A once "dead river" in Iloilo is now throbbing with fish life, thanks to a government-hosted Southeast Asian research center located in Tigbauan town. Actually, the "dead river" in Dumalag town was a stream that naturally changed course and subsequently formed into a freshwater reservoir. Until the town folk headed by Mayor Ricardo Castro thought of stocking it with fish.

Fernandez, R. A. (2000, December 3). 'Dead' Iloilo river turned into freshwater reservoir. The Philippine Star, p. 28.