Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Puerto Princesa Bay, Puerto Pincesa City in Palawan; Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Tambobo and Siit Bays, Siaton and Bais Bay, Bais City in Negros Oriental; Coastal waters of Daram Island and San Pedro Bay in Western Samar; Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Lete; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Balite Bay, Mati City in Davao Oreintal; and Lianga Bay and Coastal waters of Hinatuan in Surigao del Sur are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, Coatal waters of Milagros in Masbate; and Coastal waters of Zumarraga and Irong-Irong Bay in Western Samar are now positive for red tide toxin.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 20, Series of 2020, 02 October 2020. (2020, October 7). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A5.