The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) turned over to the Batanes provincial government on Monday a multi-purpose shelter in Mavulis Island, Itbayat for local fishing and not a Marine base as earlier reported. The Mavulis Project handover ceremony was led by the AFP-Nolcom with Undersecretary Ricardo David Jr. of the Department of National Defense as guest of honor and speaker. Mavulis, (also called Y’ami Island in textbooks) is the northernmost Batanes island, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Taiwan. It is uninhabited but frequently visited by local fishers, most of whom are from Itbayat town.

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