Seaweeds belonging to genus Caulerpa are eaten fresh in the Philippines that’s why the species C. lentillifera under this genus was first cultivated for commercial purposes. The culture of this species, locally known as “lato”, started in the island of Mactan, Cebu in the early 1950s. Eucheuma, another genus of seaweed, was cultivated for human consumption, pharmaceutical and other industries. Although the demand of this genus was not high locally, farming of this seaweeds was developed as a response to the strong world market demand.Graciferia, a genus of red algae, was initially cultivated in the Philippines to serve as natural food for milkfish. Nowadays, farming of species under this genus were developed mainly as a source of agar.