ACOSTA-FRESNEDI INAUGURATES MUNTI-HATCHERY

Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi and Sec. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta Ph. D. LLDA General Manager lead the Inauguration of the 1^st Muntinlupa Fish Hatchery at Barangay Bayanan Baywalk. Altogether in the activity is the massoathtaking of new sets of officers of the Muntinlupa Fishermen with almost 1,500 members, Turnover of 200,000 red tilapia. In the photo, Fresnedi is showing to Sec. Acosta the fingerlings in the hatchery. Looking in are: Councilor Patricio Boncayao Jr., Councilor Louie Arciaga, and LMO Chief- Ting Niefes.

Almost 1,500 fishermen in Muntinlupa will benefit from the newly inaugurated 1^st Muntinlupa Fish Sanctuary located at Bayanan , Baywalk . LLDA Manager Nerious Acosta and Muntinlupa Mayor Jimmy R. Fresnedi led the inauguration of the 2,500 square meter Fish sanctuary on June 26,2014.

Part of the special day for Muntinlupa Fishermen were the : oath Taking of new set of officers in the eight barangays of Muntinlupa (Sucat, Buli, Cupang, Alabang, Bayanan, Putatan, Poblacion and Tunasan), distribution of  first batch 200,000 red tilapia fingerlings to the 8 shoreland barangays, and the awarding of the Fish pen share of Muntinlupa amounting to 2.8 Million. Sec. Acosta commends the full support of Mayor Fresnedi’s program about the Laguna Lake rehabilitation program and his sincerity to good governance.

“Sa Matuwid na daan, luntian kapaligiran”, is the LLDA’s cry to help and uplift the environmental programs of the national government, and Muntinlupa has always been In the right track towards good governance.

Environmental protection and rehabilitation of the Laguna de bay is included in the list of Fresnedi’s priorities. This was brought about by the previous typhoons that destroyed Laguna de Bay’s fishing ground for small fishermen. Through the Lake Management Office, led by OIC-Valentino Niefes, projects to rehabilitate Laguna de bay were listed to ensure that the Lake is being protected , illegal fishpens are demolished,and that fishermen are given the chance to restore back their livelihood for their families.

Aside from the Fish Hatchery in Bayanan, the 25 hectares Fish sanctuary in Sucat has been growing fingerlings which are thrown back to the lake during lakeseeding activities, small fishermen are allowed to catch in this area. LMO ‘s continuing program includes, clean up in all tributaries, Bantay-Lawa ( monitoring of illegal fishing activities),shoreland cleanup and restoration together with the Environment Cluster of the city.

Said inauguration was attended by some City Councilors, led by Majority Floor Leader Patricio Boncayao, Louie Arciaga and Vergel Ulanday, from the barangay were: Kagawad Nap Durante of Alabang, and Caloy Casaldon of Tunasan.