ROY ORTEGA

He is the Chief of the Fisheries Resources Management Division (FRMD) of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) – Central Office. On concurrent capacity, Mr. Ortega is the Sub-component Lead of FISHCRRM 1.3 of the Fisheries Coastal Resiliency Project (FishCORE), a six-year WorldBank funded project being implemented by DA-BFAR. Roy completed B.S. Fisheries from Central Luzon State University (2000), a graduate of Master of Science in Aquaculture (2004), from consortium program of Ghent University (Belgium)-Wageningen University (Netherlands) and a Master of Public Administration (2025). He has participated in various DA-BFAR foreign missions in USA, EU, China, Thailand, Viet Nam, South Korea, Myanmar, Chile, ASEAN meetings and UN-Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) both at its Regional Office and Headquarters. Mr. Ortega has successfully managed several completed technical cooperation projects funded by UN-FAO, including CSR-supported livelihood projects and research projects with local universities. To date, Roy has nine publications in a form of peer-reviewed international & local journals, conference papers, technical guides on aquaculture, including ISBN -coded 11 series of technical bulletin on managing impact of weather systems on aquaculture operations, and one pending patent application. Roy is happily married to Jhuny Lei Abalos, a practicing CPA and residing in live in Taguig City with three Aspin dogs (Chubby, Mio and Kimmy).

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