BAYANIHAN ISLANDS:
Batanes...blessed
or cursed? Its isolation from the rest of the country preserved its
pristine beauty but at the same time somehow kept it away from progress
and life's advancement.
There's
no doubt, Batanes is among the most beautiful, if not the most
beautiful, places on Earth. The prehistoric violence on Earth's soil and
the province's eventual geographic location molded the magnificent
beauty it possesses now. As it's away from the the effects of too much
modernization and the wrath of pollution, Batanes was able to keep its
natural gifts and the peaceful way of life of its people.
But
while they are isolated, some things are left difficult to do. Going back and
forth to Batanes is costly, on the average, one must allocate around PhP
30,000. Sometimes, one may have the money but the goods are not
available in the islands. If the weather is not good, boats and ships won't dare sail the sea and go to their
place to bring the things they need.
