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	Batangas travel guide - Wikitravel
		Batangas is in Luzon, the chief island of the Philippines.
		Batangas is famous for its panutsa (Peanut Brittle), Sinaing na Tulingan (small tuna in vinegar), suman (rice cakes wrapped in banana leaves), and the longganisa and tapa made in Taal Town, the achara of Calaca, and Bagoong of Balayan towns.
		The reputation of Batangas as a tourist destination has resulted in the sudden growth of charming one-stars, numerous bungalows over the water accessed by boardwalks, with wooden stairs leading down to the famous Philippine waters, to classy three-stars that offer rest and recreation at stunning prices that are dirt-cheap by international standards.
	wikitravel.org /en/Batangas (1297 words)

	Calaca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A calaca (a colloquial Spanish name for skeleton) is a figure of a skull or skeleton (usually human) used for decoration during the Mexican Day of the Dead festival.
		Tracing their origins from Aztec imagery, calacas are frequently shown with marigold leaves and foliage.
		Calacas used in the festival include carved skull masks worn by revellers, small figures made carved wood or fired clay, and sweet treats in the form of skulls or skeletons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Calaca (173 words)

	Bulatlat.com
		They are more than 5,000 families in five barangays surrounding the two coal-fired thermal power plants in Calaca, Batangas south of Manila who now believe that theirs is a forsaken part of the country.
		Garcia and the rest of the stevedores - all from Calaca natives - were told that the ratification of the Omnibus Power Reform Act means new management and personnel.
		As early as 1990, Calaca folks had complained of getting less and less water from their deep wells and that the water had become salty a few years after the CFTPP operations began.
	www.bulatlat.com /archive/023calaca.html (1413 words)

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		Batangas Resort - The Farm at San Benito
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	www.batangas-resort.com (1359 words)

	:: Welcome to Manila Bulletin Online ::
		The municipal government of Calaca is protesting to the rate increase applied for by the National Power Corp. (Napocor) and approved by the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Sept. 3, 2004.
		Batelec officials explained to the councilors of Calaca the components of the power rate increase with emphasis on Batelec I power rates during the meetings called for the purpose.
		On the real property tax imposed by the municipality of Calaca, the cooperative filed a petition with the Local Board of Assessment Appeals (LBAA) in connection with the assessment of the provincial assessor regarding the imposition of tax on cooperative’s distribution lines.
	www.mb.com.ph /issues/2004/12/24/PROV2004122425053.html (363 words)

	Sun.Star Manila - NPA gaining support in Batangas: military (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Daniel Lucero, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesman, said an encounter with the communist insurgents in Luuk, Batangas, last Thursday indicates that New People's Army (NPA) guerillas who attacked the National Power Corp. plant in Calaca, Batangas, are still in the area, possibly being sheltered by relatives and residents sympathetic to their cause.
		Armed Force Chief Narciso L. Abaya is at the headquarters of the military's 740th Combat Group based in Nasugbu, Batangas to oversee operations in the area.
		The Air Force has ordered the deployment of MG 520 attack helicopters and Huey choppers in Bulihan, Luuk, Batangas, where troopers clashed with about 40 NPA rebels, believed to be part of the group that staged the Calaca attack.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/man/2004/01/19/news/npa.gaining.support.in.batangas.military.html (394 words)

	Texters crush telecom firms’ reasons for cutbacks on free text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Considering that the Calaca plant has been operating for about 17 years now, Greenpeace believes that the probability of fish-eating communities along the coast already suffering from varying degrees of mercury poisoning is very high.
		The samples were sent to the Philippine Institute for Pure and Applied Chemistry (PIPAC) in the Ateneo de Manila campus to determine whether or not byproducts from the power station carried heavy metals.
		PIPAC’s laboratory released in June the findings of its analysis of the samples taken from the Batangas coal plant, where it found the neurotoxin mercury mixed with the carbon waste of the coal plant.
	www.cyberdyaryo.com /press_release/pr2001_0831_02.htm (1059 words)

	PHNO: Hometown News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The experts focus on the participation of the province of Batangas in the struggle against Spain.
		Located within the Batangas Coal-Fired Thermal Power Plant, the Calaca Science Centrum is the first and the biggest such facility to be built by the National Power Corporation, which aims to put up a science center in each of its major power plants.
		The science center is part of the state-owned power firm's thrust to establish a partnership with the local communities around its plants, by enhancing public awareness and understanding of science, technology and the environment.
	www.newsflash.org /199804/ht/ht000365.htm (193 words)

	Pickled goods bring fresh hope to sleeping town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Manuel is the brother of Calaca Mayor Nas Ona and sits as one of the officers of the first Calacachara Festival committee.
		Be it pickled papaya, ampalaya, labong (bamboo shoots), ubod (coconut core) and seaweeds, Calaca has been known for its perfect blend of the achara—as the sweet, sour, salty and spicy appetizer goes well with every roasted, fried and even stewed viand.
		Calaca's achara has, for decades, been commonly eaten with grilled, fried seafood or meal, and has been the centerpiece of every local meal.
	money.inq7.net /topstories/view_topstories.php?yyyy=2005&mon=11&dd=06&file=4 (1229 words)

	PhilippineBusiness.com.ph: Geographics
		There is a new, international-class seaport at Balayan Bay in Calaca, Batangas.
		The port, which is for the exclusive use of locators in the Batangas Union Industrial Park, can accommodate vessels of 3,000 up to 40,000 deadweight-ton (dwt) capacity.
		The town, with a population of about 55,000 has already been designated by the Batangas provincial government as one of the main areas of development to meet the demands of increasing agricultural production, transport services, power, water supply, health and other infrastructure activities.
	www.philippinebusiness.com.ph /geographics/batangas.htm (931 words)

	Sun.Star Manila - NPA in tactical alliance with MILF: Ermita
		During the training programs, arms are swapped and purchased, Ermita said, noting that it is the MILF that has rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), most of which are leftovers purchased in the 1990s after the war in Afghanistan.
		The military however would have to verify the extent of the alliance between the NPA and the MILF and warned that such ties could hamper peace talks anew with the secessionist group, which is fighting for a separate Islamic state in Mindanao.
		Despite the Calaca attack, the government is determined to resume formal talks next month with the NPA and the CPP.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/man/2004/01/15/news/npa.in.tactical.alliance.with.milf.ermita.html (596 words)

	WOW Philippines :: Explore Philippines :: Things to Do (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Not merely a repository of Batangas memorabilia, the museum is also an active entity engaged in keeping alive the cultural wealth and traditions of Batangas and the Batangueño spirit that has animated the fields of arts and the sciences, politics, economics and society in the country.
		The ancestral home of the Katigbaks, a prominent Batangas family, the Casa is a typical “Bahay na Bato.” It is Spanish colonial yet tropical in style.
		Alejo Acosta, the Barrio Captain of Batangas in 1883.
	www.tourism.gov.ph /explore_phil/place_details.asp?content=thingstodo&province=16 (3665 words)

	Discussing: EDITORIAL: Big J's new ballgame (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Former basketball superstar Robert Jaworski, now senator and chair of the Senate's committee on the environment is facing a new challenge.
		Saddened by recent news reports about rising cancer deaths in Calaca, Batangas where nine people have allegedly died as a result of toxic emissions from NAPOCOR's coal-fired power plant in the area.
		Coal-fired power plants are not only in found in Calaca and Mauban.We have them in Masinloc, Zambales and in Sual, Pangasinan.
	www.bwf.org /pamayanan/talkback/1030962682,22692,.shtml (302 words)

	Batangas Festivals - Batangas City Hotels - Philippines Hotels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		A program and the selection of “Mutya ng Batangas City” are the main activities during the celebration.
		It is held during Lent, on Holy Wednesday, in the poblacion at Calaca, Batangas.
		The festival, a brainchild of the Batangas City Cultural Affairs Board, aims to revive the centuries-old tradition of dancing the Subli, a dance indigenous to Batangas.
	www.philippines-hotels.us /batangas-hotels/batangas-festivals.htm (750 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The other half of the grant is earmarked for the training of project developers/investors, providers of technical engineering consulting services and government planners on wind power project development in the Philippines and in Vietnam.
		Each megawatt-hour of electricity that is generated by wind energy helps to reduce from 0.8 to 0.9 tons of greenhouse gas emissions that are produced by coal or diesel fuel generation each year," the EC said.
		The European Commission said these projects will be launched separately in Calaca, Batangas today and at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel on Feb. 15.
	www.malaya.com.ph /feb13/metro1.htm (397 words)

	Elpidio Salva vs Roberto Makalintal : 132603 : September 18, 2000 : J. Buena : En Banc
		declared the abolition of barangay San Rafael and its merger with barangay Dacanlao, municipality of Calaca, Batangas and accordingly instructed the COMELEC to conduct the required plebiscite as provided under Sections 9 and 10 of Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991.
		On August 28, 1998, the Solicitor General filed a Manifestation and Motion in lieu of Comment, declaring that he concurs with petitioners cause and recommending that the instant petition be given due course.
		Consequently, the Court further resolved on September 29, 1998 to require the COMELEC and the Sangguniang Panglalawigan of Batangas to submit their own Comment on the petition.
	www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2000/sept2000/132603.htm (1786 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| BUSINESS > Four firms to bid for Napocor’s Calaca coal-fired power plant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		FOUR companies are expected to participate in the rebidding of the coal-fired thermal power plant in San Rafael, Calaca, Batangas, set for November 10, according to a source from the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm).
		The Psalm source also confirmed that all four firms have already concluded conducting due diligence on the Calaca power plant, beating the government’s October 7 deadline.
		The Calaca power plant is one of the Napocor assets lined up for bidding for this year.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/oct/18/yehey/business/20051018bus6.html (300 words)

	U of B Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		University of Batangas cultural groups performed at the closing ceremonies of the Batangas Industrial and Investment Fair '99 held at SM Mega hall in Mandaluyong City last August 29.
		Four additional special numbers were contributed by representatives from Tanauan, Calaca and Cuenca, Batangas aside the inspirational messages given by SEC Commissioner Edijer Martinez, president of BYA and Governor Hermilando I. Mandanas.
		The overall presentation of the University of Batangas to event is through the effort of the UB Dance Company, UB College Choir and soloists, and UB High Cheerers and Sabayang Pagbigkas Group Mr.
	www.ub.edu.ph /pub/forum/v2-n2/v2n2p4.html (678 words)

	HONASAN URGES COAL PLANT SHUTDOWN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		In addition, a barangay outside the Calaca I and II power plants of Napocor registered at least nine deaths from lung cancer, more than 20 cases of pulmonary tuberculosis and dozens more cases of asthma and other respiratory diseases in the last five years.
		These are the 1,200-megawatt plant in Sual, Pangasinan; the 440-megawatt plant in Mauban, Quezon; the 700-megawatt plant in Pagbilao, Quezon; the 700-megawatt plant in Oyon, Zambales; the 600-megawatt plant in Calaca, Batangas and the 105-megawatt Naga Coal in the Visayas.
		Despite the fact that a third of the power now generated in the country comes from natural gas, the energy sector, which relies on fossil fuels, such as coal, is expected to remain a main source of emissions of toxic fumes.
	www.newsflash.org /2002/09/hl/hl016510.htm (370 words)

	BK Online: "Coal Nightmares", 10/1/99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Communities affected by coal-fired power plants in the provinces of Zambales, Batangas and Quezon agree: these plants are a nightmare and should not have been put up at all.
		The group interviewed communities living near the Calaca Power Plant in Calaca, Batangas, Masinloc Power Plant in Oyon, Zambales, the 700-plus megawatt Pagbilao Power Plant, and the under-construction and soon to be finished Mauban Power Plant, both in the province of Quezon.
		The relocated families of Calaca have been complaining that they were not employed in the power plant.
	www.bwf.org /bk/bk1999/bk1099_1a.html (421 words)

	Super Manning - Batangas Port Information
		The recent move of APL Philippines, the container shipping subsidiary of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines, to put two of its feeder ships at the port of Batangas for their regular calls may signal the harbor's imminent development as an alternative gateway to the industrializing Calabarzon.
		Though the port of Batangas does not have a gantry crane yet, APL uses self-sustaining vessels that have their own cranes for lifting the boxes.
		The BSII plant is in The PHINMA Group's Batangas Union Industrial Park at Balayan Bay in Calaca, Batangas, just south of Manila.
	www.supermanning.com /Batangas.htm (950 words)

	infras
		With the expansion of the South Luzon Expressway, Batangas is better accessible by land from Metro Manila with less travelling time.
		Due to the natural deep harbors of Batangas Bay, it has 14 private seaports and 3 government seaports.
		Batangas is also home to giant power plants, such as the two power plants of National Power Corporation in Calaca, and Batangas Power Corporation plant in Batangas City, both of which supply a greater portion of Luzon.
	www2.mozcom.com /~dtibats/infras.html (428 words)

	Anseca Development Corp.
		A 5-year contract was signed January 10, 2000 between Kawatetsu PAC -Atlantic Transport, Inc. (K-PAC) and AAVI to handle the in-site logistics of the Bacnotan Steel Industries, Inc. (BSII) in Calaca Batangas.
		BSII is a brand new, modern steel plant with state of the art facilities for producing steel billets and reinforcing bars.
		A 5-year contract was recently awarded to AAVI to conduct the necessary development and exploitation of the company's mineral properties situated in Mapulo, Taysan Batangas.
	www.anseca.com /about-9.htm (425 words)

	:: Malaya - The National Newspaper :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		We were not informed why but maybe it was an indication that they are no longer interested or have run out of time to prepare for the documents," he said.
		The three pre-qualified bidders have until June 20 to complete their due diligence for the Calaca power facility located in San Rafael, Calaca, Batangas.
		The bidding for Calaca plant was supposed to take place last June 15 but was moved to June 28 after the interested bidders asked for more time to finalize their consortium membership.
	www.malaya.com.ph /jun20/busi1.htm (635 words)

	The Manila Times Internet Edition \| RELIGION > Lipa Archdiocesan schools form ‘USAL’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		LIPA CITY, Batangas: A formal launch this June 30, at the Saint Francis Sales College Seminary Gym at Marawoy, Lipa City, will usher into existence a new aggrupation of Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Lipa.
		Ten Catholic schools and high-school seminary, all owned by the Archdiocese of Lipa, have been culled into a system, after long years of individual existence of operation.
		Mike Samaniego, the assistant superintendent of Catholic Schools owned by the archdiocese, “is a product of Archbishop Ramon Arguelles’ desire to unify the resources and potentials of the archdiocesan-owned schools for the wholistic Christian education of the youth in Batangas.” This, the youthful deputy, is also a Tagalog word, meaning to speak or utter.
	www.manilatimes.net /national/2005/jun/26/yehey/religion/20050626rel4.html (375 words)

	theedgedaily.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Calaca, in Batangas province south of Manila, is among 10 plants owned by state-run National Power Corp (Napocor) that the government plans to auction this year in what is viewed as a litmus test of investor confidence in the country.
		The government initially bid out the Calaca power plant in June, but two of the three bidders withdrew before bids had to be submitted, partly due to the absence of power supply contracts with electricity distributors.
		The privatisation of the power plants is part of efforts to cut the government's debt and lure investors to develop the energy sector.
	www.theedgedaily.com /cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_82594ca4-cb73c03a-bbfa5c00-594e3c80 (659 words)

	Science Centrum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		This is a monthly progress visual presentation on the construction of a power plant.
		This is a touch screen monitor that shows an audio-visual presentation of Batangas Coal-Fired Power Plant and the Calaca Science Centrum.
		This is a model of a human body with detachable parts/organs.
	stednet.sei.dost.gov.ph /centrum/SEI_CentrumReg4.html (299 words)

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