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The ruins of the old USCG will be rehabilitated to provide exhibition, visitor and education spaces, apart from research facilities for the agency’s scientists and researchers to further extend the museum’s services to the province. It will also promote science, education and tourism. | The ruins of the old USCG will be rehabilitated to provide exhibition, visitor and education spaces, apart from research facilities for the agency’s scientists and researchers to further extend the museum’s services to the province. It will also promote science, education and tourism. | ||
The site consists of six one-story reinforced concrete buildings that were abandoned by the Americans after the Vietnam War. | |||
An initial appropriation of P39 million is included in the proposed national budget of 2012 for the establishment of the museum. | |||
In a briefing before a select group of Ivatans last week, Barns cited the need to house and exhibit properly the considerable number of archeological and anthropological artifacts they have assembled in the course of their study in the province. | |||
Archeological artifacts include pottery dating from about 4,000 years ago, objects of Taiwan nephrite (jade), baked clay spindle whorls as old as 3,000 years and 2000 year-old burial jars. | |||
==Batanes fuel stock to last for only 12 days== | ==Batanes fuel stock to last for only 12 days== | ||