The locals of Sabtang welcome visitors to the island. Behind them is one of the four famed lighthouses of Batanes (Photo courtesy of DOT) In a short but packed four-day itinerary from March 26 to 29, ...

For the tourism industry of Batanes, less is definitely more ... or “Marlboro Country,” the Chavayan Village in Sabtang Island filled with the iconic Ivatan stone houses and the Alapad ...

Batan Island, the gateway to Batanes, is one of three main islands of the province (the others are Sabtang and Itbayat ... that help create an incredible landscape framed by almost vertical ...

The Department of Tourism (DOT) has started the construction of the first tourist rest area (TRA) in Sabtang Island, Batanes ... Designed to blend with Batanes’ cultural landscape, the rest area will ...

DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco on Thursday (Mar. 27) leads the groundbreaking of the first Tourist Rest Area at the northernmost tip of the country, the scenic Sabtang ...

When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...

Business owners and vendors in Batanes now accept payments through ... Batallones, Uyugan Mayor Jonathan Enrique V. Nanud Jr., Sabtang Mayor Prescila A. Babalo, LANDBANK Executive Vice Presidents ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

The island already falls under the general purview of the area’s parks authority, so any owner would need a permit for landscaping like felling trees, said Francesco Maisto, the president of the ...