Government officials have embarked on a six-day mission to the country’s northernmost territory to initiate the installation of a new monitoring facility in Amianan Island (Y’ami) of Itbayat, Batanes. Lawyer Asis Perez, the executive director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), led other officials in the mission on board the government’s multi-mission vessel, M/V DA-BFAR (DYCA), starting from Sta. Ana, Cagayan, last weekend. In a simple rite, Perez and Mayor Reuel C. Ibañez of Itbayat town led the groundbreaking of a new Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) station that will serve as a marker as well as BFAR’s watch center in the area.

Lazaro, F. G. (2016, May 24). BFAR sets up surveillance center at tip of Batanes. Manila Bulletin, p. 6.