Three China Coast Guard vessels were monitored in the eastern and western sides of Batanes on Friday, seemingly “bracketing” ...

Itbayat, part of the country's northernmost Batanes Islands, has a population of about 2,800 people and lies in the Luzon Strait that separates the Philippines and Taiwan. The islands are famous ...

BATANES, Philippines – U.S. Soldiers assigned to 8th Forward Resuscitative and Surgical Detachment, 18th Medical Command, conducted two subject matter expert exchanges alongside healthcare ...

BATANES, Philippines – U.S. Army Soldiers, Philippine Army soldiers, and local government officials broke ground in Itbayat, Batanes, during a ceremony May 6, 2024, signifying the start of ...

BATANES, Philippines — The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is considered a delicacy in many parts of the world. Often found in small numbers around small islands, the world’s largest terrestrial ...

This essay is a preliminary discussion of the palo-palo, a cultural performance of the Ivatan community in the Batanes group of islands in northernmost Philippines where performers strike “opponents’s ...