Taal is a third class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines, with a population of 51,503 people, according to the 2010 census. It has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, which is about 131 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. It is situated in the north-western part of the province of Batangas (with geographic coordinates: Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E), along the Pansipit River, which is the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
Taal is a third class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines, with a population of 51,503 people, according to the 2010 census. It has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, which is about 131 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. It is situated in the north-western part of the province of Batangas (with geographic coordinates: Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E), along the Pansipit River, which is the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
Taal is a third class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines, with a population of 51,503 people, according to the 2010 census. It has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, which is about 131 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. It is situated in the north-western part of the province of Batangas (with geographic coordinates: Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E), along the Pansipit River, which is the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
Taal is a third class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines, with a population of 51,503 people, according to the 2010 census. It has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, which is about 131 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. It is situated in the north-western part of the province of Batangas (with geographic coordinates: Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E), along the Pansipit River, which is the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
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Taal is a third class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines, with a
population of 51,503 people, according to the 2010 census. It has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, which is about 131 kilometers from Manila via Tagaytay City. It is situated in the north-western part of the province of Batangas (with geographic coordinates: Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E), along the Pansipit River, which is the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay.
The heritage town of Taal was founded by the Spanish Augustinian friars in 1572. Presently, it is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila — home to the famous Taal Volcano and steeped in rich history, including a collection of well-preserved “Bahay Na Bato” (adobe stone houses) dating back to the 19th century, which is characterized by grand architectural structures with Filipino-Hispanic lines. As a basket of culture, Taal is also famed for its unique hand-woven textiles, metal crafts, and a variety of native delicacies. Due to the iconic objects produced by the municipality, it is also known as the “Balisong” (fan knife) and “Barong Tagalog” (national Filipino apparel) capital of the Philippines.
Recognized as a heritage landmark by the National Historical Institute (NHI) of the
Philippines, it was declared as a “Heritage Village” by virtue of a National Historical Institute (NHI) Resolution No. 02 dated September 30, 1987. Taal has at least seven structures that have been designated as National Historical Landmarks, such as the Basilica of San Martin de Tours, which is the largest Catholic Church in Asia, measuring at 95 meters by 45 meters wide; the Escuela Pia, which was built as a temporary church in 1853 but later utilized as a school; the ancestral home of Doña Marcela Agoncillo, where the “Mother of the Philippine Flag” grew up, now converted into museum; the Galleria Taal, a Spanish-era house that has also been turned into a museum, which houses rare cameras from as early as the late 1800s, and vintage photographs from the Spanish and American times; the Villa Tortuga is another ancestral home that has been repurposed into a fine dining restaurant; the Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay houses a miraculous 17th century image of the Virgin Mary; as well as, the Sta. Lucia Well, which allegedly marks the spot where two women have claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary in the water.
The municipality of Taal together with the municipalities of Balayan, Calaca,
Calatagan, Lemery, Lian, Nasugbu, and Tuy comprise the First (1st) Legislative District of the province of Batangas. It is politically subdivided into 42 barangays spread along a mixture of hills and slopes. Incidentally, Barangay Butong is the only barangay located along the coast of Balayan Bay. The barangays are enumerated below:
The elected officials of the local government unit, whose term of office will be from June 30, 2013 to June 30, 2016, are as follows:
Municipal Mayor: Hon. Michael D. Montenegro
Municipal Vice Mayor: Hon. Fulgencio I. Mercado
Hon. Edward E. Alvarez
Hon. Randy V. Baleros Hon. Rafael Cuento Hon. Ronnel M. Dawis Municipal Councilors: Hon. Federico B. Legaspi Hon. June C. Manimtim Hon. Emerson B. Reyes Hon. Ricky B. Villanueva
Association of Barangay Hon. Teresita D. Noble Councils (ABC) President:
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