The University of Batangas traces its history as a small school then named Western Philippine Colleges which started with 48 students in a small rented house in Rizal Avenue, Batangas City more than half a century ago on April 28, 1946. It was founded by Mr. Juan Y. Javier together with Rev. Fr. Vicente Catapang, Atty. Francisco Perez, Atty. Jesus Arguelles, Atty Roman Perez and Atty. Pablo Umali. This noble group of men saw the need to put up an institution that would provide the youth, particularly the residents of Batangas, an opportunity to pursue higher education. Through their pioneering efforts and the inspiration they left as a legacy for succeeding administrators, the school has grown steadily to become one of the largest higher education institutions in the whole Southern Tagalog Region, a major University offering a wide range of academic and professional programs to a diverse student body of over 10,000. Throughout that time, the commitment of the University of Batangas to academic excellence and community service has continued to reflect the values and vision of the University’s founding fathers.
The UB students are part of a select academic community. They study under more than 400 full-time and part time faculty. They study in a strategically located port city- a political, social, educational and industrial melting pot- with unlimited opportunities for professional experience after graduation.
The University of Batangas is committed to serving diverse student body, with a wide range of religious, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds who come not only from the CALABARZON area but also from the neighboring island provinces as well. The University sponsors outreach programs such as tuition free secondary night school serving disadvantaged students in the community.
A tradition of excellence is complemented by a strong commitment to community responsibility and service. The University’s faculty, staff and students are active participants in community outreach programs and projects working to meet the needs of the province. Some examples include the regular Community Health Services, the Legal Aid Clinic, Mangrove research and preservation, and University’s own “Alalay Kita” project which seeks to assist the poorest barangays in selected municipalities.
The University of Batangas is an active force in the cultural and artistic life of Batangas. Its well-acclaimed theater groups Tanghalang Dal’wa Singko and Teatro Anino together with the popular UB Dance Company have performed various audiences through out the province. The University is also home to the Batangas Heritage Center which aims to promote the rich cultural history of the province, depicted through songs, dances, costumes, and other historical artifacts borne of the province.
Through its example of educational excellence, community leadership, service and opportunities for lifelong learning, the University of Batangas is linked to its graduates in other ways than through the degrees they receive. The UB graduates have succeeded in an environment that values professional competence and proper moral and social attitudes. They are inculcated with the values of faith in God, love of wisdom and service to fellowmen- values that will be with them throughout their lives and careers as they carry on the vision of the University’s founding fathers.
Ibinunyag ng isang obispo ang planong gumamit ng pera mula sa sugal na jueteng para pataubin ang aktres at Lipa City Mayor na si Vilma Santos na kumakandidato ngayong gobernador sa Batangas.
"Binabaha na ng pera mula sa jueteng ang lalawigan ng Batangas ngayong kampanya para sa nalalapit na halalan," ayon kay Lipa Bishop Ramon Arguelles.
Sinabi ni Arguelles na ang pagkalat ng jueteng money ay ibinunyag sa isang sulat sa kanya noong nakaraang Linggo ng isang kamag-anak ni Batangas Governor Arman Sanchez na nagpakilala sa pangalang Carpio. Sinasabi ni Carpio na gagamitin umano ang jueteng money para ipanlaban sa kandidatura ni Santos.
"Isang araw pagkatapos magdeklara si Mayor Vilma ng kanyng kandidatura bilang gobernador, agad nagpatawag si Gov. Sanchez ng isang pulong sa kanyang mansion sa Barangay Sta. Ana," sabi ni Carpio sa kanyang sulat. "Pinag-usapan sa pulong ang tinatawag niyang Plan B na may kinalaman sa mga hakbang para talunin si Santos."
Binanggit pa ni Carpio na inaamin ni Sanchez na tagilid ito kay Santos kaya binalangkas ang Plan B na, rito, ilulunsad ang malawakang panunuhol sa pamamagitan ng pondo ng jueteng para masiguro ang panalo ng reeleksyunistang gobernador.
Sa pagdedetalye ni Carpio sa suhulan, P5 milyon umano ang gagamitin para paatrasin ang isa pang kandidatong gobernador na si Nestor Sanares.
Kaugnay pa nito, P1 milyon naman ang ilalaan para sa regional director ng Philippine National Police at kalahating milyon para sa provincial director ng PNP para magbulag-bulagan ang mga ito sa paglaganap ng jueteng sa Batangas.
Balak din umano ni Sanchez na bayaran ng tig-P20,000 ang mga watcher ni Santos para bumaligtad at pumanig sa kanya.
CALATAGAN, Batangas—Lipa Archbishop Ramon Arguelles has declared his support for the agrarian reform beneficiaries in Barangays Baha and Talibayog here, who were awarded a 507.87-hectare property that now faces prospects of being converted into a cement manufacturing plant site.
“We will be with you until the end because that’s what the Bible says. God is always with the poor and He works for the downfall of the powerful,” Arguelles said in a forum on Sunday attended by hundreds of Baha and Talibayog residents.
Hours before the forum, Arguelles celebrated a Mass for Earth Day with Fr. Lito Malibiran, chair of the archdiocese’s committee on ecology.
Arguelles supported the farmers’ claims to ownership of the farmland, originally owned by the late Ceferino Ascue, and distributed by the government in the 1970s.
The contested land was awarded to 312 farmer-beneficiaries under Presidential Decree No. 27 and Operation Land Transfer.
Most of the farmers had fully paid their amortization and have been issued Emancipation Patents.
However, in 1994, the heirs of Ascue used the original certificate of title and sold the whole 800-ha property, including the 507.87 ha awarded to the farmers, to Asturias Chemical Industries.
Imagine a question that still gives pause to Vilma Santos — mayor of Lipa City, candidate for governor of Batangas, and show biz’s “Star for All Seasons,” among other callings.
This one did on Monday, during merienda with a handful of women journalists: “What are your plans for Mother’s Day?”
Santos glanced at her husband, reelectionist Sen. Ralph Recto, across the table. “Where will you be on Sunday?”
One word to describe their days and nights of late — “hectic.” But, Mayor Vi hastened to add, “We manage.” She did not elaborate.
Asked when they were last together, not counting hours when they slept, she figured, “Day before Monday.”
That was not a complaint. “We don’t expect too much of one another,” she explained. “He has a big campaign to run, and I am focused on my own. Not once have I gone with him this year, in fact.”
Although the senator constantly asks about her political jaunts, he can’t join her, either.
“Luis (her son by Edu Manzano) does when he can, though,” Santos said. On Tuesday, the young actor participates in his mother’s motorcade around the province.
“Luis is very busy himself,” Santos added, sounding apologetic. “I try not to impose, but he says he doesn’t mind. Besides it’s so much more fun with him.” Luis Manzano is a music veejay and an upcoming comedian with a current hit movie.
A national landmark, it serves as a repository of the memorabilia of the last Filpino general who surrendered to the Americans. It also houses a collection of oil paintings.
Apolinario Mabini Shrine
The national shrine is a memorial to the nationalism of Philippine hero Apolinario Mabini, known as the Sublime Paralytic, whose moral convictions and political principles illuminated the Filipinos in their search for national identity. It houses the remains and personal belongings of the late revolutionary hero who is also considered as the Brains of the Katipunan, the 1896 Filipino revolutionary movement against Spain. The shrine is located in Barrio Talaga, Tanauan, Batangas.
Museo ng Batangas at Aklatang Panlalawigan
Not merely a repository of Batangas memorabilia, the museum is also an active entity engaged in keeping alive the cultural wealth and traditions of Batangas and the Batangueño spirit that has animated the fields of arts and the sciences, politics, economics and society in the country.
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