The Lipa City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lipa) is a city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province . It is the renowned Little Rome of the Philippines and the seat of the Archdiocese.[1] It is situated 78 kilometers south of Manila, and according to the latest census, it has a population of 260,558 inhabitants in 41,962 households.
Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in central Batangas province, as shown with the presence in the city of entities like Hotel la Corona de Lipa, Nestle Philippines, Lipa City Science High School, Canossa Academy, De La Salle Lipa, Lipa City Colleges, AMA Lipa, The Nazareth School, the San Sebastian Cathedral (seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa), The Mabini Academy which was founded in 1922 and the oldest school in Lipa City, the Carmelite Convent, Robinson's Place Lipa Mall, Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club, Summit Point Golf and Country Club and SM City Lipa Mall. The City is also home to the Fernando Air Base, the former headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's 100th Training Wing and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) which is known in military circles as the Baguio of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) provide convenient access to Batangas City and Metro Manila.[2] This is where the so-called Marian apparition took place in 1948 to a Carmelite novice, Teresita Castillo at the Lipa Carmel Monastery.
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Website: http://www.lipa.gov.ph
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipa,_Batangas
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