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Batangas (bätän`gäs), city (1990 pop. 184,970), capital of Batangas prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. An important port on the Calumpan River near its mouth on Batangas Bay, it has a large oil refinery and serves a fertile farm area noted for its fruits, cacao, and coffee. Tourist attractions in Batangas province include Lake Taal, with its active volcano (which erupted in 1965, causing extensive damage and many deaths), and the popular summer resort city of Tagaytay. Batangas a port in the Philippines, in SW Luzon. Pop.: 293 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Honda's (TSE: 7267) subsidiary for motorcycle production and sales as well as power product sales in the Philippines, today announced the start of mass production at its new motorcycle plant in Tanawan City, Batangas Province. An account by Captain Noble details the government sponsored transportation of some 50 men and women by steamer from Manila to their homes in the provinces of Laguna and Batangas. The final Army pacification campaigns on Samar Island and in Batangas Province turned brutal after an American infantry company was massacred at Balangiga, Samar, in September 1901. |
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