the more secluded of the three main islands of Batanes. On this latest trip to the province as part of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Philippine Experience caravan, a program that highlights ...

A visitor holds up dried dorado, locally known as aruyo, during the 242nd Foundation Week of Batanes Province. The ...

For the tourism industry of Batanes, less is definitely more. “We only want an average number of tourists, in order to preserve the quality and interest (in the island),” 68-year-old freelance ...

The U.S. military will not be involved in the development of a port in the Philippines' remote northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of ...

The Provincial Government of the Province of Batanes hosted the ceremony ... disaster response services and supplies to this island due to its proximity and very difficult transportation ...

The capital of Batanes Province is Basco and is under Region II which is 860 kilometers north of Manila. Basco is on Batan Island. Batanes is the only province in the Philippines declared in its ...

The missiles will be placed in the Batanes Islands, which are part of the Philippines and located near this strait. This missile deployment will happen during a big military training exercise ...

Basco, Philippines: As American troops converged on the Batanes islands in April, locals rushed to grocery stores. The Philippines’ remote, northernmost region sits just 150 kilometres from ...

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 ...

Located closer to Taipei than Manila, the islands of Batanes have received increased attention over the last few years amid growing cross-strait tensions and a renewed national security push by ...

Typhoon Krathon was last tracked over the coastal waters of Balintang island off the provinces of Cagayan and Batanes with sustained winds of up to 175 kph (109 mph) and gusts of up to 215 kph ...