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Batangas

American  
[bah-tahng-gahs] / bɑˈtɑŋ gɑs /

noun

  1. a seaport on SW Luzon, in the N central Philippines.


Batangas British  
/ bəˈtæŋɡæs /

noun

  1. a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon. Pop: 293 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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There was no imminent threat of a major eruption of Taal Volcano, which authorities said remains at a low level of unrest in Batangas province south of Manila.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born on Nov. 29, 1893, in Taal, Philippines, a coastal town in Batangas Province, the fourth child of Simplicio Orosa y Agoncillo and Juliana Ylagan.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

Magma came into contact with water in the main crater of Taal volcano in Batangas province, setting off the steam-driven blast.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2022

About a dozen divers cleared rubbish from the reef and nearby beaches as they marked World Cleanup Day in Batangas province, a popular spot for snorkelling and diving south of the capital, Manila.

From Reuters • Sep. 18, 2021

It was intimated above that Senator Bacon’s army friend’s “clouds of vampire bats softly swirling” over the corpses of reconcentrados, were doing said swirling not over Batangas at all, but over Samar.

From The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 by Blount, James H.

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