- A project on mangrove crab fattening for the livelihood of the coastal communities in Northern Iloilo will be conducted in collaboration with Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC), Estancia, Iloilo. This will be funded by the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCAARRD-DOST) under the GALING PCAARRD Program.