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Apr 10, 2018 · Laguna de Bay scored a low C- in water quality, with heavy phosphate and coliform loading, and a failing F for the state of its fisheries, with major problems in terms of invasive species, overfishing and declining natural food sources.
Jan 5, 2017 · Laguna de Bay was swollen and virtually kept several lakeshore towns and cities in the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and Metro Manila flooded for months. More than 400 people died and 400,000 lost their homes. ‘Ondoy’ wake-up call. The massive flood was a wake-up call to the government.
Nov 8, 2017 · Serious pollution in a lake next to the mega-city of Manila is forcing a rethink by development planners to protect water quality and fish stocks. Laguna de Bay is the Philippines’ largest lake, and supplies Metro Manila’s 16 million people with a third of their fish.
Feb 23, 2022 · Deteriorated water quality. Unlike some of Laguna de Bay’s 21 tributaries—as well as Pasig River which connects the lake to Manila Bay—the lake continues to be able to meet the threshold for Class C waters. “Unfortunately, most of the tributaries of Laguna lake were declared worse than Class C.
Jul 9, 2021 · In a study of scientists from the University of the Philippines, there are harmful pollutants found in different parts of Laguna Lake that are threats to water safety and to human health. The pollutants in the lake are largely caused by human activities.
Jul 16, 2015 · The study showed that Laguna de Bay, the country’s biggest inland freshwater lake, is faced with declining agriculture and fisheries productivity, increasing domestic wastes and health issues, pollution and environmental degradation, and household food insecurity and health risks.
Nov 8, 2017 · Serious pollution in a lake next to the mega-city of Manila is forcing a rethink by development planners to protect water quality and fish stocks. Laguna de Bay is the Philippines’ largest lake, and supplies Metro Manila’s 16 million people with a third of their fish.
