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    • ‘Biggest red tide bloom’ 

      Caspe, Mel (, December 6, 2015, on page )
      Eastern Visayas is threatened by what the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources describes as the biggest red tide bloom that has not been seen in more than three decades. BFAR regional director Juan Albaladejo said the ...
    • DENR probes Manila Bay discoloration 

      De Vera-Ruiz, Ellalyn (, March 31, 2020, on page )
      Authorities are now looking into the possible liability of hotels and establishments surrounding the Manila Bay a er discoloration on the waterbody was observed last week. "We suspect that this sudden color change from the ...
    • DENR to probe ‘discoloration’ of Manila Bay after Luzon ECQ 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (, March 31, 2020, on page )
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will look into the reported discoloration of the waters of Manila Bay last week once the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) over Luzon is lifted by Malacañang. ...
    • Fish diagnostic services available at SEAFDEC 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (, December 16, 2001, on page )
      Alarmed by the diseases decimating the shrimp and fish species in your fishponds? Then seek the diagnostic services of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in Tigbauan, ...
    • Fisherfolk raise concern over Manila Bay’s ‘discoloration’ 

      Ocampo, Karl R.; Valenzuela, Nikka G.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (, March 28, 2020, on page )
      Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise. While some netizens claimed that “mother nature is healing” due to the restriction of movement in the densely populated Metro Manila, ...
    • Pilar Bay still with red tide toxins 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (, March 9, 2016, on page )
      Pilar Bay in Pilar; Capiz remains red tide-positive, according to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR). On the other hand, Sapian Bay also in Capiz, Batan in Aklan and Gigantes Island in Carles, Iloilo were ...
    • Residents blame laterite mining for discolored Davao Oriental river as DENR probes incident 

      Padillo, Maya M. (, January 17, 2022, on page )
      The Davao regional office of the Environment department has started investigating a heavy siltation and discoloration incident of a river in Davao Oriental province. Photos posted by several residents online on Jan. 14 ...
    • Water in Davao Oriental river turns orange; DENR orders probe 

      Lacorte, Germelina; Francisco, Carmelito Q. (, January 17, 2022, on page )
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in the Davao region has started an investigation into the heavy siltation of Maputi River in Banaybanay town, Davao Oriental province. The DENR probe came after ...
    • What we need to know about red tide 

      Villanueva, Venus G. (, December 9, 2015, on page )
      More than two weeks after the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced that the fish-rich Batan Bay and its tributaries in three coastal towns are affected by red tide, a desperate fisherman challenged ...