(This May 2 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.) By Adrian Portugal BATANES, Philippines, May 2 (Reuters) - ...

71.784 square kilometers of the total land area, or roughly around 14 percent, represent the combined land areas of the seven uninhabited islets. Only 6 percent of entire land area is comprised of ...

A picture is a secret about a secret. A recent trip to the beguiling province of Batanes revealed new discoveries. Batanes is an enigma and a juxtaposition in itself. It reveals the most superlatives ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has taken crucial steps to strengthen fishing ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has distributed fuel subsidies to fishermen in the country's ...

Fisherfolk across the province of Batanes received much-needed government assistance, as the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...

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 and ...

Batanes, the northermost part of the country, lies in the path of most of the 20 or so tropical cyclones that enter the Philippine area of responsibility every year. Without a background on the Ivatan ...

A visit should include sorties to at least one of its two other main islands, to see even more untouched Ivatan villages Written by: Ambassador Virgilio Reyes Jr. The Philippines has its own version ...