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Tanay Adventure
The last of the Tanay Adventure series is a visit to the Tanay Church and sunset gazing at the Parola which boasts a view of Laguna de Bay.
Right after our Calinawan Cave tour(read the full guide here) we headed straight to the town proper to chase the sunset along the Parola. But before heading there, we paid a visit to the San Ildenfonso de Toledo Parish Church commonly known as the Tanay Church.
1. SAN ILDENFONSO DE TOLEDO PARISH CHURCH
Being a church fanatic (thanks to my history of architecture class), I am always excited to visit new churches. In fact, it is always on my list no ... -
PNoy Creates Body Focused On LLEDP
President Aquino has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 202 creating an Inter-Agency Technical Committee (IATC) for the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Project (LLEDP).
The EO was signed by the President on March 22, 2016.
Under the said EO, the IATC shall be composed of technical representatives of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA).
The President tasked the IATC to assist the DPWH and the LLDA in the implementation of the LLE ... -
Laguna Lake Dike Protest
The bidding ceremony for the Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike Project drew sharp opposition as hundreds of fisherfolk under the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas), together with members of the alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement (SLLM), marked the bidding with a roving picket at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) last Monday, March 14.
The said expressway dike project is one of President Aquino’s biggest projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP). LLEDP has two components: a 47-kilometer expressway dike from Muntinlupa, Taguig ... -
Pollution Distorts Fish Organs
Abnormalities have been observed in reproductive systems of male common carp in this country’s biggest lake, Laguna de Bay, and the anomalies are suspected be caused by “elevated amounts” of pollutants in the major freshwater resource.
A recently released study says untreated domestic wastes dumped into Laguna de Bay, which straddles several cities and towns around Metro Manila, appears to have been causing abnormalities such as testicular degeneration in male common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus).
The abnormalities can result in male infertility, which “may have important impli ...