The Province of Batanes (Ivatan: Probinsya nu Batanes and Filipino: Lalawigan ng Batanes) is an island province in the region of Cagayan Valley, Philippines. It is the northernmost province of the Philippines and is also the smallest province, both in terms of population and land area. The provincial capital is Basco on Batan Island.

The island group is located about 162 kilometres (101 mi) north of Luzon and about 190 kilometres (120 mi) south of Taiwan, separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province, Luzon, by the Balintang Channel and from Taiwan by the Bashi Channel. The ancestors of today's Ivatans are descended from Austronesians who migrated to the islands 4000 years ago during the Neolithic period. They lived in fortified mountain areas called idjangs and drank sugar-cane wine, or palek. They also used gold as currency and produced a thriving agriculture-based industry. They were also seafarers and boat-builders. Almost one-half of Batanes are hills and mountains. Batan Island, with a land area of 35 square kilometres (14 sq mi), is generally mountainous on the north and southeast. It has a basin in the interior. Itbayat Island, which has a total area of 95 square kilometres (37 sq mi), slopes gradually to the west, being mountainous and hilly along its northern, eastern coast. As for Sabtang, mountains cover the central part of its 41 square kilometres (16 sq mi) area, making the island slope outward to the coast. Batanes is subdivided into 6 municipalities. Batanes has only one congressional district.Municipalities:BascoItbayatIvanaMahataoSabtangUyuganThe people of Batanes are called Ivatan and share prehistoric cultural and linguistic commonalities with the Babuyan on Babuyan Island and the Tao people of Orchid Island.This divided homeland is a result of the Dutch invasion of Taiwan in 1624 (Dutch Formosa) and Spanish invasion in 1626 (Spanish Formosa). The northern half of the Ivatan homeland, Formosa and Orchid Island which were formally part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, fell to the Dutch who were in turn expelled in 1662 by forces of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty, led by the Chinese pirate Koxinga who then set himself up as The King of Taiwan.The southern half of the Ivatan homeland, the islands of the Batanes, was reinforced and fortified by Spanish refugees from Formosa before being formally joined in the 18th century with the Spanish government in Manila.The main languages spoken in Batanes are Ivatan, which is spoken on the islands of Batan and Sabtang, and Itbayaten, which is spoken primarily on the island of Itbayat. The Ivatan which is dominant in the province is considered to be one of the Austronesian languages. From college level down to elementary level, the language is widely spoken.[10]PACITA ABAD Her early paintings were primarily figurative socio-political works of people and primitive masks. Another series was large scale paintings of underwater scenes, tropical flowers and animal wildlife. Pacita's most extensive body of work, however, is her vibrant, colorful abstract work - many very large scale canvases, but also a number of small collages - on a range of materials from canvas and paper to bark cloth, metal, ceramics and glass. Abad created over 4,000 artworks. She painted a 55-meter long Alkaff Bridge in Singapore and covered it with 2,350 multicolored circles.

Abad developed a technique of trapunto painting (named after a quilting technique), which entailed stitching and stuffing her painted canvases to give them a three-dimensional, sculptural effect. She then began incorporating into the surface of her paintings materials such as traditional cloth, mirrors, beads, shells, plastic buttons and other objects.

1,Marlboro hills2,Naidi hills3. house of dakay 4.Mahatao view deck4,dipnaysupuan japannese channel5.mt.carmel church6.MOrong beach

Isabelais the second largest province of thePhilippines, and the largest in the island ofLuzonin terms of land area. Its capital is the city ofIlagan. Situated within theCagayan Valleyregion, it is bordered by the provinces ofAuroraon the southeast,QuirinoandNueva Vizcayaon the southwest,IfugaoandMountain Provinceon the west,Kalingaon the northwest,Cagayanon the north and thePacific Oceanon the east.This primarily agricultural province is thericeandcorngranary of Luzon due to its plain and rolling terrain. In 2012, the province was declared as the country's top producer of corn with 1,209,524 metric tons.[4]Isabela is the 10th richest province in the Philippines in 2011, the only province of Northern Luzon to be included in the list.[]The province has four trade centers in the cities ofIlagan,Cauayan,Santiagoand the municipality ofRoxas. Spanish Colonial churches in Isabela TheSt. Mathias Parish ChurchinTumauiniwith its wedding cake-style bell tower Our Lady of Atocha Church inAlicia Our Lady of the Pillar Church inCauayan San Pablo de Cabigan Church Ruins inCauayanthat was started in 1735[25]Tourist AttractionLocation

Sierra Madre Natural Forest ParkEastern coast of Isabela

Maconacon FallsMaconacon

Hanging BridgeMaconacon

White Sand Beaches -Typical of coastal areas along theSierra Madre mountainsof Cagayan Valley.coastal towns ofDinapigue,Palanan,Divilacan

Dibulo FallsDinapigue

Dinapigue Sea WallDinapigue

Bonsai ParkDinapigue

Waterworld Grand ResortRamon

Magat High Rise Dam-Asias biggest dam project at the time of its construction. It serves the primary function of power generation and irrigation. Its reservoir area of 4,450 hectares has a great potential for water-based recreation like fishing, boating and water skiing, among others.Ramon

Camp VizcarraRamon

Balai na IlaganIlagan City

Queen Isabela II Monument and Park(in front of the Isabela Provincial Capitol in Ilagan City)

Pinzal FallsIlagan City

Abuan RiverIlagan City

Ilagan SanctuaryIlagan City

Sta. Victoria CavesIlagan City

World's Largest Butaka - It is 11 feet 4inches high, 20 feet 8inches long, and 9 feet 7inches wide. It weighs 2,368 kilos and was constructed by 25 workers in 29 days.Ilagan City

Desert IslandDivilacan

Water Impounding DamRoxas

Borubor FallsRoxas

Honeymoon IslandDivilacan

La Salette Shrine - located in Balintocatoc Hills, contains life-sized statues of religious icons.Santiago City

ObeliskJones

Dimanek FallsLocated near boundary ridge betweenPalananandSan Mariano

Crocodile Watching (Crocodylus Mindorensis)San Mariano

Aguinaldo Shrine - Historic capture and heroism of GeneralEmilio AguinaldoPalanan

Dilaknadanum is the homeAgta people, a minority group on the coast of Isabela. Features forests, beaches, rivers and small farmsteads uprivers.Palanan

Dicotcotan BeachPalanan

Sta. Maria Triangular ParkSanta Maria

MororanTumauini

Camp Samal -"haven of scouts"Tumauini

Sinavulluan CavesTumauini

Villa Diana ResortCordon

Punta Amelita ResortCordon