“All other stranded tourists from previously reported areas all over the country were able to travel onwards to their respective destinations.” Aside from Batanes, the DOT earlier said that ...

“I’d have a nosebleed when I go back home today.” I was taken aback when our tour guide, Remy, made this off-the-cuff remark at the start of our much-awaited Batanes sojourn. Our family of four ended ...

One must fly from Manila or Clark to Basco in Batanes, travel by land to the port of Ivana, take a 30-minute falowa boat ride to Mahatao, then continue by tricycle for another 30 minutes to ...

MANILA - Last May 12, guests at the Ayala Museum were transported to the Philippines’ northernmost province during the launch of “A Year in Batanes (As aka awan du vatan).” Co-presented by Asia ...

There is, in fact, such a place in the Philippines: the remote village of Chavayan on the island of Sabtang in Batanes. Home to about 200 residents, Chavayan is where stone houses — most built over a ...

Only 6 percent of entire land area is comprised of flat lands. The entire Batanes archipelago boasts of nine volcanoes, of which two are considered active or have shown signs of having erupted in the ...

Exactly a month later, Leon battered Batanes, leaving residents with no option but to confront the aftermath of the typhoon, which is the 12th to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year.

This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2024, shows a new Philippine military base on an island in the country's northernmost province of Batanes. (Kyodo) MANILA (Kyodo) -- The Philippines will equip its ...