid distribution. After the successful mission in Lipa City. The group also distributed hearing aids in Batangas Convention Center, Batangas City on December 6-7,2013.

William F. Austin founded Starkey Hearing Foundation in 1984 with the premise: “Alone we can’t do much, but together we can change the world.”

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Batangas Filmmakers take 3

7/1/2013

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You may call it a film festival but they would always like to call it a “Get- Together”. The Sky is Everywhere (Shortfilms About Anything Under the Sky ) is an event to promote friendship and showcase films and filmmakers from the province of Batangas. It is not a film competition. It is but a one-night event to share ideas and celebrate stories told through shortfilms. The Sky Is Everywhere Film Get-Together takes place each July in the small but lovely quaint town of Lipa City, Batangas.

With this year’s theme “The Sky Is Everywhere 3 : The Memory Is Fleeting”, the film get-together is again welcoming the challenge of showcasing the best films from the local filmmakers in the province and to provide a new and better experience of watching it.

source : LTN Event Services and Productions

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BH opens registration for Batangas Hub Model Hunt August Batch

6/20/2013

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While the search for Social Media Choice for Batangas Hub Model -Summer Solstice Batch is nearly closing, Batangas Hub is opening the registration of interested candidates for BH Model Hunt -Autumn in August Batch.
BH Model Hunt is not solely an image model contest or a model for photography search. There will be social responsibility activities for children to be participated in by candidates, and a culminating Fashion Show to be held in December in partnership with LTN Events and Production. CLICK TO JOIN BATANGAS HUB MODEL HUNT

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Batangas Dancers: D’ Intensity Breakers For the Win

5/24/2013

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It has been a long tough run for D' Intensity Breakers, a group of young high-spirited dancers from Lipa City, before they got to where they are right now- the Pilipinas Got Talent Semi Finals.

D' intensity Breakers was formed and bound by love for dancing. And for them, it is a way of not just expressing themselves but a way as well to earn a little for their families. One of them, Christopher Rafol called by his co-members as “Daga” works as barker when not in practice;

Jeffrey Matanguihan or “Jepoy” is married and works as balot vendor while the others, and most of them, are students. They did find dancing as a hobby and a job. That is why back home in Lipa, the group has been every dance contest's face. Be it barangay dance contest or big competition in malls. But game has it, sometimes it's, you lose or you win. After every triumph and defeats, they would still gather at Lipa City Community Park in the afternoons to practice for the next battle.

This spirit and faith in the group sent them to audition in Pilipinas Got Talent Season 1held in Batangas in 2009. Unfortunately, they did not make it on the screening. But after almost four years, with nearly empty pockets, the group came back to the show with a stunning performance that wowed judges Kris Aquino, Ai Ai Delas Alas and FMG. So just after some couple of weeks, the group came back again for the Quarter Finals and still, without fail, amazed the judges and the crowd with their hoola hoop stunts and dancing routines. Yes, they do.

They performed astounding and breath taking stunts using hoola hoops which became their trade mark in the show. As Kris Aquino remarked on their first audition, they felt like they have seen a lot like that (the break dancing), but the group's was entirely different for they incorporated stunts to their routines. The group continues to struggle for a common goal – to win. And this coming May 25, Saturday, they would be again, trying to take a spot in the Semi Finals to qualify for PGT Season 4 Grand Finals. Sure, Lipenos have another fellows to be proud of.

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Batangas Hub Model Hunt kick starter

5/8/2013

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Batangas Hub kick starts its search for models with unconventional summer pictorial held on May 6,2013 in Lipa City, Batangas. According to Fara de Castro of Batangas Hub, it would be a great pleasure to have its own pool of models for its articles and videos, especially now that

a new Batangas Hub Community page is coming very soon.
Batangas Hub Model Hunt (BHMH) candidates' photos will be released soon for the BHMH Popular Model search via the social network Facebook. BHMH is made possible in partnership with Jonas Byron Productions.

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Kids play, cosplay, Workshop is fun with the Chippettes

3/14/2013

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The Chippettes concluded a successful multi-activites at La Finca Resort on March 8, 2013. The day is filled with the Chippettes talents engaging in a dance and modeling workshop. With a cosplay theme, the activity is highlighted with an enjoyable photoshoot with Ms. Erlinda Olan and Jonas Byron.

Started out as a mom's desire to create a dance group for little girls, the Chippettes has now grown into a group of kids exploring many things from children's competition to talent exhibition in various events and in different mall activities in Batangas, Southern Tagalog and Metro Manila. According to Ms. Jill Matala, the dance and modeling coach who is also the kids Talent Manager, she is very happy how the kids and the group have grown since she started with a simple idea in 2009 just to bring her little girl Erika on stage. photo credit Erlinda Olan

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Proposed Batangas-Mindoro "SuperBridge" to be the first floating bridge in Asia

Tanauan City received Benchmarking Award

Movie Theaters in Batangas City to collect Php 2 for Philippine Red Cross Batangas Chapter

Katriz Trinidad, Fil-Am daughter of Batangueños joins Team Pharrell on “The Voice” USA

Starkey gives gift of hearing in Batangas with Jessica Sanchez

Batangas Filmmakers take 3

BH opens registration for Batangas Hub Model Hunt August Batch

Batangas Dancers: D’ Intensity Breakers For the Win

Batangas Hub Model Hunt kick starter

Kids play, cosplay, Workshop is fun with the Chippettes

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