Lian, Batangas

Infobox Philippine municipality
sealfile = Ph seal Lian Batangas.jpg
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Lian, Batangas
locatormapfile = Ph_locator_batangas_lian.png caption = Map of Batangas showing the location of Lian.
region = CALABARZON (Region IV)
province = Batangas
districts = 1st District of Batangas
founded = 31 January 1947
barangays = 19
class = 3rd Class municipality
mayor = Hon. Osita "Ossie" Vergara
pop2000 = 39, 129
areakm = 9,102

Lian is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,129 people in 8,215 households.

Geography

Barangays

Lian is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.

* Bagong Pook * Balibago * Binubusan * Bungahan * Cumba * Humayingan * Kapito * Lumaniag * Luyahan * Malaruhatan

* Matabungkay * Barangay 1 or Bonbon(Pob.) * Barangay 2 (Pob.) * Barangay 3 (Pob.) * Barangay 4 (Pob.) * Barangay 5 or Tabok City (Pob.) * Prenza * Puting-Kahoy * San Diego

Climate

The climate of Lian falls under the first type of classification, Type I, characterized by two pronounced seasons: Dry season from November to April and wet season for the rest of the year.

Education and Culture

chools

Other schools include YALE Children School, Grand Praire School, Lian Central School, Saint Claire Academy, Lian National High School, Malaruhatan Elementary School, Matabungkay National High School, Lian Institute, and Saint Anne Academy.

Town Fiesta

Lian's fiesta day is June 24 of every year to celebrate the birthdate of Saint John The Baptist (baptised Jesus Christ). It is being celebrated by five (5) barangays in the poblacion 1,2,3,4 & 5 respectively, sitio Bag-bag¹ also celebrate their fiesta on this day since they are much closer to town than to their respective brangays which is Kapito and Bungahan.

Note 1: Bag-bag is a river, and sitio Bag-bag is being shared by 2 barangays. Thus, Bag-bag Kapito and Bag-bag Bungahan which is just separated by the National Highway.

Balsa Festival

Nestled in Lian, Batangas is the quaint barangay of Matabungkay known for its wide beach, clear waters, creamy sand and of course the "BALSA" (Bamboo Beach Raft). every year this small town will come alive in colorful celebrations as Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel hosts the BALSA FESTIVAL.

The first ever Balsa Festival was held on the 18th of May 2002 aimed to help the local community by bringing back the town's popularity in the Tourism Map. With the continued support of the Department of Tourism, the Balsa Festival has become an annual event that gives both local and foreign tourists a reason to revisit Matabungkay and experience a different kind of festival.

The festival filled with more activties with the likes of Balsa Race Competititon, Balsa Decor and Cultural Dance Competition. A concert and dance party by the beach. And prominent media personalities and foreign executives to grace the Balsa Festival.

Current Officials as of 2007 Elections

*Mayor:
*Hon. Osita "Ossie" P. Vergara
*Vice-Mayor:
*Atty. Gerardo "Gerry" Manalo
*Councilors:³
*Lauro "Ompong" Butiong
*Florencio "Boyet" Masipag
*Benito "Ben" Magbago
*Carlito "Carling" Caisip
*Exequiel "Exy" Bonuan
*Leopoldo "Leo" Jonson
*Jay-Ar Palahang ¹
*Jaime "Jimmy" DelosReyes

fnb|1Jay-Ar Palahang don't have any nicknames because he wrote his name as the nickname in the official COMELEC papers. fnb|2The names inside the apostrophes (") are the nicknames that they wrote on the papers.

fnb|3The councilors are not in order. They are randomly written.

Matabungkay Beach

Matabungkay Beach is in Lian, Batangas with a white sand beach reasonably accessible to Manila (120 km or so) that was originally 'discovered' to be a great weekend or daytrip destination in the early 1950s, allegedly by sun starved residents of Manila. In fact the German Club had a cottage there then. It was soon a popular target for holidaylovers and permanent cottages (even deluxe beach houses) were built along the beach line (and some into the beach) in the early 1960s by rich Manila folk.

It has a small coral reef about 50 meters from the low tide mark in the center of the cove which diverts the incoming waves beautifully and creates some that on good days you could body surf on. At present it is a top destination during the Philippine summer season (April to June) and gets very crowded.

Aside from cottages and houses, there are small sheds of bamboo construction one could rent for a day built in some places almost to the high tide mark.
* [http://www.alfrescoresort.com Alfresco Beach Resort Website-located in Matabungkay beach, Lian, Batangas]

Malaruhatan Country Club

Lian holds its very own country club in Malaruhatan. Malaruhatan Country Club has its own swimming pool that is from convert|2|ft|m and convert|5.5|ft|m deep. The Country Club offers very delicious food in their restaurant at the entrance part of the Club. The Club also has a golf and a badminton course. The Country Club is so beautiful and nice.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.batangasnow.com Batangas Now-Link to hotels, resorts, scuba diving, history,natural attractons.]
* [http://www.alfrescoresort.com Alfresco Beach Resort Website-located in Matabungkay beach, Lian, Batangas]