Farmers and fishermen from Negros Occidental province dominated the Department of Agriculture's (DA-6) 2015 Gawad Saka: Search for Outstanding Farmers and Fisherfolks of Western Visayas in Iloilo City last August 26. Iloilo province ranked second with three awards while the island province of Guimaras had two awards.

Yap, T. (2015, September 3). Agri-fishery awards. Manila Bulletin, p. 8.