Useful Information About Batanes

	Basic Data
	Population (Year 2000 NSO census)	15,656
	Capital of Batanes	Basco
	Distance from Manila	500km
	Distance from Taiwan	218km
	Total land area of Batanes (consist of 10 small islands where only 3 are inhabited Batan, Sabtang and Itbayat)	23,000 hectares
	Batan land area (main island)	7,573 hectares
	Sabtang Island	4,067 hectares
	Itbayat Island	9,290 hectares
	Current Elected Officials (results of May 14, 2001 Election)
	Congressman	Florencio B. Abad
	Provincial Governor	Vicente S. Gato
	Vice Governor	Dante Castillejos
	Sangunian Panlalawigan (Board Members) District 1- Basco and Mahatao	Efren Lizardo, Amada Fabi, Alexander Argonza
	Sangunian Panlalawigan (Board Members) District 2 - Ivana, Uyugan, Sabtang, Itbayat	Ronald Aguto, Charles Ibañez, Juliet Abas
	Mayor - Basco	Manuel Viola
	Vice-Mayor - Basco	Roscoe Santana
	Mayor - Mahatao	William Agsunod
	Vice-Mayor - Mahatao	Pedro Poncio
	Mayor - Ivana	Anastacio A. Barsana
	Vice-Mayor - Ivana	Saturnino Valones
	Mayor - Uyugan	Marita Ibay
	Vice-Mayor - Uyugan	Andres Baldomar
	Mayor - Sabtang	Romulo Cielo
	Vice-Mayor - Sabtang	Romeo Acebes
	Mayor - Itbayat	Romeo Gonzales
	Vice-Mayor - Itbayat	Simaco Guitierrez
	Banking/Lending Services
	Philippine National Bank	Basco
	Land Bank of the Philippines	Basco
	Batanes Multi-purpose Cooperative, Inc.	Basco
	Builder's Bank	Basco
	Calling Batanes from abroad (source: Bandillo Batanes)
	Basco Piltel - 8:30am to 4pm Mon-Fri, 8:30am to 9:30pm Sat-Sun	Tel/Fax 00632-533 3456 Tel 00632-533 3444 Tel 00632-533 3452
	Itbayat - 6 to 11 pm	Tel 00632-78 1981529 /30
	Sabtang - 5 to 11 pm	Tel 00632-78 1981525 /26
	Uyugan - 12:30 to 5 pm	Tel 00632-78 1981521 /22