http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17 2026-06-08T21:19:55Z 2026-06-08T21:19:55Z Gabieta, Joey http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17737 2026-06-08T03:59:06Z 2025-08-13T00:00:00Z

Red tide alert raised in Tacloban's Cancabato Bay Gabieta, Joey The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Eastern Visayas has issued a red tide warning over Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City after seawater samples tested positive for Pyrodinium bahamense, a toxin-producing microorganism responsible for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). BFAR, in an Aug. 10 advisory, said filtered seawater samples from the bay confirmed the presence of saxitoxin, the dangerous substance associated with red tide events.

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In Palawan, a resilient system of seaweed farming The presence of wide reef areas and coastal shelves in Palawan has made the province conducive to farming seaweed over the years. However, recent typhoons have exposed its vulnerability to extreme weather events. In 2021, Supertyphoon Odette swept away the floating seaweeds of Palaweño farmers and resulted to about P3 billion in agricultural damages to the island province.

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China's advanced bombers seen on disputed S. China Sea island Satellite imagery shows China landed two of its most advanced bombers in the disputed Paracel islands in the South China Sea this month - a gesture that some analysts described as Beijing's latest signaling of its growing military capabilities to rivals. The deployment marks the first time the long-range H-6 bombers have landed on Woody Island in the Paracels since 2020, and the movement of the now upgraded aircraft comes amid tensions with the Philippines, operations near Taiwan and ahead of the region's biggest defense forum this weekend.

2025-05-30T00:00:00Z Lagare, Jordeene http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/17698 2026-05-28T08:53:23Z 2024-08-14T00:00:00Z

Fish from 4 Metro cities, 4 provinces safe to eat, BFAR assures public Lagare, Jordeene The fish caught in four cities in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces are safe to eat, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) assured the public in its latest bulletin on Tuesday, amid concerns following an oil spill due to a sunken tanker in Bataan province. The BFAR cited tests showing the fish originating from Navotas, Parañaque, Manila and Las Piñas cities in Metro Manila and Bataan, Bulacan, Pampanga, and Batangas provinces were “safe for human consumption.”

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