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WATCH: China asked to clarify scholars' claims on Batanes as extension of Taiwan
The Manila Times 14 Jul 2026
The Chinese government must clarify whether they acknowledge or deny the claims made by their scholars that Batanes is an extension of Taiwan, a military spokesman for the West Philippine Sea said on July 14, 2026. VIDEO BY IZEL ABANILLA ....
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AFP to China: Reject Batanes claim, warns silence could make it official
The Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Jul 2026
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Why a Chinese academic claim over Batanes has unsettled the Philippines
South China Morning Post 13 Jul 2026
A university symposium in Guangzhou has placed the Philippines’ northernmost province of Batanes at ...
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Expert rejects claim linking Batanes to China through Ivatan ancestry
The Philadelphia Inquirer 13 Jul 2026
... that “anthropological evidence” backs the assertion that Batanes, the northernmost province of the Philippines, belongs to China through Taiwan.
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China’s fantastical Batanes claim
Taipei Times 13 Jul 2026
The Batanes are an extension of Taiwan ... Batanes is home to the Ivatan, an Austronesian people whose languages are close kin to Yami, spoken by the Tao people of Orchid Island (Lanyu, 蘭嶼) ... Nothing prevents it from running tomorrow from Batanes to Luzon.
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Batanes will not yield 'even an inch,' Army official says
The Philadelphia Inquirer 12 Jul 2026
GAMU, Isabela, Philippines — The Philippines will not surrender “even an inch” of Batanes, which remains under the country’s ...
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Tolentino rejects claim Batanes belongs to China
The Manila Times 12 Jul 2026
LABOR Secretary Francis Tolentino has strongly rejected the claim of Chinese academics that Batanes belongs to China ... “Batanes is part of the Philippines and will always be,” he declared.
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Batanes execs dismiss Chinese sovereignty claim
The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Jul 2026
ITBAYAT, BATANES — Batanes Gov ... “We recently commemorated the 243rd Founding Anniversary of Batanes.
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35 tourists stranded in Batanes as Inday exits PH
The Philadelphia Inquirer 11 Jul 2026
TUGUEGARAO CITY – Thirty-five tourists were stranded in the island-province of Batanes on Saturday, July 11, while Typhoon Inday ...
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Batanes is Philippines, sovereignty not up for debate — DFA
The Philadelphia Inquirer 10 Jul 2026
Nevertheless, the Philippines’ sovereignty over Batanes is […]...
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