A joint, concerted effort to regulate the exploitation and protect the country’s fourth largest lake – Lake Mainit – has been launched that will be composed of the technical working group (TWG) of the Lake Mainit Development Alliance (LMDA) teaming up with local government executives from at least eight towns in the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte. The LMDA is an alliance of municipalities composed of Tubay, Santiago, Jabonga and Kitcharao in Agusan del Norte and Alegria, Mainit, Sison, and Tubod in Surigao del Norte, government line agencies (DA, NEDA, DENR, BFAR, PIA, DOT) and civil society organizations in Lake Mainit area. And in conjunction with the TWG, the LMDA will closely coordinate in the crafting of a resolution that will strictly regulate and protect the lake from illegal activities.

Crismundo, M. U. (2015, July 25). Lake Mainit alliance to protect PH's 4th largest lake. Manila Bulletin, p. 14.