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 ...

Fly over Batanes, the Philippines’ northernmost province, where dramatic cliffs, rolling green hills, and traditional Ivatan villages meet the vast Pacific Ocean. This breathtaking drone footage ...

Batanes is the north beyond the north for us, with three of its largest islands inhabited and making up its populace. Itbayat is the northernmost of the three, and can sometimes be difficult to ...

For remote communities in Batanes, weathering typhoons is nothing new, but climate change threatens to uproot their homes and destroy their livelihoods. Watch this 360 video on how communities in ...

Provincial Government of Batanes hosts Basco Port operations closing ceremony with 130th Engineer Brigade By Spc. Devin Davis June 11, 2024 ...

Staying in a nice place has its rewards especially when returning from a grueling day trip trekking the terrain of the magnificent landscape of Batanes. Still in the Philippines ...

When one talks about Batanes, one will probably blabber about the endless rolling hills, the majestic view of the Pacific Ocean, the rustic Ivatan traditional house, the lofty lighthouses, the ...

SIGNAL no. 1 has been raised over Batanes Island as 'Hanna' (international name Haikui) has reached typhoon category, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration ...

Batanes is being eyed by the Department of Agriculture as possible source of the country’s first organic beef ‘tapa’ export. Here an Ivatan farmer tends to her cows.

But the novelty of visiting a place that is uniquely isolated from and connected to the rest of the Philippines is enriched by the people you meet along the way: from natives who are willing to share ...