Lawmaker seeks probe on ‘ludong’ extinction

BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: House of Representative Deputy Speaker Carlos Padilla has sought an inquiry on Casecnan River’s delectable fish ludong which is on the brink of extinction arising from construction of water and energy facilities by an American firm.

Introduced by Padilla of the lone congressional district of Nueva Vizcaya, House Resolution 168 is directing the House Committee on Aquaculture and Fisheries Resources to conduct an inquiry on the impending extinction of the ludong in the Casenan River Home to the Bugkalot tribe, the Casecnan River runs through the municipalities of Alfonso Castañeda, Dupax del Norte and Dupax Del Sur in Nueva Vizcaya.