Mulberry Farm at Lipa

Mulberry Farm at Lipa Check this alterantive venue for special occassion and events located at Tangway, Lipa City. Aside from various plants and mulberry, their location has a lot of beautiful amenities that will satisty kids and adults.

The New Bluroze

The new location of Bluroze is visible along STAR Toll if coming from Batangas City and before Lipa exit.
The 37 hectare former location of Blueroze in Purok 6, Lodlod was acquired in 2016 by Rockwell Land Corporation of Lopez Group of Companies which also owns ABS CBN.
There is no official announcement yet on opening and we are still to wait if the name & concept will be retained but one thing for sure Lipa is missing Bluroze Farm where families and friends gather for bonding or relaxation with nature.

photos courtesy of Advatech CCTV LIPA located at Ayala Highway, Lipa City

Lipa City Community Park Rehabilitation

Lipa City Community Park located at Granja, Barangay 7 was previously Lipa Sports Complex and converted into a beautifully landscaped park with Olympic size pool, playground, amphitheater, courts and fishpond during the last term of former Mayor Vilma Santos-Recto. 

It was the first of its kind park in Batangas and became a tourist destination of Lipa but due to inconsistency in maintenance and some careless users & visitors, the community park has lost its charm.
Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto heard the call of most Lipenos after about 12 years in reviving the community park. Earlier today, she has presented in her FB page the new look of Lipa City Community Park after its rehabilitation. The construction has started and the first phase will have new grand entrance, glass roof corridor, front landscaping, parkour, racetrack, playground set and skateboard park. In 2019; covered amphitheater, covered pool, floor fountain, mini football field, cabanas and renovated courts will be completed and will have its new modern look.
Based on 3D demo of its architecture and designs; Lipa City Community Park will also be a pet friendly park and should be enjoyed by all ages. According to various health blogs and websites, beautiful & clean parks are necessary in a city to foster mental, physical and spiritual health of individuals & families.
We appeal to future users of renovated park to please stop vandalism & to keep the park clean at all times while local government must strictly penalized all who cannot follow cleanliness.
For more information about the rehabilitation and full 3D demo, check this link: https://www.facebook.com/vsrecto/videos/1904469069605029/

Bubbling Up: S&R in Lipa

It was posted a month ago in Lipa Status Facebook page that activities in a portion of Levitown center is now visible and could be the rumored Membership shopping store. In a public post of Warren Tomias in his Facebook account from Asia Structural Development Corporation, he confirmed that their next project is S&R in Lipa, Batangas after their completion of S&R building in Cabanatuan City. Other Facebook posts and videos from different people in the construction site has confirmed S&R.

At this point, the site has completed its fence and drilling activities are steady but no visible identity of the project. S&R Membership shopping center is owned by Philippine Bank of Communication or PBCom with branch in Lipa at Ayala Highway.

Lipa Social Welfare Village Inauguration

Lipa City Social Welfare Village was inaugurated this morning headed by Mayor Meynard Sabili and wife Bernardette Sabili. Present in the inauguration was DSWD USec Isko Moreno. Other guests includes DSWD and TESDA Officers from both provincial and national office.

The new social welfare village is located at City Park Subdivision in Barangay Sabang. Also inaugurated today was the Lipa City Center for Training and Development in Barangay Uno (1). Both centers are expected to serve its purpose in assisting the needy in terms of skills development and social welfare rights protection.

photo: DWSD USec page

Tara Biyaheng Lipa

Tara Biyaheng Lipa is original music and lyrics by young and talented Naquita Gerald and sung by Ico Litargo and Pearly Ann Mercado (all Lipenos). The song is created to showcase Lipa City's advantage as residential, workplace, and business location.
The video came from the shots of Biyaheng Lipa episodes with contributions from Arven Bravo, Peejay Cueto, Mark Bryan Villanueva and Jonas Byron.
Lipa City is in the heart of CALABARZON region and is currently the most populated and most commercialized city of Batangas. It is known for its lower weather temperature, kapeng barako, lomi (thick egg noodles), multiple religious buildings, and high elevation at 1,025 ft above sea level.
Enjoy singing and watching & spread the advantage of Lipa City!
::Video and song were initiated & created by private individuals out of passion for Lipa.

Colors of Tagbakin

Tagbakin is historically known as the first settlement of Lipa ancestors. It is located in Halang which is the only barangay in Lipa surrounded by a large body of water. From Tagbakin, you will have a nice view of Taal lake and its surroundings.

You can reach Tagbakin via Bagong Pook or Pinagtung Ulan and you will pass through barangay Duhatan. From Halang proper, you need to be very careful in driving down the steep road. As you reach the lake shore, you will be fascinated by picturesque view of Taal lake. It has also a grotto of blessed Mary which is believed by old people of Halang to be the exact location where a meteor fell hundreds of years ago.

For years, Tagbakin lake shore has never been developed or should I say there has been some developments but was never completely fulfilled and managed. If this location will be given priority by the local government, it will be a good alternative for Lipeños as recreational spot for family and group bonding & will create financial resources for the people living in this area.

Lipa being the most populated and commercialized city of Batangas needs quality and beautiful parks.

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

Global East Asia Medical Center – Lipa

Global East Asia Medical Center will soon open in Lipa City and will be the first of its kind hospital in Southern Luzon. It will cater a multi-disciplinary subspecialty like Heart, Lung, Kidney, and Eye Center to name a few according to the plan.

Global East Asia Medical Center will provide modern and world class buildings and facilities. It will rise in about 12,000 square meters lot with approximately 150 bed capacity along JP Laurel Highway in Banay Banay. The hospital is expected to furnish environmentally friendly site by adopting “green” architecture towards better healthcare services & patient outcome.

The hospital is also advancing to provide medical technology innovation in the country. Also part of the plan, it will have helipad which will be used to transfer patient to and from other location. Long term, it is expected to adopt a renewable technology such as solar panel and rain water capture recycling technology for a sustainable energy source.

This new hospital has no estimated time of construction at this point but will definitely put the status of Lipa City as capital for medical needs in the south.

MarLiCa Art Gym: Another First for Lipa

MarLiCa Art Gym is a place where beginner and seasoned artists who are interested in visual arts, come and work on their projects. It is a conducive environment for collaboration and sharing of ideas and skills.
Art Gym located in Inosluban, Lipa City was conceptualized 20 years ago by MarLiCa or Dr Marichu Carstensen who felt that there is no place that gives access to materials, instructions and a nurturing environment to young artists. They offer basic drawing, painting, sculpting, mosaic making, pottery and candle making without shelling out a fortune.
Starting at only 1,900 pesos you or your kids can enroll in Art Gym classes while sponsored membership is available to indigent students, unemployed and others with demonstrated financial need. For more details, please visit MarLiCa Art Gym page https://www.facebook.com/Marlica-Art-Gym-131968740822276/

Downtown BBQ & Grill

Downtown BBQ & Grill is the first Korean Charcoal BBQ in Lipa City. Batangueños and nearby towns will now have the opportunity to enjoy authentic Korean samgyupsal and delicious burgers at affordable prices.
They are located at Dayton Food Park along Ayala highway.
For more information, call 0916 682 6437 or visit their page https://www.facebook.com/pg/downtownbbqandgrill/

Nosh Box

Nosh Box serves fresh, healthy & amazingly delicious salads and rice bowls starting at 79 pesos only. 
They are located across De La Salle Lipa college in AMC building or contact 0915 246 7585. Nosh Box is open from 11:30am until 7pm. 
Watch how our Biyaheng Lipa hosts, Melvin and Queenie, enjoyed their Nosh Box bowls.

Dolce Milano

Dolce Milano is an Italian bakery which opened its first branch in the Philippines in Lipa City. They offer wide variety of breads and pastries like cornetto, croissant, cannoli, baguette and more. Also in their menu are pasta, drinks, desserts, pizza, cakes etc. 

They are located at High5 Square building in Ayala highway. For more information, you may visit their pagehttps://www.facebook.com/dolcemilanoPhilippines/

Baranggay Parol

Parol or Christmas Lanterns were paraded this morning from City Hall to Plaza Independencia as part of the local government's seasonal activity and to promote waste management and cooperation among Baranggays of Lipa.

Main criteria for judging Christmas Lanterns should be made of recyclable materials and was participated by majority of Baranggays in the City. Brgy Banay Banay emerged as the winner followed by Brgy Malagonlong and Brgy Dos (2) in second and third place respectively.

photo credit: grabbed from Lipa City Philippines [LCP] group
Jayson Mendoza, Manny Jun Icaro, Edwin Perez, Edson Mercadero & Wilson Magalang

Traffic Solution: Flyover and Diversion Road in Lipa

Approximately 2.87 kilometers that will pass through JP Laurel highway in Lipa City, the Manila-Batangas Flyover will cost approximately 4.3 billion pesos. This project by DPWH through coordination of Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto along with Congresswoman Lianda Bolilia and other officials is expected to finish by 2021.

The Manila-Batangas Flyover is one of the three multi year projects in Districts 4 & 6 of Batangas. The other one is the Lipa City - Padre Garcia Diversion road amounting to approximately 1.2 billion pesos. Both projects will definitely decongest the north and south bound lanes of the main roads of Lipa City.

For more information you may check the entire video of the project at Congresswoman Vilma Santos-Recto's page https://www.facebook.com/vsrecto/videos/1661007287284543/. 

LCP Dinner for a Cause 2017 Highlights

Venue: Purple Beetle Café Lipa City 

Partners: DemeterLand, Queen's Honey Bee Farm, Hotel 1925, Lipeño Tarpaulin Printing, Aquazone Purified Water, Geleroise World of Flavors,Jeans House, Cake It Away, Lipa Status, Hello Lipa

The highlights of annual fund raising activity of the biggest social media group of Lipa, Lipa City Philippines or LCP.

Cin Cin Italian Restobar

Cin-Cin Restobar pronounced like "chin chin" is an Italian word which means toast to a good life and the newest Italian restaurant bar in Lipa City, Batangas. It is located along Ayala highway beside Dayton Food Park.

You will never believe how reasonable their price for their flavorful wide variety of Italian dishes in their cozy Italian feel like ambiance. They also have live acoustic that will make your meal or bonding extra special. Come and taste their food today.

Dayton Food Park

Dayton Food Park is the latest option to foodies of Lipa City and nearby towns. It has total of 15 tenants to date and all of them are locally owned stores.


Dayton has beautiful ambiance, elegant buildings, good security, and free parking.