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 ...

BATANES, Philippines – Gathering hundreds of excited Ivatans and tourists, the small island of Sabtang became the heart of fun in the entire Batanes isles as it celebrated the first Vakul-Kanayi ...

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 ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off Sabtang, Batanes on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. Based on Phivolcs’ ...

Landscape | by Cris Magsino Sabtang Sunset The Sabtang lighthouse is arguably the most photographed iconic spot in Sabtang island, Batanes. It may have been photographed a thousand times but the ...

The continuous heavy downpour over the weekend caused recurring landslides near a barangay in Sabtang,Batanes, the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office (PDRRMO) warned. As of 5:33 ...

ITBAYAT, BATANES — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Sabtang, the southernmost island town of Batanes on Sunday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

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 ...

BUILT OF NATURE This vintage stone house that stands near the colonial San Vicente Ferrer Church in Sabtang town, Batanes province, has roofing and walls 61 centimeters thick and made of cogon, reed, ...

'Huwag naman tayong masyadong tipid sa pagbigay ng suporta financially sa mga ito,' Sabtang Mayor Maxilindo Babalo urges other local government units BATANES, Philippines – For the municipal mayor of ...