Heritage Sites Conservation

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BASCO, Batanes October 24 -- The local committee for Batanes World Heritage, the office of the Congressman and the Batanes Heritage Foundation Inc. conducted a seminar workshop on the management and conservation of world heritage sites last October 21 to 23. The seminar workshop aimed to teach the stakeholders how to manage and conserve their cultural heritage. It was a three-day seminar-workshop which was attended by stakeholders, namely, national...

Natural Tourist Attactions

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SABTANG ISLAND Chosen as one of the 12 Best Destinations in the Philippines by the Department of Tourism in 1994, this island southwest of Batan Island remains undisturbed and unspoiled. It has intermittent white sand beaches, steep mountains, and deep canyons with small level areas sporadically found along the coastline. Accessible in 30 minutes by falowa (oval-shaped ...

Accommodations in Batanes

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Accommodations in Batanes Looking for accommodation in Batanes? Listed below is a range of Batanes hotels and Inns each chosen by our local team. The hotels and inns in Batanes range from local guesthouses and budget inns to more luxurious hotels and resorts. Let us help you find the ideal place to stay for your Batanes holiday! Hotels and Inns in Batanes Brandon's Lodging - 11 tastefully decorated rooms each with TV, aircon and toilet & bath....

Religious Tourist Attractions

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San Jose De Ivana Church (Ivana) Built in 1814 (although its foundation dates back to 1795), this church is truly unique among all the old churches in Batanes as it is the only one not built in the espadana style of the day. It has a crenellated fortress-like campanile or belltower that gives the appearance of a fortification. San Jose Church fronts the Ivana Seaport and offers...

Culture and People

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The people of Batanes are called Ivatan and share prehistoric cultural and linguistic commonalities with the Babuyan on Babuyan Island and the Tao people of Orchid Island. This divided homeland is a result of the Dutch invasion of Taiwan in 1624 ( Dutch Formosa ) and Spanish invasion in 1626 ( Spanish Formosa ). The northern half of the Ivatan homeland, Formosa and Orchid Island which were formally part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, fell to the...

Other Attractions

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Other AttractionsKanyuyan Beach & Port (Baluarte Bay, Basco). The port of call of the cargo ships bringing goods from Manila. Sitio Jura at Racujaide The fishermens village at Mananoy Bay. Fishing season is marked by a festivalin mid-March called Payvanuvanuan during which visitors are treated with fresh fish delicacies from the Pacific Ocean. Within the area is the legendary spring of Youth and a living cave with crystal limestone formations....

Batanes Greening Program

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BASCO, Batanes, October 21 -- The Department of Agrarian Reform here has committed 1.5 hectares of public domain land for the Billion Trees and National Greening Program of the environment department. According to Agrarian Officer Flordeliz Come, the said lot will be planted with trees for the period of six years, starting this year up to 2016. Come said under the leadership of Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Felix Alvarez, DAR has been extensively...

I-rice in NFA Batanes outlets

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BASCO, Batanes, October 15 -– National Food Authority (NFA) Chief Francisco Escalona announced that the I-rice is now available in all outlets of NFA here for P27 per kilo during the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council meeting recently. Escalona said their warehouse has a stock of 4,000 bags of rice which is expected to last for two months and has been available in NFA outlets province-wide since the middle of September. He...

Typhoon Quiel in Batanes

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September 30, 2011 Weather forecasters said Friday Tropical Storm Quiel (international codename: Nalgae) intensified into a typhoon, posing threat to northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said in its 5 a.m. Friday bulletin that "Quiel" was at 770 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan at 4 a.m.  The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour (kph) near the...

Batanes Islands Geography

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Batanes lies on a group of islands collectively called Batanes Islands and they are the northernmost islands of the Philippines. They are located between the Babuyan Islands (belonging to Cagayan Province) and Taiwan. The islands are sparsely populated and subject to frequent typhoons. The three largest islands are Itbayat, Batan, and Sabtang. The northernmost is Mavudis Island. Almost one-half of Batanes are hills and mountains. Batan Island,...

The Province of Batanes

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The Province of Batanes (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Batanes) is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippines, both in terms of population and land area. The provincial capital is Basco. The province is composed of ten islands, called the Batanes Islands, located about 162 km north of the Luzon mainland in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Of this island group, the largest and only inhabited islands...

Batanes Island

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The Batanes group of islands is the smallest province in the Philippines in terms of land area and population. Basco is the capital of the province which is 280 kilometers north of Apari, Cagayan and it is 190 kilometers south of Taiwan. Batanes is isolated from the rest of the Philippines for quite some generations making the culture preserved. Batanes lies in the vast waters of the Pacific Ocean where the Pacific Ocean meets China Sea.  The...

 
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