TIM eMagazine Vol.1 Issue 3
Dr. Dorado’s project is the only one
of its kind in the country whereby
it addresses the multi-faceted
challenges surrounding Laguna
Lake.
Dr. Benedicto Dorado
ter problems, create hundreds of thousands of jobs,
protect the watershed, stimulate tourism and investments, and reclaim land for business , industrial and
residential purposes,’’ Amoroso said during the presentation.
According to Dr. Ricarte Javellosa, a doctorate in
hydro-geology and one of the resource technical person in the presentation, the project is doable, cost efficient and eco-friendly.
“Dr. Dorado’s project is the only one of its kind in
the country whereby it addresses the multi-faceted
challenges surrounding Laguna Lake . I believe this
project should be supported by the government and
given impetus as soon as possible as Laguna Lake
is a dying lake because the silt depth at 3.5 meters
is much higher that the water depth of 2.8 meters,’’
Javellosa said.
The main core of this project is twin-pronged.:
Laguna Lake Rehabilitation/ clean-up and Lakeshore
Park Development. The lake rehabilitation includes
the construction of 4 gridlocks to minimize the speed
of water flow from the Marikina River and strain
floaters (trees, branches, water lilies, plastic) that
flow to Laguna Lake; construction of little dams in
Pagsanjan to regulate water flow which can alternatively serve as water source for irrigation and potable
water after treatment; limiting the construction of
fish pens and controlling soil erosion reforestation
by the propagation of vetiver grass; converting solid
waste into cheap electricity, and processing of water
lilies into charcoal and alcohol.
The Lakeshore Park Development includes the use
of the dredged silt from the 90,000 hectares surface
area of the lake to be used for embankment along the
perimeters of the lake without disturbing the eco-balance of the Lake.; revenue generation from sale of the
reclaimed alnd for co9mmercial structures and other
businesses; building of the 220 kilometers baywalk
along the shoreline of the Laguna de Bay; building
of government offices in designated areas; building of port facilities for navigation of ferries/water
transport;m building of cable cars from Taytay to Mt.
Makiling and Mt. Caliraya passing Talim Island for
tourist attraction.
Dorado’s study has gained supporters from the
ground up which includes environmentalist lawyer Antonio ‘Tonike’ Padilla , socio-economist and
broadcaster Ike Seneres, all- women NGO headed
by Leonor dela Cruz, president of Women Movement
for an Empowered Nation, Inc., Balikatan-People’s
Alliance headed by Louie Balbago, Citizen’s Crime
Watch headed by Atty. Jose Malvar Villegas, Laguna–based Balik-Kalikasan headed by Pastor RV Castro , Caliraya Multipurpose Cooperative headed by
Lourdes Bautista and Zarajane, TV host and spokespe rson for wellness and environment.
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