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 ...

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 ...

AS travelers, we often wonder what it might be like not only to journey across distances but also through time. Is there a ...

These paintings feature the picturesque landscapes, customs and everyday life in Batanes; with words provided by Protogenes Gallarion to produce a monthly guide to the island province’s culture and ...

And these islands - Itbayat and Basco - that make up the far-flung Philippine archipelago of Batanes are in the line of crossfire. They appear as mere dots in the ocean that surrounds them.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Coastal surveillance radars supplied by Japan will be posted on the Batanes islands less than 200 kilometers from Taiwan, the country’s top military official said Thursday. The ...