The provincial government’s 2009 Operation Timbang results for pre-school children showed that the prevalence rate of malnourished Batangueños was lessened by 2,430 kids, or a significant drop from 6.30% in 2008 to 5.37% last year.

Dinagsa ng mahigit sa isang libong estudyante ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Batangas para sa inaasahang pamimigay ng scholarship grants noong Hulyo 12 na pinangunahan mismo ni Gobernadora Vilma Santos Recto kabalikat ang Provincial Assistance for Community Development (PACD) Office.