MAHATAO, Batanes (AFP) – Sweat trickles down the back of Florentino Gallana as he applies the finishing touches to an eight-meter long fishing boat designed to dance with the churning waves of ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY––Five persons were rescued after their small rowing boat capsized Sunday off Basco town, Batanes province, authorities said Monday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) station in ...

He, however, said that Batanes has limited patrol boats to run after illegal fishing vessels in Batanes’ waters. According to him, a patrol vessel from the regional office, the BFAR MCS 3007 ...

A Taiwanese boat intercepted off Batanes last week may have links to past maritime offenses in the Philippines, Taiwan's Central News Agency reported. The CNA said the "Sheng Feng No. 12" used to be ...

MAHATAO, Batanes — The P130-million boat shelter port here is nearing completion. The project, with the direct involvement of the Philippine Navy, is the biggest infrastructure project of the ...

MANILA, Philippines – A Taiwanese fishing vessel ran aground off Batanes, the Philippine Coast Guard said Wednesday. The incident happened on Tuesday, 16 nautical miles northeast off Itbayat ...

Of the 10 islands, only three are inhabited: Batan (where Basco is located), Sabtang (30 minutes from Batan by boat), and Itbayat (2.5 hours from Batan). Many people have likened Batanes to ...

In a separate boat, we were fighting a different battle ... also given priority and whatever is left is what goes out of Batanes. I wound down my last night in the village with Tatay Ernie ...