Batanes is on top of every Filipino's bucketlist. It is a photographer's dreamland and the only province whose entire area is declared as Protective Landscape and Seascape. Being the northernmost ...

On the journey back to Batan Island, I found myself fighting off nausea aboard a small faluwa, the traditional Ivatan boat ...

Batanes. Celebrated travel photographer George Tapan taking photos in Batanes Batanes, with its dramatic landscapes, rich culture, and warm-hearted locals, has captured my heart like no other place.

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 report shows that Batanes recorded an impressive 14.5 percent economic growth, leading the nation’s provinces. Following closely are Camiguin at 11 percent, Aklan at 9.5 percent, Nueva Vizcaya at ...

“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 ...

Violent conditions continue over extreme Northern Luzon as Super Typhoon Leon passes close to Batanes, according to the Tropical Cyclone Bulletin released by PAGASA. As of 4 a.m., the center of ...

Philippine Information Agency (PIA)QUEZON CITY, (PIA) — The Department of Tourism (DOT) reported that 140 tourists remain stranded in Batanes, the Philippines’ northernmost province, following ...

The seaboards of Batanes will have very high seas up to 14.0 meters in 24 hours, and up to 10.0 meters over the seaboards of ...

Pacita Abad’s Batanes roots The painting “Sapuno” hits close to home for Abad, who was born in Basco, Batanes, the fifth of 13 children to parents who were politicians in the province.

The best and fastest option to visit Batanes is direct or connecting flights to the provincial capital of Basco. From Metro Manila, getting to Basco takes only about an hour and 40 minutes. Moreover, ...