Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "tests"

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    • 3 Eastern Visayas bays have red tide 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, August 24, 2017, on page 13)
      Three bays in Eastern Visayas are contaminated with the red tide toxin, a report from the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8 (DA-RFO) said Wednesday. Francisco C. Rosaroso, chief of the Regional Agriculture ...

    • Algae-lined Boracay beach freaks out tourists 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2015, on page 9)
      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, ...

    • Bataan, red tide-free 

      Supnad, Mar (Manila Bulletin, February 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has finally lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan, after imposing it for more than a year in eight coastal towns. BFAR imposed the prohibition on the gathering, transporting ...

    • BFAR lifts Bohol shellfish ban 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2017, on page 20)
      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 ...

    • Biliran waters still red tide infested 

      Marticio, Marie Tonette Grace (Manila Bulletin, June 8, 2018, on page 11)
      The coastal waters of Biliran remain positive for paralytic shellfish poison based on the latest laboratory results from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local government units. Biliran Provincial ...

    • Cavite takes action against water pollution 

      Giron, Anthony (Manila Bulletin, February 16, 2017, on page B9)
      Local government authorities in this city have started efforts to clean rivers in the lowland and upland districts of the province following reports that some tributaries are contaminated by waste and toxic chemicals. River ...

    • Engineer puts up high-tech Spirulina farm 

      Sarian, Zac B. (Manila Bulletin, January 4, 2018, on page B-7)
      All the requirements that are needed to succeed in growing the alga have been studied by Pol, and so successful is he that even the researchers from UP Los Baños and La Salle University, have admired his success in producing ...

    • Fish kill in 2 Pampanga towns; Alcohol plant's permit suspended 

      Regala, Franco (Manila Bulletin, September 26, 2017, on page 8)
      Apalit Mayor Peter Nucom on Monday issued a 30-day suspension against an alcohol fermentation plant, which residents said discharged waste water in the Pampanga River channel that resulted in a fish kill in the coastal ...

    • Fish thrive in Pandacan depot's wastewater pond 

      (Manila Bulletin, September 6, 2009, on page 1)
      Fish are good indicators of water quality since they are very sensitive to contamination that chemical tests may miss, according to a study made by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA study indicates that ...

    • Fisherfolk seek urgent government help on fish kill 

      (Manila Bulletin, July 9, 2015, on page 15)
      Hundreds of fisherfolk from the coastal town of Manjuyod and Bais City in this province are asking government for a thorough investigation of the fish kill in waters here, which they claim has gravely affected their source ...

    • New red tide advisory 

      Philippine Information Agency (PIA) (Manila Bulletin, October 18, 2015, on page 25)
      The shellfish samples collected from Cambatutay bay in Samar and Carigara Bay in Leyte tested positive for red tide toxin, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-8) announced in a new advisory recently. In a ...

    • Not yet safe to swim at Manila Bay-DOH 

      De Vera, Analou; Quis­morio, Ellson A.; Geducos, Argyll B. (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2019, on page 1-6)
      On Thursday, the Department of Health (DOH) reminded the public that it is still not safe to swim there, citing health issues. The DOH issued the advi­sory after photos of clean shores of Manila Bay went viral after its ...

    • Pasig river rehab and development authority sought under house bill 

      Luci, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, April 19, 2015, on page 16)
      A bill seeking to create the Pasig River Rehabilitation and Development Authority to undertake development and management of the Pasig River Basin System has been filed at the House of Representatives. Quezon City Rep. ...

    • Red tide alert raised in Capiz 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, September 1, 2015, on page 19)
      Officials are strongly warning residents in Capiz province from eating kinds of seafood here for fear of red tide poisoning. “Capizeños are warned and refrained from eating shellfishes, per the advice of the Office of the ...

    • Red tide alert up in Irong-Irong Bay 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2017, on page 9)
      The red tide toxin has been found in Irong-Irong Bay in Catbalogan City, Western Samar, a report from the Department of Agriculture Regional Field Office 8 said here today. Francisco C. Rosaroso, chief of the Regional ...

    • Red tide reaches Biliran 

      Cayubit, Restituto A. (Manila Bulletin, October 22, 2016, on page 9)
      The red tide contamination in Eastern Visayas has spread to the waters of Biliran province. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Regional Director Juan Albaladejo said that the latest laboratory tests confirm ...

    • Red tide still up in several Visayas areas 

      Ruiz, Ellalyn De Vera (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2017, on page 7)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Tuesday warned the public that coastal waters of Daram Island, Irong-irong, Cambatutay, Maqueda and Villareal Bays in Western Samar; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; ...

    • Red tide warning up in areas of Surigao del Sur 

      Crismundo, Mike (Manila Bulletin, December 18, 2017, on page 12)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR) issued a ban, Saturday, on the consumption of shellfish coming from Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur after the water from the bay’s coastal area was found positive for the ...

    • 'Red tide' alert up in Mindanao 

      Crismundo, Mike U. (Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2010, on page 8)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a warning on Thursday that four areas in Mindanao are positive for toxic "red tide" or paralytic shellfish poison which is beyond the regulatory limit. These areas ...

    • Shellfish from Bohol unsafe 

      Mosqueda, Mars W. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2017, on page 9)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) office here has warned that all kinds of shellfish gathered from Bohol are not safe for consumption. BFAR raised the warning after it issued a red tide alert in Bohol, ...