Most famously, recently, there was the Governor Mandanas-Chua lovely wedding, bringing the highest profile guests to the province, and the ICTSI investment of $800 million for the biggest private port investment ever in the Philippines, expected to be finished by 2027. The University of Batangas achieved a record 100 percent first-time passers for the electrical engineering licensure — 63 out of 63.
Lipa and the University of Batangas frequently have top 10 passers in many licensure categories in law, accounting, engineering and other courses. Recently, the University of Batangas had half of the top 10 electrical engineers passers, and again, it shone with 100 percent passers of first-time takers this April 2024. The Batangas State University is a regular outperformer, and SM recently opened its new National University. Lipa also has international schools.