Modernized Electric Vehicle in Lipa City

Lipa City witnessed samples of Electric Public Utility Vehicles or E-PUV paraded during the city fiesta where foreigners were on board to promote modern and environment-friendly transportation.

The Mandaragit E-PUVs were presented by Tojos Motors in partnership with Lipenos Transport Cooperative. The modern vehicles are first class PUV-standard set by DOTr with auto-fare collection system via tap payment engineered by 8D Digital Asia and Maxbank, GPS, Wifi, and CCTV. It has also a driver-controlled door system, emergency exit, and in also in the pipeline is the access ramp for PWD.

The 18 units are expected to be running by the end of second quarter of this year. As per directive of the government, interested owners should become a member of the transport cooperative operating the route. They should coordinate with the head of the cooperative, Mr. Peter Loyzaga.

Photo: Peejay Cueto
Source: Evan Quinay

Lipeños Cup of Lipa City National High School is Philippines' 4th Best School Paper

Lipeños Cup, the official school-community publication of Lipa City National High School, won Fourth Best High School Publication (English) in the Philippines for the second straight year.

Lipeños Cup was chosen as one of the best from about 170 competitive school publications from 17 regions of the country. The competition was held in Siliman University, Dumaguete City. Other awards won by the group are as follows:

4th Place — Best School Paper
1st Place — Best Layout and Page Design
6th Place — Best News Section
7th Place — Best Sports Section

Additionally, Forerunner (official school organ of San Jose Elementary School) also won two awards in the elementary category of the NSPC such as:

2nd Best Layout and Page Design
7th Best Features Section

photo: Leo Atienza

The Brahman's Journal: Back to Back Best Campus Magazine

The Brahmans' Journal, the official student publication of University of Batangas in Lipa City bested other campus magazine and was hailed once more as the Best Campus Magazine in the Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference. The competition was held in Baguio City last Feb 28 until March 2 2018 at Supreme Hotel.

The Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference is one of the prestigious contests on journalism in the country which includes regions 1 to 7 with some participants from Visayas and Mindanao.

The winning magazine of Brahman's this year was entitled LIPA, featuring the city itself and what's with Lipa that makes it one of the most developed and culture-rich city in the Philippines. From it's ancient history up to the living present and to its possible future; Lipa City keeps on moving and will still be moving.

Last year, they also brought home the same honor for their Humans of Batangas issue which includes Raphael Mijeno of SALt Lamp, Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan, Arven Bravo of Lipa City as Contemporary Patriot, among others.