The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-National Capital Region (BFAR-NCR), in partnership with Manila Water Co.’s social development arm, Manila Water Foundation (MWF), held a dispersal of 70,000 fingerlings at the spillway of La Mesa Ecopark in Quezon City. The event was part of the MWF’s 21st anniversary celebration and in support to BFAR’s Balik Sigla sa Ilog at Lawa (Basil) Program. The Basil program seeks to restore vitality to rivers and lakes and encourage communities to maintain clean waterways where aquatic life can flourish.

Manila Water, BFAR-NCR lead dispersal of fingerlings in La Mesa. (2026, February 22). BusinessMirror, p. A7.