Life in Batangas City, Batangas

Why invest in Batangas City, Batangas

Batangas City is the industrial port city of the CALABARZON area. It hosts the International Sea Port of Batangas which is planned to take some load off the ports of Metro Manila. Being only 1.5 hours away from Metro Manila and less than an hour away from the Industrial Parks of Batangas and Laguna, Batangas City is an ideal trans-shipment hub of large and medium sized industries of the metropolis and the CALABARZON areas. Batangas City is the Capital City of Batangas Province. It is host to major industries such as the Shell Refinery, Shell Malampaya Plant, JG Summit Petrochemical plant, First Philippine Power plants, to name a few. Batangas City is also the educational hub of the province, hosting major universities and colleges. Some major educational institutions include the Batangas State University (State University), University of Batangas (private), Lyceum of the Philippines, STI Colleges, AMA Computer College, Global ICT Institute of Technology, St Bridget College, and many more. Batangas City also hosts several shopping centers and malls, such as SM CITY Batangas in Pallocan, SM Hypermart in Alangilan, Bay City Mall, NuCiti Mall, and Vicmar Plaza, all located in the Poblacion area. Prime Growth areas in Batangas area mainly in the Poblacion or the City Center area, where commercial activity and businesses thrive. These are bounded by P. Burgos St, Rizal Ave, D.Silang Ave and nearby streets. New Growth areas of Batangas City are in the outskirts along Batangas Diversion Road, and the Pallocan Area where SM Batangas City stands. Potential for industrial growth development still lies along the barangays of Tabangao, Pinamucan and Simlong where there are also potential for private port developments along Batangas Bay.