tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16451415914040552662023-11-16T09:54:51.968-08:00BatanesHome of the ivatansChenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340157263929890966noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645141591404055266.post-75188266482973035922010-07-07T14:09:00.000-07:002010-07-07T14:09:38.313-07:00Theres No place Like Home After 2 years, finally I have time to relax and enjoy a vacation...I really deserve to have one..After all those busy and tough times I have been to..It's nice to be back and bring those memories alive..It's so nice to see my parents again, my highschool friends and my bestfriend Joy, who is now a mother of my inaanak..Nichole. Enjoying with my love ones makes my stay worthwhile..<br />
Memories just wont fade away..It's a nice feeling to go home and have fun specially these summer..There is so much life in this place..And I'm proud to belong in these raise.. I'm proud to be Ivatan!! Thanks God!!<br />
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I would like to share my pictures during my vacation..It's a great memory..Its really nice to be back..<br />
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</div>Chenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340157263929890966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645141591404055266.post-10926353627440131242010-07-07T13:01:00.000-07:002010-07-07T13:01:04.775-07:00Batanes Facts and figures<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">GEOGRAPHY</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The Island Province is strewn on a 4,500 square kilometers-expanse of territorial waters at the Luzon Strait and Balintang Channel, where the Pacific Ocean merges with the China Sea. The area is a sealane between the Philippines and the southern parts of Japan, China, Hongkong and Taiwan.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> The islands are characterized by gently rolling hills, cliffs and black and white sand beaches.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Batanes is about 860 kilometers (approx. 525 miles) from Manila in the northernmost tip of the Philippine Islands. Basco, the capital town is about 280 kilometers north of Aparri and about 190 kilometers south of Taiwan.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Its area is about 230 square kilometers. The inhabited islands of Batan, Itbayat and Sabtang occupy an area of 209.30 square kilometers. The other islands are Dinem, Amianan, Dequey, Ivuhos, North, Mavudis and Siayan. Batanes has population more or less than 16,000.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Wind and rain constantly sweep the islands, but the notion that it is constantly battered by typhoon is wrong. Batanes is blessed with cooler, balmier climate. It enjoys practically four seasons, the best one being summer (March -June).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">The mother tongue of Batanes is Ivatan, spoken by 93.94 percent of the total households.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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