Lipa

"La ciudad de Lipá (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lipa) /Li-pâ/ es junto con Batangas y Tanauán una de las tres ciudades de la provincia de Batangas. Se encuentra situada 78 km al sur de Manila y conforme al censo de 2007 contaba con una población de 260.558 habitantes que ocupaban 41.962 viviendas. La ciudad se encuentra en el centro de la Región IV-A, en el corazón de Batangas."

"Lipa (Tagalog pronunciation: [lipa]), officially the City of Lipa (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lipa), is a first class component city in the province of Batangas in the Philippines. It is one of the three cities in Batangas (the others are Batangas City and Tanauan). It is located 78 kilometres (48 mi) south of Manila and has a population of people according to the . The city is named after a species of tree in the Urticaceae family, lipa (Dendrocnide meyeniana), known for the stinging trichomes on its twigs. Lipa City is a recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center. The city is also home to the Fernando Air Base, headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's Air Education and Training Command (AETC), 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 access to Batangas City and Metro Manila."