Chaired by Hon. Vilma Santos-Recto, Governor of Batangas, the meeting tackled various environmental issues and programs. Several speakers were invited to share approaches and experiences in implementing environmental programs , including Mr. S. Adrian Ross, Acting Regional Programme Director of PEMSEA, Atty. Zoilo Andin, Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Commission; Ms. Evelyn Estigoy, Head of the Provincial Government-Environment and Natural Resources Office of Batangas; Mr. Ricardo Sandalo, Project Manager for Batangas, WWF-Philippines; and Col. Venus de Castro, Operations Manager, Task Force Likas Yaman-Vigilance for Sustainable Resources. A number of recommendations and measures were brought forward to further improve and sustain existing efforts such as the enforcement of fishery and mining laws, programs addressing food security and supplemental livelihood, management of natural and human-made disasters, and the protection of vulnerable population and coastal resources, and waste management and pollution reduction.

Consistent with the strategies identified in the SEMP, a holistic approach in natural resources management, and pollution management and control is initiated through the Health, Education, Environment, Agriculture, Roads/infrastructure, Tourism, Security/Services (HEARTS) program of the provincial government. HEARTS calls for a holistic approach to attain an ecologically sustainable socioeconomic development of the province.

In line with the implementation of the SEMP, and Executive Order 578 on biodiversity mandating the formulation of a Verde Passage Management Plan, the Batangas Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network was created through the signing of a Memorandum of Agreement among and between the Provincial Government of Batangas, City Government of Batangas, Municipal Governments of Balayan, Bauan, Calatagan, Mabini, Lobo, San Juan, Nasugbu and Tingloy. The Batangas MPA network is supported by the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Phil) and Conservation International (CI). WWF-Phil and CI are partners of the Provincial Government in coastal resources management. The network aims to facilitate sharing of information, experiences and resources, and resolution of possible conflicts between MPAs; access assistance from the network; and assist other LGUs to establish marine reserves, sanctuaries and the like.