Dan D. Baliao has been appointed to head the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo effective 7 September 2017 to serve a two-year term. A former researcher and aquaculture specialist at AQD, Baliao was endorsed by the Philippine Department of Agriculture which was nominated by President Rodrigo Duterte to the SEAFDEC Council. His nomination was then approved by majority of the Council Directors consisting of representatives from SEAFDEC member countries.

SEAFDEC/AQD has new chief. (2017, September 18). The Daily Guardian, p. B7.