laguna de bay coversion
Murder of Laguna de Bay kicked off during Marcos regime – fisherfolk
Murder of Laguna de Bay kicked off during Marcos regime – fisherfolk
Manila, Philippines – The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA-Pilipinas) on Friday castigated President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing late-dictator Ferdinand Marcos to be buried at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) on November 19, saying the late-dictator does not deserve to be honored a hero.
The fisherfolk group said that aside from thousands of human rights violations Marcos had committed to the Filipino people during the dark years of martial law, Marcos started the projects and programs on fisheries sector that started the deterioration of our fishing waters, particularly the Laguna de Bay, which is the largest living lake in the country and is a home to thousands of fisherfolk families and poor residents depending on the abundant resources of the lake.
Marcos constructed the Napindan Hydraulic Control Structure (NHCS) which has a channel that prevents the flow of saltwater from Pasig River and Manila Bay to the lake, apparently to convert the lake from productive fishing grounds into permanent potable water for the residents of Metro Manila and become a cooling machine for the thousands of factories and industries situated along the lake.
However, the NHCS harms the residents of Laguna de Bay and put the lake at its dying stage. Naturally, saltwater is essential to Laguna de Bay to keep its ecological balance that gives nutrients to the fish and other species in the lake.
Pamalakaya-Pilipinas 