Robinson Lipa
Situated in the heart of Lipa City, Robinsons Place Lipa is a full
service shopping mall which caters to the flourishing population of this
highly progressive city. The mall’s refreshing ambience makes it a
tourist attraction and famous landmark in the city of Lipa.
Ibaan
(Blanket-making) Municipal-Hall
It is a town best known for citizens who are among the country' s
industrious and enterprising. Thus, it is not surprising that the street
- savvy maglalako - the hardy itinerant salesman with his bundles of
mosquito nets and blankets - should hail from IBAAN. With their
persistence and perseverance in roaming across the islands couples with
the exceptional quality of their wares, it is to their credit that
present-day citizens of Ibaan owe their prosperity.
San Juan Batangas
(Laiya Resort) Barangay. Aplaya
A barangay within the shores of Verde Island. This is where different white sand beach resorts are located and a famous tourist destination.
San Juan Batangas
(Lambanog-making) Barangay. Lipahan
The lambanog making process is inexpensive and coconut trees are
abundant in the Philippines. This made the lambanog to be coined as a
"poor man’s drink”. Aside from that, making lambanog, the process
itself, is an artistic expression that is distinct to the Filipinos. It
is a part of the tradition for centuries. The process of making lambanog
starts with what was called the tree of life, the coconut tree. The
flower from the tree, the space left by the flower is replaces by a tube
made of bamboo. Daily, the people collect the nectars in the tube and
it is being distilled to become lambanog. It seemed like the process of
making lambanog is simple, but it is otherwise. A worker will climb up
the tree about 30 feet high having a bamboo and sickle and getting the
nectars from 35 coconut trees that was connected to each other by two
long bamboo trunks. An expert can finish collecting nectars from 40
trees in 30 minutes. The nectars that were collected were put in a big
plastic drum then when it is already full it will be transferred in a
cooking pan and will be heated. The alcohol vapor is cooled and
transferred into a large jar, and the lambanog is ready.
San Juan Batangas
(Pottery-making) Barangay. Palahan
Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. It can also refer to the
material of which the pottery ware is made. Major types of pottery
include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The places where such
wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human
technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today. Ceramic
art covers the art of pottery, whether in items made for use or purely
for decoration.
Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required
shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln to induce
reactions that lead to permanent changes, including increasing their
strength and hardening and setting their shape. There are wide regional
variations in the properties of clays used by potters and this often
helps to produce wares that are unique in character to a locality. It is
common for clays and other minerals to be mixed to produce clay bodies
suited to specific purposes.
Prior to some shaping processes, air trapped within the clay body
needs to be removed. This is called de-airing and can be accomplished by
a machine called a vacuum pug or manually by wedging. Wedging can also
help to ensure an even moisture content throughout the body. Once a clay
body has been de-aired or wedged, it is shaped by a variety of
techniques. After shaping it is dried before firing. There are a number
of stages in the drying process. Leather-hard refers to the stage when
the clay object is approximately 75-85% dry. Clay bodies at this stage
are very firm and only slightly pliable. Trimming and handle attachment
often occurs at the leather-hard state.
The church is the Most Holy Rosary Parish. The Town is the Municipality of PADRE GARCIA, Province of Batangas.
