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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

Classes were suspended in several cities in the capital region and in dozens of towns and cities in Cavite, Laguna, and Batangas provinces.

From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2023

Classes were suspended in 25 towns and cities in Batangas to keep students safely at home.

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

He was removed from wealthy Batangas and sent to the fever-stricken capital of Tayabas, a wretchedly poor Government, affording few opportunities for peculation.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

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