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Taal, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. Taal was first founded in present day San Nicolas but due to the eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754, the town was moved to its present site for protection. The town became the capital of Batangas until its was moved to Batangas City. Taal is also became known for its Barong Tagalog and the famed Balisong. Many of its residents became heroes such as the Agoncillo family during the revolution. The Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal), which is the biggest church in the Philippines, was first built in 1575 in present day San Nicolas but abandoned in 1754 due the eruption of Taal and rebuilt in 1755. Then an earthquake shook it down in 1849 and once again rebuilt in 1856 by Architect Luciano Olivero. Today, it is now a Heritage town and Taal is known as the Barong Tagalog, Balisong and Tagalog capital of the Philippines. (from Wikipedia)

Yema Rolls Php 180 for a Box of 10 Merengue Php 50 for a Pack This is the Golden Merengue Bakeshop The Golden Merengue Bakeshop is an unassuming bakeshop that would not merit a first and second look. But the goodies they sell here would change that. They sell merengue and yema rolls, and both are delicious. The yema rolls are soft rolls with yema filling inside, not too sweet, but just the right amount of sweetness. This priced at 180 for a box of 10. The merengue is good too and priced 50 for a pack. The Golden Merengue Bakeshop is located at JP Rizal Street and at 48 Martirez Street in Lian, Batangas. The Merengue is sold at JP Rizal while the Yema Rolls are sold at 48 Martirez.

Padre Garcia Town The Entrance to the Livestock Market Our Carabao, 7 Year Old Female from Albay Inside the Livestock Market Around 3AM, we arrived at the Padre Garcia Livestock Market in Padre Garcia town in Batangas. There are already a lot of people. We were immediately welcomed by a Batangeno who asked us what we were looking for. We were looking for a Carabao since our Carabao at the Farm (Marimar and Sabina) drowned during the Storm Ondoy as claimed by the Ex Caretaker LD. We were brought inside the Livestock Market to look at the Carabaos. Our Caretaker Manong VL looked at the Carabaos since he was the one who knew about Carabaos. I knew nothing about Carabaos so i just waited for Manong LV's verdict. Manong LV together with L and M looked at the Carabaos offered for sale. Finally we decided on a 7 Year Old Female Carabao which came all the way from Albay!! We paid P36,000.00 for the Carabao. I do not know if it was expensive or not, since the people there know that ...