05/11/2025
✨A warm welcome to Ronald P. Aguto, Jr., Provincial Governor of Batanes, Mrs. Hazel Aguto, Governor’s wife, and Honorable Jonathan Enrique V. Nanud, Jr., Vice Governor of Batanes, who led a delegation from the Philippines to Taiwan!✨
From November 3–6, the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) hosted the delegation for a cultural exchange and discussions on the 2026 Lanyu–Batan 300-Year Commemorative Voyage.
Organized by the Indigenous Peoples Cultural Foundation (IPCF), next year’s Cinedkeran voyage (June 23–27) will reconnect Lanyu and Batanes across the Bashi Channel, reviving an ancient maritime route after 300 years. ⛵️🌊
Governor Aguto shared, “Our Ivatan ancestors came from Lanyu a thousand years ago — we are one family!” ❤️