LOS BAÑOS, Laguna, 3-June-2022. 50,000 pieces of Bighead Carp seedlings were dropped into Laguna Lake under the Balik Sigla River and Lake program or BASIL. The seedlings were released in Laguna Lake which  covers the towns of Pangil, Siniloan, Paete, Pakil and Kalayan, Laguna. 10,000 pieces of Bighead Carp seedlings were allocated for each town. The launch was successful under the leadership of BASIL Regional Focal Person Nenita S. Kawit of the Batangas Inland Fisheries Technology Outreach Station, in collaboration with the Provincial Fisheries Office of Laguna and the local governments of the said towns. The BASIL Program aims to rehabilitate and restore lakes, rivers, dams and reservoirs. The program also hopes to reproduce the number of ‘indigenous’ fish in ‘targeted management areas’ in order to continuously contribute to the food supply and preserve our country’s natural habitat.