The Philippine Navy’s first missile-capable frigate, the BRP Jose Rizal, is in Batanes to conduct maritime and security ...

(AP Photo/Jim Gomez) U.S. troopers alight from a US Army CH-47 carrying American and Philippine troops as it lands at the ...

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 o ...

It was blowing northwestward and was predicted to pass near the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes before slamming into southeastern Taiwan on Thursday. "We are still recovering from the ...

Only 6 percent of entire land area is comprised of flat lands. The entire Batanes archipelago boasts of nine volcanoes, of which two are considered active or have shown signs of having erupted in the ...

Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected across the country on Thursday due to the easterlies and the northeast monsoon or amihan, the Philippine ...