John Ferrie Hayag

BSIHM1-3

Narrative Report

“Preservation of Batangas Cultural and Heritage”

The province of Batangas is one of the five provinces that comprise the
CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon). Batangas is one of the
most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. Batangas first came to be known
as Bonbon. It was named after the mystical and fascinating Taal Lake, which was also
originally called Bonbon. It is home to the well-known Taal Volcano, one of the Decade
Volcanoes, and Taal Heritage town, a small town that has ancestral houses and
structures dating back to the 19th century. Batangas before 1732 is a big province.

Here in Batangas there are many places to visit that are beautiful. One of these
is Taal Batangas. Taal is also the Balisong and Barong Tagalog capital of the
Philippines. The Town of Taal was founded in 1572 and this year, the people will be
celebrating the town's 440th founding anniversary with the El Pasubat Festival. And also
Burdang Taal is the old native hand embroidery tradition of the town of Taal, Batangas.
The old town of Batangas called Taal. Taal is a small town with lots of historical sights.
Witness and feel the old days during the Spanish period. Perceive architecture during
the early days.

Heritage is the thing that we value from the past our identity in the present, and
inspiration for the future. Batangas is considered as one of the hearts of the Tagalog.