Lipa Remains Most Populated in Batangas | Philippine Census

As expected, Lipa City is still on top of the most populated in Batangas province with 372,931 population as of 2020 by Philippine Statistics Authority. It is followed by the capital city of Batangas with 351,437 and Sto Tomas City on third spot with 218,500.

Lipa City snatched the top rank as most populated in 2015 by only 2,512 variance from Batangas City but after five years the margin went higher by more than 21,000. Lipa's increase from 2015 was more than 40,000 or 12.2%. The ranking of the top 5 cities and municipalities is the same from 2015.

The whole Batangas province has a total of 2.9M population in 2020 which is more than 200K increase from 2015.

source: PSA

15 LCP's Best Snapshots for 2020

As we get closer to end of the year; we have selected 15 Best Snapshots as it happened and posted originally in Lipa City Philippines or LCP, the biggest social media group dedicated to Lipa.

Netizens of LCP are capturing photos or videos real time and posting it in the group for everyone's awareness or information. They are like walking CCTV seizing the moments or providing notifications for a wider audience.

These photos are basically the summary as well of what happened in our city in the year when the world has been challenged by different tragedies. Let's take a look back and click on each photos to know the stories behind each moments.

Social Distancing in Kite Flying
Photo: Macmac Gagalac

Young man preferred to climb in a tree to fly his kite or "bulador" during the pandemic summer to avoid other kite flyers. Kite Flying became so popular among the youth to lessen their boredom while the whole country is following health protocols.

Lost Snake
Photo: Amboy Amboy

A man risked his life saving a lost snake. This moment created traffic and photo became an instant hit online.

Lipa Youth in Action
Photo: Alleah Abjelina-Martinez

From the day Taal has erupted, there were so many fund raising activities by fellow Batangueños and most of them were young adults. You can see them mostly in the streets soliciting funds or pledges in different ways like singing, dancing, or simply approaching people.

Mayor Seized the Moment
Photo: Luigi Anotonio Leyesa Acepcion

The hardworking Mayor of Lipa has been captured looking at Taal volcano as it emits ashes. He and his team immediately went to this part of Lipa where volcano is visible. Mayor Africa provided assistance not only to his constituents affected by eruption but opened the city's door to nearby towns.

Earning Hard for a Living
Photo: Rafael Mercado Gonzales

The rain did not stop this vendor to pause for a while even without raincoat on. He is selling bread and would like to assure that he has something to bring to his family while on pandemic.

Frontliners In Action
Photo: Bryan Dy

Frontliners are hailed heroes during this pandemic as they are risking their lives to COVID-19 virus. Frontliners are nurses, doctors, hospital staff, government employees, policemen, mediamen, mall employees, and more.

Innocence and Happiness
Photo: Francis Ramil Bendaña

These kids in evacuation center during Taal eruption seemed to be not aware of what was happening as they were seen smiling and playing outside.

No Discrimination
Photo: Gizelle Gajon

A beggar whose intention was just to ask for a small amount of money has been assisted by service crew to sit down and eat his food inside the store.

Ash Plume in Lipa City
Photo: Aldwin Reyes Jose

Many people outside their homes were surprised to see an ash plume in the sky of Lipa because of Taal eruption. It was a scary moment because of lightnings and earthquake at the same time.

Good Samaritans
Photo: Josefhine Malaluan Garcia

A security personnel has been captured giving assistance to an elderly woman. Prior to this photo, a service crew and store manager of the fast food chain were also on the scene providing seat, food and water to her.

Helping Hand
Photo: Jul Paculanang

Another good Samaritan has extended his help to fix a stranger's motorcycle along the street of Lipa.

Everyone Can Help
Photo: Mikel Ebreo

An old man deposited cash online for a charitable organization to help the victims of typhoon despite his status in life.

Smile of Gratitude
Photo: Nelson Valenzuela

This dog has been posted missing and in less than 24 hours has been returned to his human family. The dog seemed to be smiling and very happy with his return.
Humans are also reminded to stop animal cruelty and be kind to every creatures.
There are more same incidents of dogs and personal stuff being returned by beautiful souls after posting in LCP.

Hampered by Pandemic
Photo: Reynato Llave

A stranded family along the street of Antipolo del Sur were begging for food and financial support. They were walking their way home in another province due to non availability of public transportation.

Picture Perfect 

Photo: Von Harley Tec Manguiat

A beautiful scenery in Latag of Barangay Halang became an instant hit among young netizens. Being lockdown or limited for several months and counting, people are looking for alternative activities that will provide breather from pandemic.

Disclaimer: These photos were taken from LCP as posted by the members. If you think you are the real owner of the photo and not the person who posted, please let us know immediately with proof.

How Safe is Lipa from Typhoons?

 With the recent calamities in the country, you will sometimes think how safe is Lipa City? The last typhoon that badly hit Lipa was Glenda (Rammasun) in 2014 which was one of the only two category 5 super typhoons on record in South China sea. Typhoon Glenda put Lipa in total power outage for about 2 weeks and connected to power outage was scarcity in water supply. The typhoon also put damaged to few properties and flooding in some areas of the city.

In general, Lipa can stand strong typhoons which can be attributed to the protection being provided by Mount Malarayat and Mount Maculot. Lipa is also on high elevation which helps the city not to be flooded heavily if having high density of waters from strong typhoons.

However, time is changing so quickly. Lipa became the most populated city in Batangas since 2015 and population at present may now be approximately close to 400K. Lipa being the most commercialized center in Batangas has attracted a lot of real estate developers and currently has the most number of subdivisions in Batangas. In the recent typhoons that visited the country, more areas got flooded in Lipa although not yet life threatening but is getting to be alarming.

The city government of Lipa should have an extensive ordinances that will cover the protection of Mount Malarayat, ecological balance in the city proper, sustainable drainage, sustainable subdivision framework, and other long term projects that will reduce the effect of climate change. Individuals, organizations, and business establishments should always think if their actions or waste products will have unfavorable effect in the environment. It's not yet too late to improve the health of our environment in Lipa.

photo: Arthur Chicky Mijeno

Breezy Lipa

It's time of the year again when people of Lipa are having challenges in taking a bath directly from tap water at any time of the day because of the outside temperature.

Northeast monsoon or "amihan" is bringing chilly weather in Southeast Asia which includes the Philippines and even extreme condition in some areas.

Cold months have more "winter feels" like in Lipa City since it is situated at an elevation of more than 1,000 feet above sea level and visually dominated by Mount Malarayat making its temperature lower than average Philippine temperature all year round same with Tagaytay and Baguio as having the coldest temperature at least for the cities in Luzon.

Winter monsoon is expected to peak on December until February but this year is more active because of La Niña event which will trigger for flash floods, flooding and rain induced landslides on high risk areas.

How to be a Better Human?

World Animal Day is a day of action recognized worldwide for animal rights as well as welfare. It is celebrated on 4 October, Francis of Assisi feast day, the animals’ patron saint.

To raise the status of animals and to improve welfare standards worldwide, here are some of our simple recommendations to support this cause:

- Stop buying products with genuine leather and fur materials.

- Adopt and don't shop from breeders. There's a lot of domesticated animals waiting for a home.

- Rescue animals and never hurt any creatures.

- Give your pets the love and care they deserve. Dont leave them in the rain or heat of the sun.

- Support organizations fighting for animal rights like PETA and other local organizations.

- Encourage your local government to boost animal welfare awareness.

- Let's be mindful of our actions if it will negatively affect our environment.

Animals are reminder that Humans have an obligation and responsibility to preserve, nurture, and care for all life. Taking care of every creatures will make us a Better Humans.

Happy World Animal and Pet Day!

Things You will Love in Lipa

1. Weather 

Nestled between two mountains with elevation of about 1,025 ft above sea level, Lipa is enjoying a lower temperature all year round than average Philippine climate. Feel the icy like water when taking a bath and chilled blow of wind in the months of November until March.

2. Kapeng Barako
The first coffee tree was introduced in Lipa by Spanish Franciscan monk in 1740. During that time, Lipa became the coffee capital of the Philippines and one of the world's major supplier of coffee bean. Up to this time, coffee industry is still alive with Cafe de Lipa as front runner. You can also buy Kapeng Barako in public market at very low price.

3. Lomi
Believed to be first cooked in Lipa by To Kim Eng in 1968, a Chinese who married a Filipina and lived in Lipa. To Kim Eng used to cook lomi for his mahjong friends and it became famous which the To couple turned into a business. Lomi became popular snack not only among Lipa people but in the entire Batangas. Anywhere you go in Lipa, you will easily find a store to eat lomi. Among the popular lomi resto in Lipa are Lomi King, Lipa Panciteria, and Liam's.

4. Goto
Another popular dish in Lipa is "goto" but this is not the usual goto in Manila or other places outside Batangas which is similar to congee or "lugaw". Goto in Batangas is soup with beef's liver, intestine, and meat in broth flavored with ginger, onion and other spices. It is a popular breakfast which is usually served with rice and cold drink. Popular "gotohan" in Lipa are Tessie's, Gotohan sa Barangay, and Lhino's.

5. Lipa Cathedral
San Sebastian Cathedral or Lipa Metropolitan Cathedral is the most popular landmark of Lipa. The century old cathedral has magnificent dome with beautiful paintings. Lipa is attributed by Department of Tourism as Little Rome of the Philippines because of its multiple religious houses and Catholic tourists may complete Visita Iglesia inside the city alone.
Along with these churches, Lipa people are known to be very faithful in their religion and for having strong family ties.

6. The Farm
The Farm at San Benito is the world's award winning and very popular holistic medical wellness destination among celebrities. The place is not only promoting clean living but also nurture peace of mind and soul.

photos: Arven Bravo, The Farm at San Benito, Jason Sales de los Reyes (goto)
sources: Philcoffeeboard, Wikipedia

Lipa Community Heroes Awardees for 2018

Every year, Lipa City Philippines or LCP takes pride in carefully choosing and awarding the unsung heroes of Lipa community. They are individuals who gave extra ordinary contribution to the community of Lipa and became a good example to the rest by showing honesty, compassion, and strong moral principles. 

For 2018, the following were chosen (in order as shown in photo):
Susan Panem of Granja, she did not think twice in saving a dog which was left in heavy rains overnight & severely wounded near a public market. After the photo has been posted in LCP last June, Susan immediately picked and sent the dog to the nearest vet clinic and took care of her.

Ronald Toledo of Muntingpulo, he took care and fed the lost child. Families and relatives of the lost child was so worried last August on where the kid has gone. After reading the post in LCP, Ronald together with his team in STAR Tollway located the house of the kid and brought him home safely.

Liezl Malabanan of Lodlod, just recently a photo of suffering dog near Robinsons Lipa was posted in LCP looking for owners and assistance. The dog seemed to be hit by a car and in few hours Liezl came to rescue him and sent to vet clinic. Liezl paid all the bills and took care of the dog.

Gina Ramos of Sto Nino, she came to help and rescue a person hit by car accident. The family of the person was so thankful for her heroic deed in saving the life of their brother.

Almost daily, you will read a lot of posts appreciating a noble & positive actions in LCP like returning cellphone, wallet, lost pet, etc while some others are posting to look for the owners of the lost items. They are individuals or group of people who are truly gems of Lipa City, should be given appreciation, and even has the full right to be recognized in tarps along the streets of the city more than anything else.

Congratulations and continue to be a good example to the community of Lipa.

::Lipa City Philippines or LCP is the pioneer, most visited, and consistently biggest social media group dedicated to Lipa.

Animal Welfare Awareness Week

RA 8485 or Animal Welfare Act as strengthened by RA 10631 and other laws protecting the welfare of animals, reminds us that it is UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON to do the following:

- TORTURE any animal
- NEGLECT to provide adequate care or shelter to pets
- KILL or cause to procure to be tortured *animals
- subject any dogs or horse for FIGHTS
- MALTREAT or use the same in *research
- TRADE for meat
Report killing or maltreatment incidents your nearest Police Station or Animal Welfare Groups. The person who will be found guilty is subject to IMPRISONMENT of 1-2 years and or FINE of up to 250,000 pesos.

According to Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), the celebration is aimed to inculcate in the heart and mind of individuals, particularly the youth, to love and be kind to animals, whether domesticated or wildlife. It furthers the aim of enhancing virtues of kindness, justice, and protection of all living creatures as the greatest contributing factor to maintain and restore the country's ecological balance.

Please STOP ANIMAL CRUELTY, ADOPT a PET and SAVE LIFE. Animals have no full capacity like humans do. They have emotions and can recognize but they have no voice that humans will easily understand.

*with exceptions as provided by the Animal Welfare Act
photo: reflectorgsu.com

2 Dusit Thani hotels to rise in Lipa City & Davao Gulf

2 Dusit Thani hotels to rise in Lipa City & Davao Gulf
Excerpts from Business World, Feb 8 2018

TORRE LORENZO Development Corp or TLDC, together with the Philippine Hoteliers, Inc. (PHI), announced on Wednesday that it will be developing a P1.9-billion Dusit Thani Hotel at Lubi Plantation in Davao Gulf and a P3-billion Dusit Princess Lipa Hotel in Batangas.

The Dusit Princess Lipa Hotel will house 152 rooms. The hotel will be inside a one-hectare complex set to include residential buildings, an international restaurant, and business center.

“There’s too much hype in Tagaytay, when really the growth is in Lipa. The presence in Lipa is in pursuit of our vision to be in fast growing secondary cities in the Philippines, and hopefully Lipa is be the first among many,” TLDC Chief Financial Officer Emmanuel A. Rapadas said in a press briefing in Makati yesterday.

The company looks to finish the project by 2021. Full story here: http://bworldonline.com/2-dusit-thani-hotels-rise-lipa-cit…/
Photo: from Torre Lorenzo website (Lipa Status added logo of Dusit Hotel)

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/

Lipa kick-starts week-long Barako Festival with a world record attempt

by: Peejay Cueto

LIPA CITY - Thousands of Lipeños/Batangueños line up in an attempt to have a Guinness Book of World Record for the longest line of people simultaneously drinking Kapeng Barako. The event also aims to set world records for most number of simultaneous taking of coffee break, most number of Kapeng Barako served simultaneously, most number of simultaneous selfies, and most number of simultaneous hashtags. The 5-kilometer line stretches from SM City Lipa up to Robinsons Lipa and is participated by an estimated 8,000 people.

2017 Philippine Competitiveness Ranking: pa is #55 Out of 145 Cities

2017 Philippine Competitiveness Ranking
Lipa is #55 Out of 145 Cities

Lipa has improved its overall ranking in 2017 National Competitiveness Council Philippines from #83 last year to #55 out of 145 cities this year but still behind Batangas and Tanauan cities. Lipa was again affected by Government Efficiency and with addition of Resiliency category which were the lowest for Lipa City according to assessment.

In terms of Component Cities Category, Lipa is still ahead of Tanauan and has improved by 2 notches at #17 out of 110 cities. 

Overall, Quezon City was again hailed as the most competitive city in the Philippines followed by Manila and Makati. In CALABARZON, Antipolo City was on top followed by Binan and Bacoor.

In Provincial category, Rizal is the most competitive province in the country followed by South Cotobato and Cavite. Batangas moved one notch higher at #8 out of 74 provinces.

source: CMCIndex I National Competitiveness Council Philippines

Traffic Lights Soon In Lipa

Traffic lights will finally be available soon in the major intersections of Lipa City. Initially, there will be 6 traffic light system to be installed this year which should be functional by October if there will be no weather disturbances. It will be equipped with high resolution mounted CCTV which can rotate at wide angle and will be controlled & monitored at Command Center alongside with the rest of Lipa's existing CCTVs.

Traffic lights will be installed along JP Laurel Highway corner Leviste Rd., JP Laurel Highway corner Provincial road going to Sto Tomas, JP Laurel Highway corner San Lorenzo St going to Canossa, two Tambo startoll exits and in P. Torres St. cor F. Manalo St. Expenses for the project will be coming from the city budget.

It can be recalled that in 2015, there has already been plans of putting up traffic lights through assistance of MMDA and had studies on routes and volume but did not materialize.

source: Lipa City Government

The Outlets at Lipa Opening this Summer 2018

The most awaited shopping center in Lipa City is expected to open this summer of 2018. This Aboitiz Land owned commercial center will house top brands like Adidas, Planet Sports, The Yard (NBA Store), New Era among others.

The largest outlet mall in the Philippines will also host an outdoor multi purpose sports field and is set to be a world-class shopping destination.

source: The Outlets at Lipa

Advantages of Lipa City

Advantages of Lipa City

Strange Fruits In Lipa

In a span of two weeks, two different stories on strange fruits came to the enchantment of netizens of Lipa after it was originally posted in Lipa City Philippines group.

First was the papaya shaped like a carabao's head with two horns in Baranggay Antipolo del Norte. The other one was almost 5ft in height banana overload in Baranggay San Isidro. Both photos are not edited and taken directly from the cellphone of the photo contributors.

There has been a lot of same stories around the world with unusual shapes of fruits and vegetables but it always amuses us whenever it will give us a perfect resemblance of human body parts for example or shape of an animal in this case in Lipa. According to Plant Answers website, Vegetables or fruits usually grow into unusual shape or size due to environmental conditions. Damage to one part of the vegetable or fruit can cause the growth to change from its normal appearance.

Photo Credits:
Carabao Head Like Papaya - Belle Bautista
Overload Banana - Angelica Palicpic Pera

Lipa Dropped To #19 In Ph Competitiveness Index

Lipa City dropped to #19 spot in the 2016 Competitiveness Index by National Competitive Council of the Philippines out of 110 component and independent cities from #13 last year while Naga City remained unbeatable at #1 spot. Overall (including Highly Urbanized Cities), Quezon City was reigned supreme as they claimed the Most Competitive City award this year overtaking Manila who was ahead last year while Davao and Cebu take 5th and 6th spots respectively.

The Competitiveness Index is being measured based on the sum of scores from 3 pillars such as Economic Dynamism, Government Efficiency and Infrastructure. Among 3 pillars, Lipa City is once again lowest at Government Efficiency where it ranked only at #63 but soaring high at #7 in Economic Dynamism among Component Cities. In CALABARZON region, Bacoor was #1 while Batangas City was at #5 spot and Lipa City at #8. Please note that Highly Urbanized Cities like Lucena and Cavite City have their own ranking while overall ranking among Highly Urbanized and Component Cities are not yet available in the website.

Developments in Lipa City:
New international and local shops opened in Lipa City recently like Krispy Kreme, Kenny Rogers, Cabalen, Kuya J's, Dominos Pizza, Power Mac, Adidas among others.
SM Lipa is currently having major renovation on its department store as it already surpassed premier status in terms of sales while Robinsons Lipa did also a major facelift on its supermarket.
Additional major player in BPO industry has been added as well in Lipa which locked the city as among the top ten next wave cities in the Philippines.
Local entrepreneurs lined up in the newest food stop in the city via Metro Event Zone while few more additional commercial buildings are currently under construction which will give more options to shoppers, foodies and tourists including the first premium condominium and hotel building in the province.

With these exciting developments in Lipa, netizens are hopeful to see improvements and consistencies in ordinances, traffic, garbage collection, and security.

source: National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines website

Top 25 Thing You Should Know About Lipa City

Top Thing You Should Know About Lipa City

1. Lipa is the first city in Batangas which was approved on June 20 1947.
2. Lipa is currently the most populated city in Batangas as of Aug 2015 according to Philippine Statistics Authority replacing Batangas City (capital of Batangas) on top.
3. Lipa is consistently among the Top Ten Next Wave Cities or top locations for information technology business as chosen by DOST-ICTO, IBAP and LPC along with Baguio, Dasmarinas (Cavite), Sta Rosa (Laguna), Naga, Malolos, Taytay, Dagupan and Cagayan De Oro cities.
4. Lipa is attributed as Little Rome of the Philippines by Department of Tourism due its numerous religious houses.
5. Lipa is the home to world's best and multi awarded health spa and resort, The Farm.
6. Lipa is the last town elevated to Villa (City) of the Philippines under Spanish regime on Oct 21 1887 for its progressive coffee industry.
7. Lipa in 1887 was once the richest town in the Philippines because of its coffee industry and once became a major supplier of coffee in the world. From then, "Kapeng Barako" became an icon of Lipa and Batangas in general.
8. Lipa became known once again worldwide because of Marian Apparition of 1948.
9. Lipa's top tourism destinations are the century old San Sebastian Cathedral (which has many resemblance with St. Peter's Basilica of Vatican City) and Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church.
10. Lipa is also the most commercialized area in Batangas for having the most number of lifestyle destinations. Most of the shops branching in Batangas are first opened in Lipa or can only be found in Lipa.
11. Lipa is elevated 1,225 ft above sea level which is next to Baguio and Tagaytay cities of Luzon. It is nestled between two mountains which make its location safer from natural calamities.
12. The first woman governor of Batangas is from Lipa City which is also the city's first woman Mayor and now first Congresswoman, Vilma-Santos Recto.
13. Epson plant in Lipa City is the biggest manufacturing plant of Japan's Epson with expected workforce to reach 20,000.
14. Other than coffee or Kapeng Barako, Lipa is also famous for its thick noodle soup known as "Lomi". Lomi of Lipa originated in 1968 from To Kim Eng from China who came to live in Lipa. Everywhere you go in Lipa, there will always be a lomi store to eat.
15. The first elected governor of Batangas was from Lipa, Simeon M. Luz, who served in 1903.
16. Lipa City was once the cleanest and greenest city in Region 4 along with Puerto Princesa City during the 90s and early 2000.
17. Lipa's SM Mall is the 2nd largest mall in CALABARZON at present after SM Dasmarinas.
18. Lipa is the only place celebrating "Buling Buling" or splashing of water during Sunday before Ash Wednesday. It is a tradition but not regulated by either church or local government.
19. Lipa is 2nd to Calamba with the most number of banks in CALABARZON.
20. Aisa Mijeno, world famous and multi awarded SALt (alternative lamp that runs on saltwater) inventor is from Lipa.
21. Bishop Alfredo Obviar who was declared Servant of God of the Catholic Church in 2005 with saint protocol number 2398 is from Lipa City.
22. Bienvenido Lumbera, a National Artist of the Philippines and recipient of Ramon Magsaysay Award is from Lipa.
23. Mikaela Dimaano Fudolig, former child prodigy who entered college at 11, graduated summa cum laude in Physics at 16, and took her master’s and Ph.D. degrees shortly after is from Lipa City.

24. Lipa City is currently #14 in ranking among top destinations for retirement choices of foreigners in the Philippines according to Lamudi Philippines (a property portal).

25. Jose Rizal wrote a poem "Hymno Al Trabajo" to praise the zeal and industry of the Lipeños in January 1888.

What other substantial facts do you know about Lipa?

Proudly From Lipa: Chelony Pinaypainter

Chelony Pinaypainter recently received an award from Philippine Ambassador to the Netherlands, H.E. Jaime Victor Ledda, and BITAW Breda recognizing her talent in the field of arts, photography and film making.

Chelony is from San Jose, Lipa City and studied Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education at Lipa City Public College (now Kolehiyo ng Lungsod ng Lipa) and finished a film making course at SAE Rotterdam in the Netherlands. Other than painting, she had been a freelance artist, photographer and art director in different television events and shows while in the Philippines. She was also a DJ in an FM station based in Lipa City and has engaged into multiple arts exhibit in both local and national events. She won in different arts competition and received awards like Best Female Artist in Batangas.

At present, Chelony is happily married to a former NBA player, Erwin Lelieveld, and is based in the Netherlands with 2 kids. She is still active in photography, arts and added filmmaking in her skills. Last April, she and her team won best use of props in a Dutch Film Festival for short films where she was the art director and make up artist for special effects.

Congratulations, Chelony!

A Lipeno Paiting in World Art Exhibit & Competition

Teodorico Cumagun Jr.'s "He Went About Doing Good" oil on canvas is the lone entry from the Philippines who made it to the final cut of the 10th International Art Competition. It is currently exhibited at LDS Church Museum of Art in Salt Lake City, Utah in USA. Other entries which made it to the final cut are from USA, Italy, Japan, UK, Argentina, Taiwan, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Australia in different materials like textile, oil on canvas, stained glass, bronze, oil on linen, graphite on paper and others.

Mr Cumagun's art depicts Christ’s ability to love and heal the downtrodden and oppressed which is a consistent theme in the New Testament. Like him, his children are all artists and joined in different national and international arts competition. His family moved to Lipa City in 1972 and his children and grandchildren were born in Lipa. He is father to Lipa's favorite Dulcissima Cakes and Pastries owner. They are from Baranggay Camias.

To support and vote for Mr Cumagun's work of art please copy and paste this link in your browser: https://history.lds.org/exhibit/iac-2015-tell-me-the-stories-of-jesus?lang=eng#mv23