The Philippines claims the Jia Hai Ke 7 has been ‘loitering’ near islands that have become a flashpoint amid boundary talks.

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has set Nov. 28 as the special election for Batanes’ lone congressional district, moving up the previously proposed December schedule for the vote. Comelec ...

The Department of Tourism's Philippine Experience Program takes delegates to the province of Batanes, first in sites in Batan Island on March 26, 2025. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/File MANILA (UPDATED) ...

The Chinese activities around the Philippines’ northernmost province represent the opening of a new front in the maritime struggle between the two nations.

A recent academic seminar on the sovereignty issue of the Batanes Islands held at Jinan University has stirred a wave in Philippine government departments after Chinese scholars pointed out, citing ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. military is looking to develop a port in the Philippines that ...

Descendants of Filipinos from Batan Islands in the northern Philippines are holding a reunion on Kaua‘i this weekend. The group began immigrating to Hawai‘i nearly 100 years ago to work on sugar ...

The discussions are about the development of a port in the Batanes Islands, lying less than 125 miles from Taiwan The Batanes Islands would be key terrain if war broke out in the Taiwan Strait The ...

The Batanes Islands, which are covered by the so-called maritime delimitation talks between Japan and the Philippines, are legally China's sovereign territory and form a natural geographic extension ...

Led by the Batanes Tourism and Hospitality Monitoring Centre (BTHMC), in collaboration with the province and its local stakeholders, this observatory is committed to supporting the sustainable ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan, Philippines — The continued bad weather caused by recent typhoons and the southwest monsoon (habagat) has been taking a toll on villagers in the country’s northernmost island ...