Diogo Island
Itbayat, Batanes
Diogo Island is an uninhabited volcanic island in Itbayat, Batanes. Also known as Dinem Island in the native language, Diogo is a lone rock rising out of the sea, with steep cliffs on every side, and dangerous currents make landing there practically impossible. It is an extinct volcano which has suffered heavily from marine erosion.
Diogo Island or Dinem Island News
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I Left My Heart and Soul in Batanes
They say Batanes is breathtaking...and it is. It really is. From the time the plane starts its descent, you can already see the vast paradise waiting to envelope you in its captivating allure. The lush greenery, the bright blue waters, and the picture-perfect vista -- it is beautiful in all sense of the word.
No wonder, people are exerting effort to score modestly-priced flights to this destination. Why not? A regular roundtrip ticket can reach as high as Php 15,000, as against Php 2,000-3,500 that are usually being offered during major travel expos! All you need is patience! Well, a lot of ... -
Awed at Torongan Cave and Hills Itbayat Island
The view of the Pacific Ocean,the deep jagged cliffs from the island where i'm standing and Dinem Island,cutting through the ocean like a knife's edge was stupendous.here at the farthest inhabitable,northern island of Itbayat,i'm just lost for words on how i can describe the beauty i'm seeing from Torongan Hills.If i had my way,i can spend an idle afternoon here just looking at the sea and Passing clouds.It was one of those moments that's I'm so proud of the philippines for having places like this.
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Dinem Island
In October 2009, I was invited by the Batanes Mountaineers to do an exploration of Dinem (Di'nem) Island in Itbayat, the northermost municipality of the Philippines. This island is a prominent feature in the open seas of the Luzon Strait, and can be seen as a giant rock jutting out of the northern view from Batan island - and most tourists would have seen it from the "Marlboro Country" or elsewhere. Ever since I saw this strange mountain-island in 2008, I really wanted to visit it, so I gladly accepted the invitation. This itinerary is a product of that exploration.
Dinem Island is uninhabi ... -
Batanes Protected Landscape and Seascape
The Province of Batanes([bɐˈtanes]) is the northernmost and the smallest province of the Philippine Republic, both in terms of population (18,000) and land area. The provincial capital is Basco.
The province is composed of ten islands, called the Batanes Islands, located about 162 km north of the Luzon mainland in the Luzon Strait and is part of the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Of this island group, the largest and only inhabited islands are Itbayat, Batan and Sabtang.
The Batanes Islands are separated from the Babuyan Islands of Cagayan Province by the Balintang Channel and ...