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 ...

"That wasn't so scary," I thought as I stepped off the big and wide faluwa and into the port of Sabtang, in Batanes province. It was a bright, sunny day, but even then, I regarded the 30-minute boat ...

Debris are seen in a building after Typhoon Chanthu passed through Sabtang, Batanes, Philippines MANILA (Reuters) - Several communities remain flooded and without power after a strong typhoon battered ...

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 ...

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’ ...

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 ...

'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 ...

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With a week to spend in Batanes, we were determined to visit at least two islands. Since we were staying on Batan island, we just had to visit either Sabtang or Itbayat to achieve our goal. But the ...