Basco, Batanes October 14, 2016 President Rodrigo Roa Duterte personally visited Batanes after it suffered the onslaught of Super Typhoon Ferdie, one of the strongest typhoons that hit the province in more than two decades, after it made landfall last September 14. Typhoon Ferdie (international name: Meranti) sustained maximum strength of 255 kilometers per hour continue reading : Briefing on the Damages Caused by Typhoon Ferdie