Will you marry me? You can’t say no in Batanes
Batanes, the smallest province in the Philippines, with a population of more than 17,000, is an off-the-track destination for most people.
Batanes, the smallest province in the Philippines, with a population of more than 17,000, is an off-the-track destination for most people.
Last February, I was at the Travel Expo in Mall of Asia’s SMX, trying to score cheap tickets to the US for our family vacation. I ended up with a round-trip ticket to Batanes.
There are many things not to like about Batanes—lack of good hotels, frequent brownouts, a sporadic cell phone signal or lack of it outside Basco, the capital.
Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Giuseppe Pinto will bless the newly renovated Cathedral of Sto. Domingo in Basco, Batanes, on March 29, which is also the episcopal silver jubilee of Msgr. Camilo D. Gregorio, bishop prelate of the province.
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