Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Bataan (Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Hermosa, Orani, Abucay and Samal); coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Carigara Bay in Leyte; coastal waters of Guiuan, and Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Dumanquilas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; Litalit Bay, San Benito in Surigao del Norte; and Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur are still positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison (PSP) or toxic red tide that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, coastal waters of Leyte in Leyte is now positive for the red tide toxin.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 35, Series of 2021, 10 December 2021. (2021, December 12). The Philippine Star, p. B3.