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2022 Batangas Local Elections
Local elections were held in the province of Batangas on May 9, 2022 as part of the 2022 general election. Voters will select candidates for all local positions: a town mayor, vice mayor and town councilors, as well as members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, the vice-governor, governor and for the six districts of Batangas. Provincial elections Governor Incumbent Governor Hermilando Mandanas is running for his sixth nonconsecutive term. His opponents are Praxedes Bustamante and former Padre Garcia mayor Prudencio Gutierrez. Per City/Municipality Vice governor Incumbent Jose Antonio Leviste II is running for reelection. His opponent is former DSWD Undersecretary Jose Antonio Hernandez. Per City/Municipality Provincial Board 1st District *Municipalities: Balayan, Calaca, Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, Taal, Tuy *Electorate (2019): 378,526 Voters of the district will elect two board members at-large. Incumbent Roman Rosales Jr. is running for reelec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermilando Mandanas
Hermilando Ingco Mandanas (born March 25, 1944), also known as Dodo Mandanas and colloquially as Dodo, is a Filipino politician who served as Governor of Batangas since 2016; previously served this position from 1995 until 2004. He served as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 2nd District of Batangas from 2004 until 2013. Early life and education Hermilando Ingco Mandanas was born on March 25, 1944 in Bauan, Batangas. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Commerce degree as consistent dean's lister – first honor at De La Salle University. He then became a university scholar at the University of the Philippines and studied for his master's degree in business administration, where he graduated honor roll. He obtained his honorary degree (honoris causa) as doctorate in humanities at Batangas State University. He also served as chairman of Department of Accountancy (1968–1969), associate dean of School of Commerce (1967–1969) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuenca, Batangas
Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca ( tgl, Bayan ng Cuenca), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,235 people. Once a part of San Jose, it became an independent town under the name "Cuenca" in 1876, after the Spanish hometown of the then-Governor of Batangas that resembles its cold breeze and beautiful scenic spots. Its main tourist attraction is the mountain, Mount Macolod (Mount Maculot). The Patron of Cuenca is Saint Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers. A celebratory feast is held annually every May 15. Geography According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Barangays Cuenca is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. In 1954, Don Juan was constituted as a barrio from the ''sitio''s of Lungos ng Parang, Kulit, Lumampao, Pisa, Napapanayan and Lagundian. Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Jose, Batangas
San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose ( tgl, Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,868 people. The municipality is bounded in the north and north-east by Lipa, east by Ibaan, south by Batangas City and San Pascual, and west by Cuenca and Alitagtag. History The Aetas were the first inhabitants of the place. They started clearing some portions of the wilderness especially in areas near the riverbanks. Several groups of settlers then drove this Aetas to the hinterlands and permanently occupied the place. They named it ''“Malaquing Tubig”'' which literally translates to "big river" referring to body of water that cuts through the central portion of their early settlement. The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines in 1565. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the order of Saint Agustin with Malaquing Tubig as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosario, Batangas
Rosario, officially the Municipality of Rosario ( tgl, Bayan ng Rosario), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 128,352 people. Rosario is considered as among the interior municipalities of the Batangas Bay Region comprising eleven municipalities and two cities whose catchment areas drain into the Batangas Bay. The town is also dubbed as "The Rice Granary of Batangas". History Accounts show that the origin of Rosario was a Christian settlement along the coast of Lobo. The settlement became prey to the pirate raids during the Moro wars of the 18th century. The Moro or pirate raids forced the inhabitants of the settlement to the safety of the ravine and forest on the north-west bank of Kansahayan River (now the Municipality of Taysan). Here the settlement was relocated. However, at the height of the Moro Wars in the second half of the 18th century, the vicious Moro raids reached Kansahayan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Garcia, Batangas
Padre Garcia, officially the Municipality of Padre Garcia ( tgl, Bayan ng Padre Garcia), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 51,853 people. Padre Garcia's old name is ''Lumang Bayan'', as it is the former seat of government of the neighboring town of Rosario. The name of the town is derived from one of its most famous sons, Padre Vicente Garcia, a native of Barangay Maugat. He was one of the first defenders of Jose Rizal's '' Noli Me Tangere''. He and Rizal were friends during the time when they were fighting for the Philippines' independence from Spain. It is bounded on the north and northwest by Lipa City; east by San Antonio, Quezon; and south and southwest by Rosario. History The town was originally part of Rosario and known as ''Lumang Bayan'' or ''Sambat''. It became a separate municipality in 1949 through ''Executive Order 279'' by President Elpidio Quirino, with Jose A. Pesigan and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nasugbu
Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu ( tgl, Bayan ng Nasugbu), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 136,524 people. Several bus services provide transportation to and from Nasugbu. Jeepneys from Tagaytay also enter and leave the town at a scheduled time. Within the town, tricycles are the main mode of transport. Etymology According to legend, a group of Spanish soldiers was allowed by their commander to go on a sightseeing tour of the friendlier villages on the western coast of Batangas. The group came upon a native couple cooking rice in a ''palayok'' (clay pot), the lid of which rattled over the steaming rice. In Spanish, the group leader asked the woman: ''"¿Cómo se llama este pueblo?"'' ("What is this place called?") The woman, who knew no Spanish, thought that the stranger was asking about her pot of rice. ''"Nasubo na po iyan, eh, kaya ganyan"'' ("The rice has started to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataasnakahoy
Mataasnakahoy, officially the Municipality of Mataasnakahoy ( tgl, Bayan ng Mataasnakahoy), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,621 people. Mataasnakahoy was created through ''Executive Order No. 308'' signed by George C. Butte, acting Governor General of the Philippines on March 27, 1931, effective January 1, 1932. Although the town's name is written as one word, it comes from the Tagalog phrase ''mataás na kahoy'', which means "tall tree." It has 16 barangays and its total land area is . It is bounded by Balete and Lipa City with Taal Lake on its western edge. The town is known for its cool climate due to its high elevation of . Etymology The name of the municipality is explained in a May 1953 documented written by a commission composed of the town's schoolteachers. According to them, the name "''mataas na kahoy''" dates from 1862, when the Capitan Municipal of Lipa first decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvar, Batangas
Malvar, officially the Municipality of Malvar ( tgl, Bayan ng Malvar), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. The municipality was named after General Miguel Malvar, one of the last Filipino generals to surrender to the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1902. The Municipality comprises 15 barangays and 3 sitios. Located from Batangas City and 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). History 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 1300 AD when Datu Puti, a member of the Ten Datus who escaped from Sultan Makatunao of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mabini, Batangas
Mabini, officially the Municipality of Mabini ( tgl, Bayan ng Mabini), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,858 people. Mabini is known for its diving and snorkeling sites. It is named after Apolinario Mabini, a Filipino revolutionary hero. History Founding Legend According to legend, the first Malay settlers to inhabit the vast fertile land bordering the two bodies of water now known as Batangas Bay and Balayan Bay first found anchor along the shores of the land protruding down southwestward, known as the Calumpan Peninsula. The Malay settlers found the land fertile and agriculturally appropriate and the sea rich in marine resources, and they established their settlement in this once vast unknown land. As more Malay settlers arrived from distant lands, more settlements were founded until even the upland regions of the peninsula were settled. The inhabitants had their own form of vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobo, Batangas
Lobo, officially the Municipality of Lobo ( tgl, Bayan ng Lobo), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,736 people. Etymology The name "Lobo" may have come from: The town was proclaimed as the "Atis Capital of the Philippines" through ''Resolution 2011-61'' in September 2011. Geography Lobo is located at . The town is located near the southern tip of Batangas province, about from Manila. Lobo has white sand beaches whose ocean floor slopes gradually for nearly before a drop-off. It also has protected mangrove forests and fish sanctuaries. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Barangays Lobo is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Climate Demographics In the 2020 census, Lobo had a population of 40,736. The population density was . Economy Govern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lipa, Batangas
Lipa (), officially the City of Lipa ( fil, Lungsod ng Lipa), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city in the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 372,931 people. It is the first city charter in the province and one of five cities in Batangas alongside Batangas City, Calaca, Batangas, Calaca, Santo Tomas, Batangas, Santo Tomas, and Tanauan, Batangas, Tanauan. It is located south of Manila and is the most populous city of Batangas. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) provide access to Batangas City and Metro Manila. Etymology Batangueños from the early years had their settlement in Bombon Lake and began dispersing to other places when the volcano erupted. While a group of people was moving to another settlement area, the image of St. Sebastian was stolen from them and later on was found on a tree called "lipa." People b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lian, Batangas
Lian, officially the Municipality of Lian ( tgl, Bayan ng Lian), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,280 people. The patron saint of Lian is John the Baptist. Geography Lian is located at . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Barangays Lian is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Climate The climate of Lian falls under the first type of classification, Type I, characterized by two pronounced seasons: Dry season from November to April and wet season for the rest of the year. Demographics In the 2020 census, Lian had a population of 56,280. The population density was . Economy Government Current Officials as of 2022: * Mayor: Joseph V. Peji * Vice Mayor: Ronin Leviste * Councilors: * Cesar Lagus, Jr. * Ben Magbago * Osita Vergara * Arlene La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
