BASCO, Philippines – U.S. Army divers with the 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command participated in the closing ceremony of ...

BASCO, Batanes, Philippines — Filipino and American troops will train to defend an island province facing Taiwan from potential aggressors as part of the biggest-ever “Balikatan” (shoulder-to-shoulder ...

MANILA, Philippines — More than a hundred naval reservists will be deployed to Batanes following Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s order to increase personnel in the country’s northernmost ...

CLARK FREEPORT – Philippine Airlines (PAL) will resume flights from Clark International Airport (CRK) to scenic Basco, Batanes and vice versa starting July 2, 2024. PAL said that the route will ...

BASCO, Batanes (PIA) — In celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk Month, more than 300 volunteers participated in a large-scale coastal clean-up across key areas in Basco, Batanes. The initiative was ...

A fire broke out at Basco Central School in Basco, Batanes on Sunday, March 16, 2025. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Batanes said the fire was reported at around 12:42 p.m. Strong winds made it ...

PHILIPPINE reservist leader and former House Deputy Speaker and congressman Michael “Mikee” Romero has been honored with the ...

SIGNAL No. 2 is up over Batanes as Typhoon "Jenny" continues to maintain its strength although over the Philippine Sea, the state-run weather agency said on Tuesday. Estimated some 350 kilometers east ...

Business owners and vendors in Batanes now accept payments through a Quick Response (QR) code following the launch of LANDBANK’s Cash-Lite Batanes initiative, designed to transform the province into a ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY, CAGAYAN, Philippines — A Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 aircraft was deployed on Monday to fly a special mission from Manila to Batanes and back to assist over 100 stranded ...

MANILA, Philippines — Typhoon Carina (international name Gaemi) intensified on Tuesday afternoon as it moves off the northern coast of the country, enhancing heavy rains and triggering floods across ...

Violent conditions are being experienced over Batanes with Signal No. 5 hoisted over its northern and eastern portions as Super Typhoon Leon moved closer to extreme Northern Luzon, PAGASA said late ...