Laguna Lake nears critical mark as water continues to rise

LUCENA CITY — The water level of Laguna de Bay rose to 12.34 meters Tuesday morning, which is 16 centimeters away from the lake’s critical high-water threshold of 12.50 meters, the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) reported. In an advisory, the LLDA said its Radar Level Sensors (RLS) showed the lake’s average water level at