Govt steps up to conserve Lake Lanao

The government has finally decided to conserve Lake Lanao belonging to the Maranao tribe and the habitat for 18 endemic species of freshwater fish.

The decision came after a memorandum of agreement was signed last September 21 between the provincial government of Lanao del Sur and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 10 (DENR-10) in order for the lake “to meet its water requirements needed for hydropower, irrigation, fisheries and domestic uses and to sustain its biodiversity resources.”