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Lake Bato Conservation launched
Sarah Imperial and Ruel Saldico
March 5, 2014
Naga City, Camarines Sur – Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the country, can look for more sources of livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project.
A joint effort of the provincial government of Camarines Sur, Bato officials, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and Senators Cynthia Villar and Allan Peter Cayetano, the environment project was launched to preserve the marshes and swamp forest, fresh water fish, wild ducks, and others habitats.
The lake that deteriorated over the years remains an ideal site for bird watching and wild-duck hunting for hobbyists. Presently, the lake is filled with trash and debris that the water has no space for flowing, stifling species dwelling in it.
Camarines Sur Gov. Migz Villafuerte said with the lake’s condition, fisherfolk could hardly get a decent catch. “The lake revitalization, livelihood of fisherfolk will be guaranteed,” the governor assured them. Lake Bato is significant to the lives of Bicolanos as, like Laguna de Bay, it was a primary route of travel that connects with Bicol River onto Albay Bay or other parts of Camarines Sur. Lake Bato originally known as “Caligno” by natives around the lake but Spanish officials named it after the town on February 15, 1758.
For sustainable preservation, the provincial government has formed the Engineered Wetlands for Lake Bato and put into effect the Camarines Sur Plastic Ordinance and Environmental Code. The commitment signing was led by Cayetano, Villar, Villafuerte, Rep. Sal Fortuno, and representatives of DENR, BFAR, DILG, and other agencies of the government supporting the project.
Source: www.mb.com.ph/lake-bato-conservation-launched/
Sarah Imperial and Ruel Saldico
March 5, 2014
Naga City, Camarines Sur – Fisherfolk in Lake Bato, the 7th largest lake in the country, can look for more sources of livelihood with the launching of the Lake Bato Conservation Project.
A joint effort of the provincial government of Camarines Sur, Bato officials, together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), and Senators Cynthia Villar and Allan Peter Cayetano, the environment project was launched to preserve the marshes and swamp forest, fresh water fish, wild ducks, and others habitats.
The lake that deteriorated over the years remains an ideal site for bird watching and wild-duck hunting for hobbyists. Presently, the lake is filled with trash and debris that the water has no space for flowing, stifling species dwelling in it.
Camarines Sur Gov. Migz Villafuerte said with the lake’s condition, fisherfolk could hardly get a decent catch. “The lake revitalization, livelihood of fisherfolk will be guaranteed,” the governor assured them. Lake Bato is significant to the lives of Bicolanos as, like Laguna de Bay, it was a primary route of travel that connects with Bicol River onto Albay Bay or other parts of Camarines Sur. Lake Bato originally known as “Caligno” by natives around the lake but Spanish officials named it after the town on February 15, 1758.
For sustainable preservation, the provincial government has formed the Engineered Wetlands for Lake Bato and put into effect the Camarines Sur Plastic Ordinance and Environmental Code. The commitment signing was led by Cayetano, Villar, Villafuerte, Rep. Sal Fortuno, and representatives of DENR, BFAR, DILG, and other agencies of the government supporting the project.
Source: www.mb.com.ph/lake-bato-conservation-launched/