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 ...

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 ...

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.

"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 ...

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.

The cast and crew of Batanes shot this film for 19 days on the islands of Sabtang and Basco. The staff brought their own generator to Batanes so they could shoot scenes even when electricity was ...

The Updated Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape (BPLS) Management Plan for 2017 was the outcome of a joint German-PH project to enhance the management of 60 protected areas and establish a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Complementing their training in weaponry, Filipino and US troops engaged in martial arts in Basco, Batanes as part of their joint drills last week, which included mortar ...

By the time you read this, it will be too late. Well, almost. You’ll have only one more day to catch the Batanes festival at Grace Park, Margarita Forés’ restaurant at One Rockwell, where ...

The governor of the Batanes islands, less than 200km (125 miles) from Taiwan, said in August she had sought US funding for a new port there. The US embassy had at the time confirmed its diplomats ...

With a week to spend in Batanes, we were determined to visit at least two islands. Since we were staying on Batan island, we just had to visit either Sabtang or Itbayat to achieve our goal. But the ...