Arven Bravo: Lipa's Contemporary Patriot

This article is to give appreciation to the students behind LIKHAAN, official Magazine of University of Batangas (Lipa Campus) headed by Allen Alisen for including me in Humans of Batangas. The 4 page feature article was written by Abigail Jane Faina.

According to Likhaan's Editor in Chief; "Other than Cabrera for music, Santos-Recto for politics, Lumbera for literature and Dimaunahan for sports there is more to recognize beyond gratitude and acknowledgements. There is more to appreciate. There is more to treasure. Because we, Batanguenos, have the ability to imagine more; have the ability to do more; have the ability to create more. It is in the nature of abilities that we must seek beyond. We must find beyond. In this scenario we found that Batangas is not just Batangas. There is more to what this province has - its people."

Also included in the Humans of Batangas are Raphael Mijeno of Sustainable Alternative Lighting from Lipa, Ramon Florencio Perez of San Juan, Rico Omoyon of San Jose, Mayor Antonio Halili of Tanauan, Father Jose Juan Juarez Perez, Atty Ed Tolentino among others.

Likhaan of UB Lipa City is Luzon's Best College Magazine

Likhaan (by The Brahmans' Journal), the official magazine of University of Batangas in Lipa City, was awarded as the Best Magazine in the recently concluded Luzonwide Higher Education Press Conference (LHEPC) held at A & A Hotel, Puerto Princesa City in Palawan last February 22-24 of the current year.

According to The Brahmans' Journal, Likhaan bested other magazine entries of school publications from the entire Luzon with few entries from Visayas and Mindanao. Likhaan of UB Lipa received 8 awards en route to being hailed as this year's top college magazine.

They featured "Humans of Batangas" which will soon be available in the campus. Likhaan would like to feature articles about those who were not often talked about in the local or national news but have made a significant contribution for the city and the province. Humans of Batangas include one of the two geniuses of SALT lamp, Raphael Mijeno; missionary doctor, Fr. JosePerez; the Mangulabnan clan in UAAP; sports analyst Atty. Ed Tolentino; Tanauan City Mayor, Antonio Halili; and the pioneer of culture blogging in Lipa City, Arven Bravo; among others.