Luis Abad runs for Batanes congressman in special election
The son of former Batanes representatives Butch and Henedina Abad will run in the November 28 special election to fill the vacancy left by the death of Batanes congressman Ciriaco Gato Jr.
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Batanes congressman Ciriaco Gato Jr. dies
Gato chaired the House health committee from 2022 until his death
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Keeper of Ivatan memory: Dorian Merina sees Batanes beyond the postcard view
‘Over and over we, as Ivatans, have had to assert our identity and protect our community,’ says author Dorian Merina amid recent territorial claims over Batanes by Chinese scholars
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Philippines’ defense dep’t hits China’s ‘state-sponsored propaganda’ claiming Batanes
State-run Global Times runs an opinion piece claiming Batanes is part of China — a claim Chinese academics first put forward in late June 2026
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MAP: Where Filipino families earn the most and least
Rappler’s data visualizations map the cities and provinces where Filipino families earn the most, revealing a persistent Luzon-Mindanao divide, based on the PSA’s latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey
