It’s been nearly a year to the day Roy Cimatu took over as secretary of environment and natural resources. Among his promises upon assuming the post was a thorough cleanup of water resources, particularly the country’s largest lake, Laguna de Bay. Cimatu vowed to continue dismantling illegal fish pens in the lake – a campaign that was started by his predecessor Gina Lopez.

Endangered Lake. (2018, May 13). The Philippine Star, p. 12.