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 ...

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 ...

Where to head first? Batanes. Batanes, with its dramatic landscapes, rich culture, and warm-hearted locals, has captured my heart like no other place. It’s not just a destination—it’s a feeling.

CAUAYAN CITY — A fire gutted several classrooms and offices at Basco Central School in Basco town, Batanes on Sunday ... Fire volunteers from Batan Island in Sabtang later arrived to assist ...

A tour guide since 2008, she has brought visitors – most of whom were Europeans – to Batanes’ famous spots like the rolling hills of provincial capital Basco, the Racuh a Payaman or “Marlboro Country, ...

Batanes is composed of eleven tiny islands. Of these, only three are inhabited (Batan, Itbayat, and Sabtang) while the islets of Dinem, Siayan, Ditarem, Misanga, Mavudis, Dequey and Vuhus are all ...

Spring has arrived, and now is the time to start thinking about landscaping ... for a small Long Island property's front and backyard, services would start around $2,500, Dodd said.

The Ivatans greatly value the environment, so instead of changing it, they adjust to it. Here are five things to check out in Batanes when visiting its islands. 1. Stone houses Batanes is often struck ...

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 ...