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 ...
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 — 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 ...
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 ...
No. 2 was raised in Batanes due to Tropical Storm Salome, the weather bureau said Thursday. In its 5 a.m. report, the ...
The typhoon passed near the island of Sabtang in the Batanes group late in the morning with maximum sustained winds of 170 kilometres (106 miles) an hour and gusts of up to 215 kilometres (134 miles) ...
Tropical Storm Salome has maintained its strength while traversing the waters of Sabtang, Batanes, according to the state ...
MANILA, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Several communities remain flooded and without power after a strong typhoon battered the Philippines' northernmost islands, the authorities said on Sunday, displacing ...
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 ...