Residents and volunteers heeded the call of the municipal government of Binangonan, Rizal to continue preserving and protecting the Laguna Lake by joining the recent clean-up activity in the country’s largest fresh water lake.
Mayor Cesar Ynares led local officials and employees and representatives of various sectors in the municipality in the simultaneous cleaning activity along the lakeshore of the Binangonan portion of the Laguna Lake recently as part of the observance of the National Disaster Resilience Month 2022.
The office of Mayor Ynares said the clean-up drive 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).
Laguna Lake is home to some fresh water species of milk fish, bighead, tilapia and kanduli, among others that are being supplied to wet markets in the province and in Metro Manila.
The lake is also a source of water for Manila Water that supplies potable water to its customers in the province.
The municipal government has been leading regular cleaning activities in the lake in response to the provincial government’s pro-environment initiatives.