To secure a sustainable fish supply for the country, Philippine Technical and Administrative Committee (PTAC) members requested SEAFDEC/AQD to put all aquaculture research and development plans into fruition. “The Philippines’ aquaculture industry needs to improve aggressively and this country is hungry for results,” Director Eduardo Gongona of theBureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said during the 27thPTAC Meeting last 17 October 2018 in Makati City, Philippines. The PTACis tasked to coordinate between SEAFDEC/AQDandthe Philippine Government as host and is comprised of representatives from relevant government agencies.

BFAR chief says PHL gov't 'hungry for results'. (2018, November 20). The Daily Guardian, p. 7.