Negotiations are under way for the establishment here of a biotechnology laboratory that will address the need for advance aquaculture technology in Southeast Asia. The laboratory has been envisioned to be set up at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) situated in this seaside town 24 km west of Iloilo City. The Department of Agriculture is the proponent and recipient of the laboratory but the facility will be installed at SEAFDEC AQD, which will host and operate it in collaboration with the DA-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

Deal for SEAFDEC biotech lab in Iloilo town being worked out. (2001, March 6). Manila Bulletin, p. D-3.