An elderly local woman wearing a vakul. All photos by Marky Ramone Go Witnessing these cultures and traditions still intact made our trip to Chavayan the highlight of our second day in Batanes.

The people of Batanes also made headgear suitable for their environment. Called vakul, the traditional headdress of Ivatan women, serves as protection from the hot weather. "Kailangan ito kasi mainit ...

Frasco together with Malaysian Ambassador Melvin Castelino, celebrity Tim Yap, Batanes Rep. Ciriaco Gato, and DOT Region 2 Director Troy Alexander Gozum Miano watch how a the vuyayuy (date palm leaves ...

HIGH-VALUE BATANES. Kyla Valdez of the Department of Tourism, one of the Philippine Experience Program delegates, tries on the Vakul, a traditional Ivatan headgear for women that protects them from ...

Business owners and vendors in Batanes now accept payments through a Quick Response (QR) code following the launch of LANDBANK’s Cash-Lite Batanes initiative, designed to transform the province ...

Business owners and vendors in Batanes now accept payments through a Quick Response (QR) code following the launch of LANDBANK’s Cash-Lite Batanes initiative, designed to transform the province into a ...

Vizianagaram: Vizianagaram superintendent of police (SP) Vakul Jindal, conducted an annual inspection of the Rajam police station on Wednesday, emphasising the commitment to combat drug traffickin ...

(UPDATES) TYPHOON Julian (international name: Krathon) pounded the Batanes islands near Taiwan on Monday, before moving away toward the northwestern boundary of the Philippine area of responsibility ...

(Manish/HT) The championship was organised by the district badminton association (DBA). On Sunday, Vakul Sharma defeated Krishav Kaplish and Jasraj Singh defeated Ishaan Sharma in the men’s single.

Sablang, Batanes celebrates its 107th anniversary with a week-long Vakul and Kanayi Festival. Vakul refers to the women’s headdress while Kanayi is a term for the hand-crafted natural-fiber coat the ...

And here Batanes is a good case study: a remote island which is no stranger to calamities and whose people are known for resilience, self-reliance, and cooperation. The province of Batanes is the ...

The governor of the Batanes islands, less than 200km (125 miles) from Taiwan, said in August she had sought US funding for a new port there. The US embassy had at the time confirmed its diplomats ...