If you are in love with nature, you can never have enough of breathtaking Batanes: one can get immersed in the spectacular landscape of Chamantad-Tinyan of Sabtang, or marvel at the rolling hills of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Back in Manila, the Batanes winds are still whistling past my ears. As we ring in another new year, I long for a world where compassion and harmony bind human beings for the greater good. And ...