The 14th conference of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Sub-Commission for the Western Pacific (IOC-WESTPAC-XIV) was hosted by the Republic of Indonesia at the headquarters of the Badan Riset dan Inovasi (BRIN) in Jakarta from 04-07 April 2023. A four-man delegation of scientists and marine science experts from Manila represented the Philippines in the discussions focusing on ocean science and sustainable development. Minister and Consul General Bryan B. Lao of the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta sat at the first Senior Government Officials' Roundtable plenary representing the Philippines. (Find out more about the work of IOC-WESTPAC at https://ioc-westpac.org/work-areas/ )
Upper left photo: Dr. Gil Jacinto makes an intervention at the plenary during the Sessional Working Group meetings on 06 April 2023. Upper right photo: The Philippine delegation to the IOC-WESTPAC-XIV consisting of (front row left) Dr. Gil Jacinto, Member of the IOC-WESTPAC Advisory Group and National Focal Person for IOC and PH Consultant for the Ocean Decade; (front row right) Minister and Consul General Bryan Lao; (back row left) Dr. Lilian Garcia, Executive Director of the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute of the Department of Agriculture (NFRDI-DA); (back row middle) Dr. Noemi Lanzuela, NCR Regional Director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-DA); and (back row right) Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, Director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Department of Science and Technology (PHILVOCS-DOST). Main photo: The plenary hall of the Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN) Headquarters hosting the IOC-WESTPAC-XIV discussions of over a hundred delegates from different countries.
