The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is planning to establish a modern and contactless water quality monitoring system across the 90,000-hectare Laguna de Bay as part of the Philippines’ $30-million (P1.44-billion) trade cooperation agreement with Hungary. Aside from installing 47 water quality monitoring stations, another component of the deal is a comprehensive feasibility study for the rehabilitation of the heavily silted water body. Laguna de Bay, which covers the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and parts of Metro Manila, serves multiple uses, both ecologically and economically, one of which is the multimillion-peso “bangus” (milkfish) and tilapia aquaculture.

Cinco, M. (2020, December 16). Laguna de Bay to benefit from trade deal with Hungary. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A12.