Oplan Erap can significantly raise the living standards of and provide more access to food by not only in the Philippines but also in Southeast Asia. This was revealed by two international aquaculture scientists in a keynote paper entitled "Responsible Aquaculture for the Next Millenium" at the recently concluded international seminar-workshop on Responsible Aquaculture Development in Southeast Asia (ADSEA'99) in Iloilo City. ADSEA is a tri-annual scientific conference sponsored by the Iloilo-based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center aquaculture department (SEAFDEC/AQD).

An Oplan Erap can ensure food security for the world's poor. (1999, November 22). Daily Informer, pp. 2, 8.