TODAY IN HISTORY: The Story of the BatFolks It was during the VOLKS FEST held at Filinvest West Gate, Alabang last April 28, 2007 which was sponsored by the Volkswagen Club of the Philippines (VWCP)-Laguna Chapter when a group composed of brothers Clark and Niño Apuntar; Janno Mission with his friends Alvin and Mac; and Dan Austria. These VW folks from Batangas just tail gated with the bug runners from VWCP-Quezon without informing the latter group- all they have in mind was “JUST FOLLOW THE BUGS”. Upon arrival at the venue, VWCP-Quezon was recognized through the public announcement system. The crowd was unaware that there were also Batangueños in their fleet and who were not recognized; with this- the idea of organizing a group for Volkswagen enthusiasts from the Land of the Brave was born. After the show, this group stopped over at Shell Gas Station in Turbina for dinner. There, they discussed the experience of their very first “bug run”. Feeling the need to be organized and recognized, they decided to meet again after a month. The day was set, on May 27, 2007 they will meet again but this time they will invite potential members who should be VW enthusiasts and VW nuts who are of good standing in their community, down-to-earth, and most of all a good friend and team player. May 27 came as well as ten (10) VW enthusiasts from different parts of Batangas and it was a good start for the idea of forming a club. The following were present during this first meeting: Clark Neil Apuntar >Lemery Mark Niño Apuntar >Lemery Renato “Tato” Abarentos >Lipa City Adriano “Janno” Mission III >Lipa City Ireneo “Jun” Sundiam III >Lipa City Richard Mojares >Lipa City Rhex Dela Cruz >Alitagtag Alfredo “Clave” Claveria >Mataas na Kahoy Allan Racelis >Lipa City Dante “Dan” Austria >Sto. Tomas The group brainstormed for a name that will best describe them as a club. They have to have a name that will distinguish them from the short-lived Batangas-based VW group that came before them. Bat Boks was suggested by Janno, a short cut for Batangas Volkswagen. Quoting Niño during that meeting, “Bat Boks. Parang tanong ‘di ba? -Ba’t Boks? Boks eh!” (Batboks. Sounds like a question- Why Volks? Volkswagen, Nothing else!”) And the body approved the motion. Then later during that meeting, the group laid down the foundation of the newly formed Bat Volks. After weekly bug runs and meetings since their first meeting, BatVolks became an official affiliate of the VWCP National Center on July 23, 2007- a holiday in Batangas (Mabini Day).
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