The best of Batangas at My City, My sm launch
MANILA, Philippines - The best of the beautiful and historical province of Batangas was highlighted during the recent My City, My SM launch.
Just in time for the upcoming Sublian Festival, Batanguenos from all over the Philippines gathered at SM City Batangas to join in this grand event honoring prominent Batanguenos lawyer Antonio Pastor and beauty queen Kristine Reyes-Alzar.
The event’s theme showcased two main attractions of Batangas its ancestral homes, which was the design theme of the stage backdrop and exhibits; and embroidery, which was the attire of choice of the guests.
The province’s rich historical and cultural heritage was depicted in an exhibit of breathtaking aerial photographs of old churches and ancestral homes from Batangas by the Batangas Province Camera Club, the Lipa Weekend Shooters, and Fr. Erick Arada.
Ail buffet spread included the Rosario’s Sinukmani, Cuenca’s biscuits, suman, Taal Lake’s tawilis, and the celebrated Café de Lipa.
The program, which was hosted by Taal Tourism official Dindo Montenegro, featured the Lahing Batangan troupe of the Lyceum of the Philippines University dancing the subli; and tenor Alex Resurreccion serenading the audience with Batangueno songs like Bituing Marikit and Princesa ng Kumintang.
The highlight of the My City, My SM launch in Batangas was the tribute to two prominent Batanguenos – Antonio Pastor, and Kristine Reyes-Alzar, Bb. Pilipinas International 2002 and Miss Tourism International Black Sea 2002.
The audience which included prominent Batanguenos like Vice Governor Mark Leviste, Padre Garcia Mayor Prudencio Gutierrez, Lipa City Councilor Concon Hernandez, Lipa City Tourism Council President Alex Maralit, Cuenca Tourism Officer Pilar Dimaculangan, and Rosario Municipal Adminstrator Elizabeth Morpe were delighted as the capiz panels of the old house setting on stage were moved to reveal the panels.
The My City, My SM launch in Batangas, where SM has two malls in Batangas City and Lipa is the 10th leg of this tourism driven campaign that features the many cities in the Philippines where SM malls and stores are located.
My City, My SM is a joint project of SM and the Department of Tourism with support of the Philippine STAR.
