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    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (, April 28, 2015, on page )
      Not a few tourists on holiday on Boracay are being repelled by the emergence of excessive green, slimy algae marring the shoreline of the world-famous island in Malay, Aklan. Since the start of the summer season last month, ...
    • Bay in Samar now rid tide-free 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (, March 10, 2017, on page )
      Cambatutay Bay in Samar has no more traces of the red tide toxin. An advisory issued Monday by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that shellfish samples from bay yielded negative results for red ...
    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (, May 14, 2017, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) lifted the ban on shellfish harvested in the waters off Tagbilaran City and the municipality of Dauis in Bohol and declared the same safe for human consumption. BFAR ...
    • Coca-Cola PH, partners collect more than 1,000 kgs of waste in coastal cleanup in Tanza, Cavite 

      (, October 7, 2023, on page )
      Coca-cola Philippines, together with Plastic Bank Philippines and Lighthouse Legacy Foundation, led over 200 volunteers to collect debris and marine waste at Julugan Fish Terminal in Tanza, Cavite, on Sept. 16, as part of ...
    • Red tide bwarning 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (, January 18, 2017, on page )
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources regional office here(BFAR-8) has issued a warning that red tide toxins continue to persists in Eastern Visayas bays, and that the public should refrain from gathering shellfishes ...
    • Red tide still up in Bolinao and Anda 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (, May 13, 2017, on page )
      Coastal waters of the towns of Bolinao and Anda, in this province, are still affected by the red tide, making shellfish gathered in these areas poisonous to humans, authorities said yesterday. Local officials have advised ...
    • Red tide still up in Gigantes 

      Yap, Tara (, January 28, 2017, on page )
      The coastal waters of the popular tourist destination Gigantes Islands in Carles, Iloilo province, is still positive for red tide toxin. On its latest bulletin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported ...
    • Red tide still up in Pangasinan, Masbate, Bataan 

      Iñigo, Liezle Basa (, January 16, 2015, on page )
      The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPAG) here put out a new warning to the public to remind them that all types of shellfish, shrimps, and crabs gathered or harvested from some coastal areas of Pangasinan are not ...
    • Time to consider the creation of a Dep't of fisheries and aquatic resources 

      Javier, Emil (, May 13, 2018, on page )
      The recent decision of President Duterte to return the National Food Authority (NFA), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA), and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) ...