MANILA, Philippines — The United States is deploying several of its antiship missile system NMESIS to northern Luzon, including in Batanes, the Philippine province nearest Taiwan, during this ...

MANILA, Philippines – Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 4 was raised over Batanes Wednesday afternoon as Super Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) swirled closer to the province.

For the tourism industry of Batanes, less is definitely more. “We only want an average number of tourists, in order to preserve the quality and interest (in the island),” 68-year-old freelance ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino has sounded the alarm over the presence of a Chinese research ship near Batanes, dubbing it a “deeply troubling concern” that needed ...

An aircraft has been deployed to challenge a Chinese research vessel near Batanes, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday. In a press conference, PCG spokesperson for the West ...

Exactly a month later, Leon battered Batanes, leaving residents with no option but to confront the aftermath of the typhoon, which is the 12th to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this year.

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan (PIA) — The officials of Batanes province have requested the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to allow the Ivatans to quarry within their territorial ...

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday deployed anew an aircraft to monitor and challenge a Chinese research vessel near Itbayat, Batanes. In a statement, PCG spokesperson for West Philippine Sea ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Chinese research vessel suspected of conducting marine research off Itbayat, Batanes did not respond to the radio challenge of the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) aircraft.