Iloilo province will host the 4th Governor's meeting on the Visayan Sea Protection and Coastal Law Enforcement Program or the Visayan Sea Summit this coming Friday, February 17, 2012. The meeting to be held in Hotel del Rio, Iloilo City will be attended by the governors of the four provinces surrounding the Visayan Sea, namely, Gov. Arthur Defensor, Sr. of Iloilo, Gov. Alfredo Marañon of Negros Occidental, Gov. Rizalina Seachon-Lañete of Masbate, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia of Cebu. The invited resource person is Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Director Atty. Asis G. Perez, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (Seafdec-AQD) Director Dr. Joebert Toledo, and popular environment lawyer Antonio Oposa.

Garcia, E. C. (2012, February 15). Iloilo to host 4th Visayan Sea Summit February 17. The Daily Guardian, p. 3.