Not Just Balisong: Batangas City's Holiday Attraction

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Shepherds and wise meen seek Jesus. 

I was fortunate to spend the holidays in Batangas City, the capital of Batangas province in Luzon, Philippines. Batangas, which is well-known for its Kapeng Barako (Liberica coffee) and balisong (fan knives), draws a lot of visitors this holiday season because of its animated show on the birth of Jesus Christ. The life-sized nativity scene is set in front of the Batangas City Hall's Administration building, just across Plaza Mabini. It narrates the events leading to the Savior's birth and the wise men's search for Jesus. 

Batangas' Best Kept Dining Secret: The Other Place

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Welcome to T.O.P., not to be confused with The Only Place

"Have you been to T.O.P.?", a colleague once asked when she learned that I frequently go to Batangas City, the capital of Batangas Province, Philippines.


"Uh, no.", I replied, completely clueless about what T.O.P. was. Only a year later did I realize that T.O.P. stood for  "The Other Place", a seafood and native restaurant  that is  perhaps the locals' best kept dining secret.