T he Philippines has initiated a significant move to strengthen its coastal defense by installing Japanese-supplied radar systems which threatened China near the Batanes islands. These islands ...

The Philippines is set to enhance its coastal surveillance capabilities with the installation of Japanese-supplied radars on the Batanes islands. The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh ...

Basco is on Batan Island. Batanes is the only province in the Philippines declared in its entirety as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas Act of 1992. Batanes is composed of ...

The Philippines’ myriad ethnic groups create ... gunmetal rollers crash against the volcanic Batanes Islands. At Siargao’s Cloud 9 break, surfers race through curling azure barrels.

The island province of Batanes lies on the Bashi Channel, which separates the Philippines from Taiwan. In an interview with Japan’s Kyodo, Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. said the radars ...

MANILA, Philippines--Villagers in northern Philippine ... was predicted to pass near the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes before slamming into southeastern Taiwan on Thursday.

There is, in fact, such a place in the Philippines: the remote village of Chavayan on the island of Sabtang in Batanes. Home to about 200 residents, Chavayan is where stone houses — most built over a ...

On touching down in Batanes, the Philippines' smallest ... With over 7,641 islands, brace yourself as the Philippines sets the stage for more fun adventures unlike any other.