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 ...

She assured that despite the mishap, the Air Force will continue its relief operations in Batanes and other areas severely affected by recent weather disturbances. “The PAF assures the public ...

TUGUEGARAO CITY — Eighty-nine stranded tourists were airlifted by a C-130 Hercules transport plane from the typhoon-stricken province of Batanes to mainland Luzon on Friday. The Provincial ...

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck a Batanes town on Thursday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

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MANILA, Philippines — Batanes has been downgraded to Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 as Super Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) advances northwestward near Batanes. As of 7 a.m. on ...

MANILA, Philippines — Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 4 remains in effect over Batanes as Super Typhoon Leon (international name: Kong-Rey) barrels toward the province, the Philippine ...

It was blowing northwestward at 10 kph (6 mph) and was forecast to blow near the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes before it slams into southeastern Taiwan on Thursday.

According to PAGASA’s 11 p.m. advisory on Tuesday, Leon is forecast to rapidly intensify and will likely be a super typhoon or almost a super typhoon intensity during its closest point of approach to ...

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said Friday that his office would provide P25 million to the provincial government of Batanes to help in its recovery following the onslaught of Typhoon ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration on Thursday lowered the storm signal in Batanes to No. 4 as it was expected to weaken in the next 12 ...

Earlier Thursday, the typhoon’s eye blew about 68 miles east of the northernmost Philippine province of Batanes, where many villagers had moved to shelters a day earlier.