Laguna Lake clean-up with the help of residents and volunteers
Residents and volunteers responded to the appeal of the Binangonan local government to continue maintaining and protecting the Laguna Lake as they joined the most recent clean up of the largest freshwater lake in the country.
As part of the observance of National Disaster Resilience Month 2022, Mayor Cesar Ynares recently led local officials, employees, and representatives of several sectors in the municipality in a simultaneous of the lakeshore in Binangonan area of the Laguna Lake.
The office of Mayor Ynares said the clean-up was participated in by municipal employees, Sanggunian Barangay of Libis, Binangonan, Office of Civil Defense, provincial government, Bureau of Fire Protection, police, Department of Public Works and Highways, Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, beneficiaries of the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program), and other civilian volunteers and residents including members of the Barkadahan ng Kababaihan (BKB). -Manila Bulletin
Bangus, bighead, tilapia, and kanduli are among other fresh water species found in Laguna Lake and are supplied to wet markets in the province and in Metro Manila.
The lake also serves as a water source for Manila Water, which provides potable water to its clients in the east zone of Metro Manila.
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