The construction of the fishermen’s shelter, a multi-purpose facility being jointly built by different stakeholders with the military’s Northern Luzon Command (NOLCOM), continues in the most isolated and northernmost uninhabited island of the country despite all odds. Lt. Col. Isagani G. Nato, NOLCOM spokesman, said the facility for the fishermen in Mavulis Island of Itbayat in the province of Batanes was a big challenge for NOLCOM. Spearheading the project, NOLCOM endured “the natural obstacles and other hindrances they meet along the way,” said Nato, adding that it is a “difficult task to meet as the groundworks and transportation are affected by the weather and proximity of the island to its adjacent inhabited island of Itbayat.”

Velez, F. C. & Wakefield, F. T. (2018, June 19). NOLCOM puts muscle into Batanes fishermen's shelter. Manila Bulletin, p. 6.