Calaca became the fifth city in Batangas and the first in the province’s first district. It followed Santo Tomas, which was officially declared a city in 2019. The three other cities in Batangas ...

SAN PEDRO CITY, Philippines — Sto. Tomas is officially the newest component city in Batangas province, following a plebiscite that ratified the conversion of the previously first-class municipality.