Batanes People live a simple life. They don't care about the politics nor do they pay attention to foreign exchange rate. But they are well informed about Manny PACMAN and the stampede disaster of WOWOWIE.

Mainly surviving on fishing and farming of root crop, their houses are made of big boulders to withstand the strong winds. Surprising, they have GLOBE and SMART GSM strong signal, satellite TV and 24 hours of electricity.

Public school up to high school is open to all children, partly subsidized by the government.