MANILA, Philippines – One can use many adjectives to describe Batanes: breathtaking, beautiful, stunning, and charming. Valugan Boulder Beach. Joshua Berida/Rappler This province in the north lives up ...

Valugan Boulder Beach is just a short bike ride away from Basco in Batanes. The beach is known for its smooth boulders that line the shoreline, which stretches for miles. Unlike most pebble beaches, ...

After accomplishing my goal of visiting all 195 UN-recognized countries, I’m now embarking on a new long-term mission—to explore every city and municipality in the Philippines. No matter how many ...

BASCO, Batanes (PIA) — In celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk Month, more than 300 volunteers participated in a large-scale coastal clean-up across key areas in Basco, Batanes. The initiative was ...

Batan Island, the gateway to Batanes, is one of three main islands of the province (the others are Sabtang and Itbayat) and home to four of the province’s six municipalities, including Basco, the ...

"3 days on the island and a thousand pictures later," says a first-time visitor, "I was fascinated." BATANES, Philippines – I’d always thought Batanes to be a typhoon-prone province with medieval ...