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 ...

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 ...