Products and Services
Laguna is well known for its various products: buko pies from Los Baņos; fruit
candies from Rizal, Liliw and Nagcarlan; cutflowers and ornamentals from Los
Baņos, Calamba and San Pedro; wood carvings from Paete and Pakil; handicrafts in
Cabuyao and Sta. Cruz; and footwear from Biņan, Sta. Rosa and Liliw.
Abundant with raw materials such as coconut, bamboo and pandan leaves, residents
of the province utilize these for handweaving.
The 900,000-hectare Laguna de Bay supplies most of the fishing needs for the 17
municipalities of Laguna. The shallow lake has a production potential of 410,000
metric tons of fish. There are three government-operated freshwater fish farms
in Laguna: the Fresh Water Fish Farm, Bay Demonstration Fish Farm, and the Sta.
Cruz Fingerlings. The provincial government, along with the Development Academy
of Laguna, has organized cooperatives in order to train fishermen in using new
methods of marketing their produce.
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