Sabtang Island, with only about 1,700 inhabitants, is the smallest of the three inhabited islands of Batanes. Still, the Sabteños clearly distinguish themselves from the rest of the province through ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. With a week to spend in Batanes, we were determined to visit at least two islands. Since we were staying on Batan ...

While we mourn the loss of human lives and age-old structures during the recent earthquake that rocked Itbayat Island in Batanes, my mind and pen go back to Sabtang, a neighboring island that was ...

In the second episode of the Drone and Phone special in Batanes, Don Lejano and DJ Clark braved the rough seas going to Sabtang Island. There they managed to do some trekking, visited a stone house ...

MANILA, Philippines — A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck off Sabtang Island, Batanes on Thursday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. There were no immediate ...

BASCO, Philippines — Tourist arrivals on Sabtang island in Batanes increased by 42.07 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, according to the municipal tourism ...

PILLAR OF FAITH Basco Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, initially built in 1783 by Dominican missionaries using wood and cogon, was rebuilt using stone in 1795. Painted in sunflower yellow, it ...

Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 remained hoisted over Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands as ...

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Julian maintained its strength as it moved over the coastal waters of Batanes on Monday afternoon, the state weather bureau said. In its 2 pm. bulletin, the Philippine ...

Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Well preserved stone houses along Chavayan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. All photos by Owen Ballesteros "That wasn't ...