THE famous Laguna Lake and the Seven Crater Lakes of San Pablo in Laguna will soon be taken care of by a new research and development (R&D) agency funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DoST).

San Pablo, Laguna is home to the Seven Crater Lakes: Bunot Lake, Calibato Lake, Mohicap Lake, Palakpakin Lake, Sampaloc Lake, Yambo Lake and Pandin Lake. Based on the Laguna Lake Development Authority website, Yambo and Pandin are twin crater lakes and are more famous as tourist sites. The rest are known fishing grounds.