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76-524: Located 37 kilometers (23 mi) from Batangas City and 68 kilometers (42 mi) south of Manila and accessible by the STAR Tollway , Malvar is surrounded by Tanauan City to the north, Santo Tomas City to the east, Lipa City to the south and Balete to the west. With the expansion of Metro Manila , Malvar is now part of the Manila conurbation (which reaches Lipa City ). The municipality

152-470: A closed system , where motorists are charged based on the kilometers travelled from the entry to exit point vehicle class. Toll collection is done upon exit at the expressway, SLEX , or MCX or at Skyway 's Main toll plaza in Muntinlupa , Metro Manila , under San Miguel Corporation 's Seamless Southern Tollways program. The expressway fully implements an electronic toll collection (ETC) system,

228-590: A barrio of Lipa . According to Ferdinand Blumentritt who wrote many articles about Philippine history which were published in Boletin de la Sociedad Geografica in Madrid, Spain in 1866, Malvar's history dates back to the 13th century when Datu Puti , one of the ten legendary datus who escaped from Sultan Makatunao of Borneo, settled in what is now the province of Batangas. His descendants inhabited present-day Laguna, Cavite, Bicol, and Luta. Luta's march toward becoming

304-720: A branch line of the Philippine National Railways until its closure. As part of President Rodrigo Duterte 's infrastructure development program, DuterteNomics or "Build-Build-Build", a railway line from Calamba will be constructed to connect with the city. The railway line, the Calamba-Batangas Line, a part of the longer Manila-Matnog Railway, is approved by the National Economic Development Authority on September 12, 2017, and funding will be provided by

380-694: A division in Batangas City. For of the academic year of 2013–2014, there are 82 public elementary schools and 18 public high schools. For the academic year of 2016–2017, 50 private schools offering various levels of education from pre-school to college level have legal permit to operate in the city. GMA Network serve Batangas City through local channels. ABS-CBN 's regional channel, ABS-CBN Southern Tagalog ( DZAD-TV , channel 10) have hosted its studios in Batangas City until they moved to Lipa in 2015. GMA serves Batangas City through channels 12 ( D-12-ZB-TV ) and GTV via channel 26 (DZDK-TV). Cable television

456-549: A municipality could never be ignored. For this is where the seeds and the sentiments of becoming one were sown. This is where the Samahang Mag-aararo, the acknowledged pioneers of this movement was organized. They were Mariano R. Lat, Gregorio Leviste, Miguel L. Aranda, Simeon Esleigue, Constancio Manalo, Pedro Lat-Torres, Nicasio Gutierrez, Gregorio Villapando, Estanislaw Lat, Pelagio Wagan, Sebastian Trinidad and Julian Lantin. Through its dynamic organizers and members,

532-475: A petrochemical facility in Pinamucan Ibaba, with expansions to accommodate a coal power plant, which raised controversy to locals and environmentalists. Other companies also set up refineries for distribution to the province and nearby areas. Batangas City hosts shopping malls such as SM City Batangas, operated by SM Supermalls, and Bay City Mall and Nuciti Central, owned by local retail companies. There

608-499: A religion and music-oriented station. Other radio stations include 91.9 Air1 Radio Southern Tagalog (DWCH), an adult contemporary -oriented station, 99.9 GV FM (DZGV), a contemporary hit radio station, and 104.7 Brigada News FM ( DWEY ), an FM news radio station. Batangas State University hosts a college radio station, 107.3 BatStateU FM (DWPB-FM). Signals from other stations in Metro Manila are not clearly received because of

684-460: A road network based on a rough grid, typical of Spanish-era cities and towns. Streets in the area are mostly named from historical figures, such as Apolinario Mabini , Diego Silang , Juan B. Alegre , the Gomburza ( Mariano Gomez , José Burgos , and Jacinto Zamora ) and the ilustrados ( José Rizal , Marcelo del Pilar , and Graciano López Jaena ). Batangas City, then a town, was served by

760-401: Is 105 kilometers (65 mi) from Manila . Batangas City is politically subdivided into 105 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Pagkilatan was formerly a sitio of Matoco. 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

836-506: Is a sizeable number of supermarkets in the urbanized areas, some being part of malls while others being stand-alone neighborhood markets, fiercely competing with local public markets. The Poblacion area hosts numerous shops, restaurants, banks, pawnshops, and other establishments. Two major public markets in the city proper serves produce from the rural barangays of the city as well as nearby municipalities. The Diversion Road, constructed to divert traffic going to Batangas Port and Bauan from

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912-399: Is located along Governor Antonio Carpio Road, Pastor Village, Gulod Labac. A specialty dish of the city is pancit na pula (also known as pancit tikyano or miki pula ), a variation of pansit miki guisado of red miki noodles. The city is also famous for its nilupak . The art of making the dish is indigenous to the area and has been cited as having a great potential for inclusion in

988-804: Is near the C-Joist Concrete Ventures Group plant. The country's third Thoroughbred race track ( Metro Manila Turf Club Race Track) is in the municipality, as are the Immaculate Conception Parish Church of Malvar and the Miguel Malvar Monument at the Municipal Hall Grounds. The fiesta is celebrated every January 10. Malvar is slowly establishing its reputation as a conference center in Batangas. In February 2013,

1064-657: Is now under the supervision of the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) and is being maintained by STAR Tollway Corporation, a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation . On February 9, 2004, Batangas's 3rd District Congresswoman Victoria Hernandez-Reyes authored House Bill 2753, or also known as the "Act of Renaming the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) to Apolinario Mabini Superhighway (AMS)." On May 15, 2007, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed and approved House Bill 2753 to rename

1140-425: Is politically subdivided into 15 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In the 2020 census, Malvar had a population of 64,379. The population density was 2,000 inhabitants per square kilometer (5,200/sq mi). Poverty incidence of Malvar Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Apart from the primary Rural Health Unit under DOH-Batangas, Mayor Carlito Reyes founded

1216-599: Is proposed by the Department of Public Works and Highways as an alternative to the existing national road between Batangas City and Bauan. The project is expected to decongest the existing national road, whose traffic demand reached beyond capacity due to roadside establishments, industrial areas, and the Batangas Port, and increase economic development in the Batangas City–Bauan area. The proposed alignment of

1292-604: Is provided by Batangas MyCATV (formerly Batangas CATV). Batangas City has local newspapers like the English-language Sun.Star People's Courier and the Tagalog-language Balikas . Newspapers marketed in Metro Manila, such as the major broadsheets Philippine Star , Philippine Daily Inquirer , and Manila Bulletin , and tabloids like Abante , Balita , People's Journal , Pilipino Mirror , and Pilipino Star Ngayon , are also sold in

1368-747: The Maharlika Highway at Santo Tomas towards Lipa and Batangas City, and the Ibaan-Batangas City segment of the Batangas-Quezon Road. The road mostly traverses rural barangays of the cities and municipalities it passes and also overlooks several mountains. The STAR Tollway starts as the physical extension of South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) past the overpass with the abandoned Philippine National Railways (PNR) branch line to Batangas City and an access road for Light Industry and Science Park III at Santo Tomas . Until 2009,

1444-728: The South Luzon Expressway and unspecified portions of the Skyway . The expressway starts at the interchange with the Pan-Philippine Highway and the South Luzon Expressway in Santo Tomas and runs southward, near Diversion Road, to Batangas City . It passes through the cities and municipalities of Tanauan , Malvar , Lipa , San Jose , and Ibaan . The expressway was opened on 2000, with its first segment built between Santo Tomas and Lipa. In 2008, it

1520-896: The Sublian Festival on the same day. 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 hub is the Batangas City Grand Terminal, location along the Diversion Road in Alangilan. Batangas City serves as a terminus for major highways like the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR Tollway), Jose P. Laurel Highway (N4) and Batangas-Quezon Road (N435), and Bauan-Batangas Road (N436). In

1596-763: The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists . Batangas City host three major religious festivals, such as the Feast of the Santo Niño at every third Sunday of January, as well as religious processions during Good Friday and the Feast of the Immaculate Conception . The Sublian Festival, held every July 23, revives the old Batangueño tradition of subli . The Batangas City Founding Day celebrations are done alongside

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1672-615: The 2020 census, it has a population of 351,437 people. Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines, and is known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon ". It is home to the Batangas International Port , one of the busiest passenger and container terminals in the Philippines. It also hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, three natural gas power plants, and several other major industries. In addition,

1748-790: The Balagtas Rotunda, a roundabout with Jose P. Laurel Highway and Batangas Port Diversion Road. In an effort to link the different Southern Tagalog provinces to the National Capital Region , the government with the cooperation of the Provincial Government of Batangas and with the technical and country developmental assistance of the Government of Japan through the Japan Official Development Assistance, started

1824-802: 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. Batangas City lies in

1900-473: The Batangas Port in Batangas City. The travel time from Manila to Batangas City was reduced to 2 hours when STAR Tollway II opened. The STAR Tollway Project I and II were funded by Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by the Department of Public Works and Highways – Urban Roads Project Office (DPWH – URPO). The STAR Tollway

1976-547: The Batangas-Quezon Road from Ibaan to Batangas City. The road narrows back to two lanes at Sabang Bridge on the Ibaan-Batangas City boundary. The road becomes a 3-lane road, with a concrete Jersey barrier dividing the road, ascending in a cutting before following a straight course on rolling terrain up to the STAR Tollway's southern terminus at Balagtas Rotunda. The road widens at the Batangas toll plaza (also known as Balagtas toll plaza), narrows back to 3 lanes, and ends at

2052-670: The Chinese government. Start of construction of the railway, as part of the Manila-Matnog Railway, is not yet set. Electricity services in Batangas City is provided by Meralco for most of its barangays. Some barangays in the eastern rural area near the boundary with Taysan are served by the Batangas II Electric Cooperative (BATELEC-II). Power in off-grid Verde Island is provided by diesel generators and solar panels. The water services in

2128-521: The Japanese location of defenses and movements. Hostilities ended as the war came closer to the end. After the Liberation, President 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 Perez as Mayor, serving until 1951. Mayor Macario Chavez

2204-754: The Lima Park Pavilion opened to the public with a concert by the Madrigal Singers. With a capacity of 1,000 the Lima Park Pavilion and Lima Park Hotel are located in Malvar's industrial park, the Lima Technology Center. Batangas City Batangas City , officially the City of Batangas ( Tagalog : Lungsod ng Batangas ), is a 1st class component city and capital of the province of Batangas , Philippines . According to

2280-749: The Malvar Maternity Clinic a month after taking office. The clinic accepts emergency deliveries and is open 24 hours daily for obstetric and other immediate health services. The clinic has doctors on duty from 7 am to 11 pm on weekdays and around the clock on weekends. RHU personnel serve during the day. Nurses are on duty 24 hours daily, and a midwife is on duty on weeknights. An ambulance is available for patient transfers, and all services are free of charge. Calejon Falls, in Barangay San Gregorio (formerly known as Calejon), consists of two large waterfalls and two smaller ones. One of

2356-548: 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

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2432-659: The Santo Tomas – Lipa segment, upgrading the Lipa – Batangas City segment to a four-lane divided expressway, improvements on the toll collection system, installation of closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras for traffic monitoring, and addition of lighting on some segments. The expansion of the Lipa–Batangas City segment commenced in June 2013, and finished in June 2015 with adding of lights. Sabang Bridge, which connects

2508-517: The Seamless Southern Tollways project was implemented on STAR Tollway to simplify the toll collection process to a single payment upon exit. Additional toll plazas were built at Santo Tomas interchange, and the Santo Tomas toll plaza along the expressway was converted into pass-through lanes. In November 2023, Star Tollway started a road widening project, which will increase the lanes from 2 to 3 lanes per bound. It also includes

2584-560: The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road to Apolinario Mabini Superhighway , after the Filipino revolutionary and Batangas native Apolinario Mabini , and it was made into a law called the Republic Act 9462 (RA 9462). On January 2, 2011, a fatal head-on collision between a jeep and a bus had occurred on an undivided two-way lane approach between Batangas City and Ibaan , resulting in the deaths of 7 people, and 4 injuries. Announced by

2660-644: The barangays east and mountains south of the city as the main Allied Force continued their drive towards the Quezon Province . Some of local guerrillas and irregulars of the President Quezon's Own Guerrillas (PQOG) was entering and re-invaded in Batangas City. Throughout the battle, recognized guerrilla fighters played an important key role in the advancement of the combined American and Philippine troops, providing key roads and information for

2736-583: The barangays of Tinga Itaas, Tinga Labac, San Pedro, Dumantay, Sampaga, Sirang Lupa, and San Isidro, all in Batangas City. The project, dubbed the Pinamucan Bypass Road is expected to be completed before 2021. Right of way acquisition and construction work began on August 21, 2018, with funding from the Batangas 2nd District engineering office. Another extension to Bauan , called the Batangas City–San Pascual–Bauan Road

2812-558: The city also serves as the educational, industrial and the transportation center of the province. Batangas City is one of the proposed metropolitan area in the Philippines. Metro Batangas is proposed to include the component city of Batangas, as well as the towns of Alitagtag , Bauan , Ibaan , Lobo , Mabini , Rosario , San Juan , San Luis , San Pascual , Santa Teresita , Taal , Taysan and Tingloy . The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City in 1572 due to group migration. Finally, in 1581, Spanish authorities governing

2888-433: The city proper, is seeing a rise in retail stores in addition to industrial space. Numerous car dealerships are built along the length of the road in barangays Alangilan and Balagtas. Fast food restaurants, like McDonald's and Shakey's Pizza are also rising near the Batangas City Grand Terminal. In response to population and economic growth, local or national real estate companies are developing subdivisions to accommodate

2964-589: The city through local distributors. The city is the center of the radio listening market in Batangas, and is served by local radio stations, as well as some radio stations from Lipa and other parts of the Mega Manila area. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa , through the Radyo Bayanihan System, hosts two local radio stations: ALFM 95.9 Radyo Totoo ( DWAL ), a religion , news , talk , and music-oriented station, and 99.1 Spirit FM ( DWAM ),

3040-892: The cityhood and renaming of Batangas in a plebiscite. On June 21, 1969, Republic Act No. 5495 was enacted to convert Batangas into a city, this time using its same name. Later on July 23, Batangas formally became a city by virtue of Proclamation No. 581 that was signed a week earlier. Pedro S. Tolentino became its first city mayor. The succeeding city mayors 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 A. Dimacuha, 1998–2001 and again Eduardo B. Dimacuha, 2001–2010, Vilma A. Dimacuha, 2010–2013 and again Eduardo B. Dimacuha, 2013–2016, Beverley Rose A. Dimacuha, 2016–present. Meanwhile, on January 19, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo opened Phase II project of

3116-630: 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. 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

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3192-652: The concessionaire, STAR-Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDC), on May 16, 2013, the STAR Tollway Upgrading and Rehabilitation Project began in July 2013 as announced by SIDC president Melvin Nazareno. Under the rehabilitation project, the expressway undergone several upgrades on its roads and facilities in order to cope with the traffic demand of the expressway and to further improve the safety for motorists. The expressway redevelopment included asphalting

3268-538: The day the municipality was inaugurated. It initially included the adjoining barrios of Payapa, Kalikangan (Caligañgan), San Gallo (San Galo), and Bilukaw. As time went by, these original barrios were divided and were given other names. Payapa was divided and became San Fernando, Santiago, and Bagong Pook. Kalikakan became the barrios of San Andres and San Juan. San Gallo became the barrios of San Pioquinto, San Pedro (including Sitio Calejon) and Bilucaw became San Isidro and Bilucao. These names given to each barrio were based on

3344-411: The development of the STAR Tollway. The loan exchange notes and agreement were signed in 1989 and 1990, while the construction started in 1993. However, during the project, Package 1B (Sambat-San Pedro: 4.78km) ran into financial difficulties and produced shoddy work. The DPWH changed the contractor halfway through the project. This leads to the question as to whether the executing agency properly vetted

3420-402: The early 2000s, a diversion road is built to provide travellers a bypass to the existing highway through the urban centers. Despite the construction of the diversion, traffic bottlenecks remained inside the city. The city government is constructing a bypass road in the east to provide better access to the fast-growing industrial areas in the south of the city. The poblacion of the city features

3496-508: The existing routes through those areas. Two projects are proposed to extend the expressway to barangay Pinamucan, within Batangas City, and to the municipality of Bauan . The STAR Tollway is considered as a separate expressway and is not named alternatively as South Superhighway (SSH) despite being connected with SLEX since 2009. The STAR Tollway parallels most of the route of the President Jose P. Laurel Highway , which spurs off from

3572-415: The expansion of Batangas Port, the operation of different heavy industries and the construction of Phase II of the STAR Tollway project and diversion roads, Batangas City has seen a gradual shift from an agricultural economy to a commercial economy and eventually to an industrial economy. The northwest of the city hosts different commercial establishments while the lowland areas surrounding Batangas Bay hosts

3648-581: The extension of the bridges including Sabang Bridge. A 10 km (6.2 mi) extension of STAR Tollway, is proposed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Batangas as two priority projects that will benefit the province as well as Mimaropa . The proposed extension will increase economic growth in the Batangas Bay area and reduce congestion on existing roads in Batangas City. The project will cost ₱ 576,000,000 , and will pass through

3724-452: The financial status of the corporations when soliciting for bids. On July 12, 1997, Strategic Alliance Development Corporation (STRADEC) was awarded the contract to operate and maintain the expressway, beating other bids such as Philrock Inc. in partnership with Grupo Ferrovial of Spain, Benpres (now Lopez Holdings Corporation ), and Transroute International (now Egis ) of France. On June 1, 2000, President Joseph Estrada inaugurated

3800-580: The first stage of the project from Santo Tomas to Lipa. In 2001, the first stage was operational and the second stage was built beginning in 2004. On March 26, 2008, the second stage between Lipa and Batangas was opened to the public and inaugurated by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo . It was built as part of the Road Development Project of the government, linking the South Luzon Expressway to STAR Tollway onwards to

3876-671: The first steps to make the locality a municipality were made. It was in Luta where the seat of the Municipal Government was situated. With their (The Samahang Mag-aararo) devotion, patience, and perseverance and with the help of the Interior Secretary Teodoro Kalaw , Malvar was finally created a municipality by an executive order issued by acting Governor-General Charles Yeater on December 16, 1918. The proclamation took effect on January 10, 1919,

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3952-706: The heavy industries of the city. However, despite its gradual shift in becoming a major commercial/industrial hub for Calabarzon, it still shares rural landscapes that is still preserved in the north part of the city. The Poblacion area is the major retail and commercial center of the city. It is filled with banks, restaurants, and local businesses. Being a major port city, Batangas has seen an increase in migrants from nearby provinces, islands, and even nation states such as China, India, Indonesia and Malaysia. Agriculture remains an important source of food and income for residents of rural barangays. Residents in rural areas practice subsidence farming, with some of their harvest sold to

4028-606: 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

4104-405: The increasing populations. Large-scale developments are present, mostly of local developers, but major developers like Ayala Land and Vista Land (through Camella) also have presence in the city. PonteFino Corporate Group and PonteFino Estates' The Forum I.T. Business Park is a 4.26-hectare Philippine Economic Zone Authority -certified commercial township in Batangas City. Its PonteFino Hotel

4180-453: The larger falls is about 10 feet (3.0 m) high, with clear water falling into a shallow pool. One of the smaller falls is shower-like, while the other forms a series of small cascades. All the falls are in an area of about 300 square meters (360 sq yd). The falls are located at the STAR Tollway Bulihan exit . From Manila, buses to Batangas City or Lipa City stop at Malvar. Jeepneys and tricycle service are also available from

4256-435: The local topography. STAR Tollway The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road ( STAR ), commonly known as the STAR Tollway , is a two-to-four-lane 41.9-kilometer (26.0 mi) controlled-access toll expressway in the province of Batangas in the Philippines . It is operated by STAR Infrastructure Development Corporation (STAR – IDC). The expressway is signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network , alongside

4332-436: The lowland public wet markets. Major crops include coconut, corn, vegetables, and mangoes. Industries in Batangas City are concentrated around Batangas Port, Tabangao and Pinamucan areas, and Sorosoro Karsada. Shell , through its Philippine subsidiary, Pilipinas Shell, owns large refineries in Tabangao, and provides most of the fuel supply sold in Shell gas stations in southern Luzon and Metro Manila. JG Summit Holdings operates

4408-453: The names of the locality's most powerful or honored man. Malvar is located at 14°02′30″N 121°09′30″E  /  14.0417°N 121.1583°E  / 14.0417; 121.1583 . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 33.00 square kilometers (12.74 sq mi)   constituting 1.06% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas. Malvar

4484-403: The place who was loved and cherished by the inhabitants. She fell in love with a Chinese named Ling and was about to be married when her elder sister Kampupot took interest in him. However, out of the treachery and jealousy of her sister, she was executed and died in the arms of her Chinese lover. From then on, the place was named Luta in her honor. Malvar traces its origin to Luta, which was once

4560-505: 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 and Talahib. At

4636-432: The rest of the year, with July being the rainiest month, with up to 288 millimeters (11.3 in) of rainfall. Humidity levels are high for most of the year. In the 2020 census, the population of Batangas City was 351,437 people, with a density of 1,200 inhabitants per square kilometer or 3,100 inhabitants per square mile. Poverty incidence of Batangas City Source: Philippine Statistics Authority With

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4712-456: The road mostly passes rural areas, mostly containing large coconut plantations and small residential areas. Also, within Malvar, Mount Maculot can be seen on the west of the road and Mount Malarayat can be sighted on the east. Afterwards, it enters Lipa , and the road gradually curving before approaching Lipa Exit, which provides access to the city proper and to the nearby towns of Mataasnakahoy , Cuenca , and Alitagtag . The exit once served as

4788-533: The sitio of Malalim"; this territory became a barrio (barangay) in 1954. In the same year, sitio Malitam, formerly part of barrio Libjo, was elevated as a barrio. San Antonio was constituted from the sitios of Ilaya, Labac, Matalisay, Pajo and Cacawan, from the barrio of San Agapito. 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. Balagtas

4864-485: The southbound roadway the former two-lane expressway, that has been in bad condition with increased traffic demand. The road mostly runs through the rural barangays of Lipa. Then, it curves slightly on approach to San Jose and enters Ibaan . At Ibaan Exit, the road intersects San Jose-Ibaan Road at a diamond interchange where the expressway passes above grade. Past Ibaan Exit, STAR Tollway mostly runs an arcing route, traversing several rural barangays of Ibaan and paralleling

4940-406: The southernmost part of Batangas, facing Batangas Bay . It is bordered by San Jose to the north, Verde Island Passage to the south, Ibaan , Taysan , and Lobo to the east, and San Pascual to the west. The Calumpang River crosses the city from northeast to southwest. The area west of Calumpang River is generally plains while the eastern area is mostly foothills and mountains. Batangas City

5016-407: The title "Municipal President" was changed to "Municipal Mayor." Pedro Berberabe was elected first municipal mayor. Batangas City was severely damaged due to the Japanese A6M Zero bombardment and on December 12, 1941, the Batangas Airport which is located in Barangay Alangilan is totally destroyed. On October 14, 1943, municipal councilor Roman L. Perez was appointed Mayor by the Japanese after

5092-451: The toll road ended at Santo Tomas Exit. Spanning 22.16 kilometers (13.77 mi), the road widens for a short distance as it crosses the San Juan River and enters Tanauan , where the Sto. Tomas toll plaza is located, before narrowing back to two lanes. The road meets with Tanauan Exit, which serves the city proper of Tanauan. Past Tanauan Exit, STAR Tollway descends on a scenic curve before ascending on approach to Malvar . Entering Malvar,

5168-459: The toll road will start at the present terminus of STAR Tollway at barangay Balagtas, pass through the northern rural barangays of Batangas City and San Pascual , and end at the national road to Mabini at barangay Manghinao in Bauan. The proposed toll road is being constructed as an at-grade bypass only, connecting with Diversion Road, with right of way acquisition and construction works started on February 21, 2018. The whole expressway employs

5244-414: The tollway's southern terminus until 2007, when STAR Tollway was extended southward towards Batangas City . Past Lipa Exit, STAR Tollway is mostly dual carriageway, until it narrows in approach to Batangas City. Spanning 19.74 kilometers (12.27 mi), this segment was a two-lane expressway from its opening in 2008, until the second roadway opened on 2014. The roadways of this segment is concrete, with

5320-429: The town of Ibaan and Batangas City, was closed to all traffic in December 2016 to repair damage of Typhoon Nina (Nock-ten), leaving Ibaan Exit to be the temporary south end of the expressway. On August 15, 2017, a partial re-opening of Sabang Bridge was conducted for Class 1 vehicles and on August 20, 2017, it was re-opened to all vehicle classes resuming full operations to and from the Batangas Exit. In December 2022,

5396-416: The town. The 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) stretch of road is smoothly paved. There are 300 concrete steps down the river at the falls. The San Juan River, the longest river in Batangas, connects Lipa, and Tanauan and Santo Tomas and is a water source for vegetable and fish farms . A recently emerged local attraction in the area is a mango farm known as Sa Manggahan. Forty-five minutes away from Alabang , it

5472-862: The urbanized areas are provided by the Batangas City Water District (BCWD). Rural areas are localized and provided by the Rural Waterworks and Sewage Authority. The city is also locations of two major power plants that supply power to the Luzon grid: Among the higher education institutions in the city is the Batangas State University , Lyceum of the Philippines University–Batangas , University of Batangas , St. Bridget College and STI College . The Department of Education also maintains

5548-405: Was elected in 1951; his four-year term ended in 1955. People voted Pedro S. Tolentino overwhelmingly as mayor in 1956. He was reelected three times. In 1965, Republic Act No. 4586 was signed by President Diosdado Macapagal , converting Batangas into a city. If successful, it would be renamed as Laurel, after former President Jose P. Laurel , a native of Tanauan . However, the voters rejected

5624-410: Was extended toward Batangas City, and in 2009, the South Luzon Expressway was connected to the STAR Tollway when construction works of the former's Toll Road 3 project reached Sto. Tomas Exit, further shortening travel time between Manila and Batangas. With increasing traffic demand in the Batangas City – Bauan area and the Batangas Bay area, proposals to extend the expressway are laid out to decongest

5700-496: Was formerly known as Patay, Kumintang Ilaya as Sambat Ilaya, and Kumintang Ibaba as Sambat Ibaba. Batangas City has a tropical savanna climate ( Köppen climate classification system type Aw/As ), straddling on a bordering tropical monsoon climate ( Köppen climate classification system type Am ) to the east. The city is dry from January to April, with temperatures reaching up to 33.3 °C (91.9 °F) in April, and rainy for

5776-548: Was named after General Miguel Malvar , a native of Santo Tomas, Batangas and one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1902. Its previous name before it became a municipality is Luta, derived from the name of Dayangdayang Luta, the youngest daughter of Datu Banga (a descendant of Datu Puti ), who ruled the area. She was the most beautiful lady in

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