The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued on Saturday four Norwegian nationals in a yacht that had drifted off Cabugao Bay in ...

The NMESIS will be employed during the Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations in Northern Luzon and the Batanes Islands ... Army engineers also examined port facilities in the area, reported ...

MANILA, Philippines — After the completion of this year’s Balikatan exercises on May 9, Filipino and American troops will also hold joint military drills in Batanes and Palawan, which are key ...

While it’s tempting to snap countless photos of Batanes’ waving landscape and postcard-perfect backdrops, travelers should look beyond its Instagram appeal ...

China has fiercely opposed the combat drills as provocative. Its aircraft carrier group sailed by a few days earlier near Batanes, where the U.S. military had deployed the Navy Marine ...

BASCO, Batanes (PIA) — In celebration of Farmers’ and Fisherfolk Month, more than 300 volunteers participated in a ...

Sabtang Island, with only about 1,700 inhabitants, is the smallest of the three inhabited islands of Batanes. Still, the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The United States is deploying several of its antiship missile system NMESIS to northern Luzon, including in Batanes, the Philippine province nearest Taiwan, during this ...

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 ...

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US Forces Deploy Anti-Ship Missiles in Philippines and Stage Live-Fire Drills Near China Hotspots BATAN ISLAND, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. military has deployed an anti-ship missile launcher ...