INSPIRING JOURNEY: ALL ABOUT BATANGAS

Sunday, May 31, 2015

ALL ABOUT BATANGAS

BATANGAS is part of REGION IV-A or CALABARZON (CALABARZON stands for CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal and QueZON province).

BATANGAS came from the word "BATANGAN", a raft that early residents used so that they could fish from Taal Lake. TAAL VOLCANO, one of the World's smallest, most active and deadliest Volcanoes, is one of the famous landmarks in the province.

The province of BATANGAS has 3 cities (BATANGAS, TANAUAN and LIPA) and 31 municipalities (AGONCILLO, ALITAGTAG, BALAYAN, BALETE, BAUAN, CALACA, CALATAGAN, CUENCA, IBAAN, LAUREL, LEMERY, LIAN, LOBO, MABINI, MALVAR, MATAASNAKAHOY, NASUGBU, PADRE GARCIA, ROSARIO, SAN JOSE, SAN JUAN, SAN LUIS, SAN NICOLAS, SAN PASCUAL, SANTA TERESITA, SANTO TOMAS, TAAL, TALISAY, TAYSAN, TINGLON and TUY). *I visited the places in YELLOW ink

BATANGAS is bordered by the provinces of CAVITE and LAGUNA to the north, QUEZON PROVINCE to the east, Verde Island Passages to the south and to the west lies the SOUTH CHINA SEA.

In this blog, I will be sharing my JOURNEY about the places, food, and other things in BATANGAS.

1. FERNANDO AIR BASE, LIPA CITY

The place where I learned how to fly an aircraft. The place where I conquered the SKY. This AIR BASE is aptly called the "SUMMER CAPITAL OF THE PHILIPPINE AIR FORCE" because of its elevation of about 1,200 ft. above sea level that makes the weather cold. It is the education and training hub of the PAF where personnel learn the basics of soldiery, consequently talents, skills and knowledge are honed and where pilots are trained to fly.

2. LOBO

The venue of the teambuilding activity of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) in 2014. Interestingly LOBO shorelines have rocks instead of powdered sand.

3. MOUNT MAKULOT, CUENCA

I heard a lot about this mountain but only in 2014 that I was able to trek and reach its peak. Mount Makulot is popularized by the Officer's Clubhouse inside Fernando Air Base, named "BULWAGANG MAKULOT". The view of this mountain is one of the gauge if the weather is good or bad, whether flyable or not for the instructor and student pilots of AETC.