Earlier, Batanes Gov. Vicente Gato said that while they have an active volcano, there is no imminent danger that their province would disappear from the map if the volcano erupts.

BASCO, Batanes (AFP) ... He agrees however that the money the tourists bring and the UNESCO nomination have helped put Batanes back on the national map. "Manila is simply too far from us.

FOUR lighthouses in Batanes are getting equipped with navigational and solar lights, improving maritime safety in the country ’ s northernmost waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said in Monday..

The capital of Batanes Province is Basco and is under Region II which is 860 kilometers north of Manila. Basco is on Batan Island. Batanes is the only province in the Philippines declared in its ...