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Batangas

American

[bah-tahng-gahs] / bɑˈtɑŋ gɑs /

noun

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

Batangas British

/ bəˈtæŋɡæs /

noun

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

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While Philippine fish exports are going up nationally, officials records show the catch from Batangas Province in a slide.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

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

Video released by the coast guard showed flames and black smoke billowing from the ferry, which was near other ships about a mile from the Batangas port’s anchorage area, coast guard officials said.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 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

She believes greatly in lucky or holy numbers—I heard the following story related by a native lady to a native priest when going to Batangas by steamer.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Frederic H. Sawyer

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