Origin of Philippine lakes
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The paper discusses the origin of the major and minor lakes throughout the Philippines.
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Punongbayan, R. S. (2005). Origin of Philippine lakes. In M. L. Cuvin-Aralar, R. S. Punongbayan, A. Santos-Borja, L. V. Castillo, E. V. Manalili, & M. M. Mendoza (Eds.), Proceedings of the First National Congress on Philippine Lakes (pp. 1-10). Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).
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