With idyllic hillsides and windswept terrains set against the backdrop of a dreamy view of Mt. Iraya and the sea, Batanes ...

THE Philippines is an archipelago of 7,641 islands. If you were to visit one island per day, it would take 21 years to explore them all. Many Filipinos grew up believing that the country consisted of ...

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A fire broke out at Basco Central School in Basco, Batanes on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Batanes said the fire was reported at around 12:42 p.m. Strong winds made it ...

Batan Island, the gateway to Batanes, is one of three main islands of the province (the others are Sabtang and Itbayat) and ...

CAUAYAN CITY — A fire gutted several classrooms and offices at Basco Central School in Basco town, Batanes on Sunday, March 16, forcing the suspension of classes on Monday. According to Roldan ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal, is in Batanes to conduct ... went close to the vicinity of Basco to fish,” Gutierrez told ...

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 ...