At least P7.3 million worth of tilapia were destroyed in the latest fish kill to hit San Vicente town in Ilocos Sur province, authorities said. Rogelio Rualizo, president of the San Vicente fishermen’s association, said the fishkill on May 15 ravaged about 66 tons of tilapia that were seen floating in Bantaoay River. About 39 fish cage operators in Barangay San Sebastian were affected by the incident, according to data from the town’s agriculture office.

Mugas, J. M. (2021, May 22). 66 tons of tilapia turn belly up in Ilocos Sur: Fish kill blamed on heat, ‘overpopulation’ of cages in San Vicente town’s Bantaoay River. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A10.