The art scene in Batanes is fairly new, Abelador said. Prior to their group’s formation, the only prominent artist hailing from Batanes is the late Pacita Abad.

Recently we featured Batanes’ dynamic art as part of a Sunday travel piece for this paper. We’d like to follow up on that article and focus some more on the remarkable art being produced in ...

friend in the travel industry used to say: “There are two kinds of Filipinos — those who have been to Batanes, and those who haven’t.” I’m inclined to agree, however elitist seems the ...

From a childhood memory to an art world rediscovery, Pacita Abad's 'Sapuno' shines light on her Batanes roots, for auction at Leon on June 8. Skip to content. OCTOBER 27, 2022.

"That wasn't so scary," I thought as I stepped off the big and wide faluwa and into the port of Sabtang, in Batanes province. It was a bright, sunny day, but even then, I regarded the 30-minute boat ...