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Know the people behind Lipa City Philippines (LCP) group, Lipa Status blog, and Biyaheng Lipa travel mag.
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LCC Graduate is Top 8 in May 2017 CPA Board Exam

Jan Michael Maglinao who graduated Cum Laude in Lipa City Colleges ranked #8 in the May 2017 CPA Board Examinations with 90.5% rating.
List of topnotchers were dominated by University of San Carlos in Cebu and also the top performing school followed by De La Salle University of Manila.
In Lipa City, University of Batangas - Lipa came first with 62.50% over-all passing rate followed by De La Salle Lipa with 50% and Lipa City Colleges with 22.22%.
There are 3,389 out of 9,645 examinees who passed the exams. Congratulations to all who passed.
source: prcboard.com

Top 5 Budget Friendly Eatery in Lipa

We made a survey in Lipa City Philippines group or LCP on what are the most budget friendly but still offers delicious foods in Lipa. The results in no particular order:

1. Senia's Refreshment - 45 years eatery open from 11am until 6pm at Lipa Public Market building.
2. Arthur's BBQ - located along the highway of Marawoy almost infront of St. Joseph Seminary which is open from 5pm onward.
3. Mother's Silog - located at the old bus stop site and open 24 hours.
4. Pongki's Fried Pansit - open from 7am until 11am at the back of MS Supermarket.
5. Nene's Special Mami and Siopao - 30 years eatery open from 4am until 12noon in Lipa Public Market.

Installation Of The New Archbishop Of Lipa

Most Reverend Gilbert A. Garcera DD was officially installed as the newest Archbishop of Archdiocese of Lipa. He gladly received a symbolic key from Lipa City Mayor Meynard Sabili and was warmly welcomed by the people of Lipa during the installation ceremony at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Lipa City or more popular to many as San Sebastian Cathedral.

Archbishop Garcera is a native of Magaro in Camarines Sur and was previously a Bishop of Daet. His predecessor was Most Reverend Ramon Arguelles, DD.

Lipa City is the religious capital of the Catholic church in Batangas and famous in the country as "Little Rome of the Philippines" as attributed by Department of Tourism due to its numerous religious houses while native of Lipa are known to have strong faith and religious.

Photo: Mayor Meynard Sabili FB account

More Dine Out Options at SM City Lipa

Pepper Lunch
(located at the second floor of the main mall, beside Foodcourt)

Pepper Lunch is a “fast-steak” restaurant concept which originated in Japan in 1994. It was created by Japanese chef and inventor, Mr. Kunio Ichinose who wanted to serve quality, fast food without the need to train a chef for years. At Pepper Lunch, diners get to cook their own food over a patented electromagnetic plate that is heated up to 260 degrees Celsius within one minute. Choice cuts of beef, chicken, pork and salmon are served with rice and vegetables for guests to cook and season using flavors of teriyaki, onion sauce, honey brown sauce (Amakuchi) or garlic soy sauce (Karakuchi)—and that dash of freshly ground pepper to give you that delicious, flavor-filled meal. Now there are over 200 Pepper Lunch outlets in Japan and all over Asia, including South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines.

Mesa
(located at the ground floor of the main mall, in front of BDO)

Thanks to food franchising and restaurant operations company OBIC APIL Inc, Mesa is now coming to SM Lipa. What makes Mesa different from other Filipino cuisine restaurants is its innovative twists to traditional cuisines while not losing the essence of the original recipe. For instance, Lechon, which is loved by all Filipinos for its crispy pork skin is made crispier and thus called “crispchon”. Our well-loved crispy pata on the other hand was made boneless. They also serve sea-foods like Prawns Wrapped in Egg Noodles and Crab in Salted Egg.

Shakeys
(located at the second floor of the main mall, beside Bon Chon)

Another addition to pizza places at SM Lipa is Shakeys. Having started its first store in Metro Manila back in 1975, Shakeys now operates with a strong store count of 177. This will be Shakeys’ second branch in Lipa City. Aside from pizza variations, their best sellers are its mojo potatoes, fried chicken and pasta.

Once A Coffee Giant

Last Oct 21st marked the 129 years of Lipa's elevation to a villa equivalent to a city status during Spanish regime. The elevation was a result of Lipa ancestors' hardwork in propagating the coffee industry which made Lipa the richest municipality in the Philippines during that time and became a major supplier of coffee in the world market.

At present coffee plantation in Lipa is very few and production has almost overtaken by other locations like Northern Luzon and Cavite. Good thing is that coffee industry in Lipa though small is still alive through Cafe de Lipa and now Taza Mia Coffee. Both companies use local coffee beans and are founded by true blooded Lipenos. Both Cafe de Lipa and Taza Mia Coffee shops are competing with international brands and situated in prime locations not only in the city but there are also several branches outside Lipa.

Kapeng Barako is proudly from Lipa and should be given a consistent & grand celebration in the city. Tourism in Lipa has a big potential to encourage both local and foreign tourist if given focus and good projects. Other than coffee, Lipa boasts of its lomi, churches, religious people, and beautiful weather & location.

Lipa Has The Most Number Of Subdivisions In Batangas

Lipa City has the most number of subdivisions in Batangas with about 116 to date. With this number of subdivisions alone, Lipa City is no doubt the most populated in Batangas as of 2015 according to Philippine National Statistics Office.

Other than its proximity to Metro Manila and Lipa City being the southern tip part of the new Mega Manila, Lipa is one of favorite locations to investors and settlers in CALABARZON because of its lovely climate and elevation. I am just hoping that the city government has a comprehensive plan in protecting the environment while accepting more housing projects in Lipa. Lipa LGU has to make sure that the city will be free from floods by improving drainage, planting plants & trees, keeping the streets clean and creating ordinances that will protect environmental issues. Likewise, residents and guests of the city should be doing our part in making Lipa free from trash and respecting our environment.

Here are the subdivisions in Lipa City:
1 Acela Heights
2 Acropolis Heights
3 Adelina Homes
4 Amaia Scapes I
5 Amaia Scapes II
6 Amapola Homes
7 Amiya Rosa
8 Amiya Rosa II
9 Avida Settings Tambo
10 Avida Sta. Monica
11 Bahayang Pilipino Village
12 Barangay Homes
13 Base View Homes
14 Bel-Air Residences
15 Bella Vita
16 Beverly Hills Lipa
17 BF Town Village
18 Bloomfields Heights by Robinsons Land
19 Bloomfields Tambo
20 Bon Giorno Homes
21 Brixton Homes
22 Camella Lipa
23 Carmel Heights
24 Casa Feliz
25 Casa Sto. Nino 105
26 Catalina Village
27 Cita Ville
28 City Park Subd.
29 Classica Villa Africa
30 Corinthian South
31 Diamond Heights
32 Dizon Village
33 First World Homes
34 Golden Homes
35 Greenville I
36 Greenville II
37 Guadalupe Heights
38 Guadalupe Subdivision
39 Hacienda San Benito
40 Indigo Estates
41 Ironwoods Estates
42 Kassel Residences
43 La Finca
44 Legacy Homes
45 Lipa Countryside Estate
46 Lipa Heights
47 Lipa Royale Estates
48 Lipa Verde
49 Lumina Lipa
50 Lynar Subd.
51 Lynville Subdivision
52 Ma. Cristina Village
53 Mabini Homes
54 Magnificat Executive Village
55 Mahogany Place Lipa
56 Majestic Subd.
57 Marian Heights
58 Markville Subd.
59 Masagana Subd.
60 Miracle Heights
61 Miracle Heights II
62 Miracle Heights III
63 Monte Carlo
64 Monte Claro
65 Monte Flora
66 Mt. Malarayat Residential Estates
67 Neviare
68 Normans Ville
69 Nuvista Lipa
70 Palos Verdes
71 Plantacion Meridienne
72 Riverside Subdivision
73 Roma Ville Subd.
74 Rosewood
75 Sabang Subd.
76 Sakura Executive Village
77 Sampaguita Homes
78 Sampaguita West
79 San Carlos Homes
80 San Francisco Village
81 San Isidro Homes
82 San Lorenzo Ruiz Subd.
83 Sentrina
84 Siena Hills
85 Silverlaz Subd.
86 Sorrento
87 South Brooke Village
88 South Lake Village
89 St. Francis Residences
90 St. Joseph Homes
91 St. Joseph Village
92 St. Matthews Subdivision
93 St. Peter Subdivision
94 St. Vincent Homes
95 Sto. Nino villa de lipa I
96 Sto. Nino Villa de Lipa II
97 Summer Hills
98 Summit Point Residential Estates
99 Sunrise Point
100 The Edinhburgh
101 The Residences Lipa
102 Tierra Maria Estates
103 Tierra Maria Estates
104 Tierra Vista
105 Transville Homes
106 Tres Marias
107 Vigan Village
108 Villa Beatriz
109 Villa Lourdes Subd.
110 Villa Monica
111 Villa Natividad
112 Villa Rosa Carmel Subd.
113 Villa San Jose
114 Villa Soledad
115 Woodberry
116 Zen Executive Homes

In photo: Bloomfields residences from Robinsons land website.
List was provided by Donsar of Skyscrapercity.