The Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal, is in Batanes to conduct maritime and security ...

One must fly from Manila or Clark to Basco in Batanes, travel by land to the port of Ivana, take a 30-minute falowa boat ride to Mahatao, then continue by tricycle for another 30 minutes to ...

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 ...