The Government and Lake Governance Criteria for the Seven Crater Lakes of San Pablo City, Laguna, Philippines

Abstract

The Local Government and the Government Agency shape the Seven Crater Lakes. The present study focused on understanding the predominant Governments and Lake Governance's concept vis‐a‐vis the small lakes and their basin communities. These foremost authorities are intertwined, and Lake Governance's essential criteria interplayed and continuous to the responsibility. Although the City Government of San Pablo City and the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) have improved the small lake's situations and they are satisfactorily functioning, serious issues still remain at present and into the future. Focusing on the criteria's lessons, Pandin Lake, Yambo Lake, Mohicap Lake and Sampaloc Lake have been ameliorated to varying degrees. In contrast, Bunot Lake, Palakpakin Lake and Calibato Lake continue to struggle with deficiencies. Thus, over the dual governments need to exhibit greater commitment, decisiveness and effectiveness if the Seven Crater Lakes are to flourish in development and conservation. Furthermore, while the Structuring Government and Administering Water criteria are adequate, completing the Developing Tourism, accomplishing the Regulating Fishery and substantially subsidizing the Supporting Finance in the City Government and the LLDA remain deficient. Accordingly, the main target of the paired Governments' over time is to address the remaining challenges facing the Seven Crater Lakes.