The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) issued a new warning in Milagros, Masbate after the area tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison, or commonly known as red tide. BFAR said in its 34th shellfish bulletin dated Dec. 6 that red tide warnings also remain in Bataan, specifically Mariveles, Limay, Orion, Pilar, Balanga, Hermosa, Orani, Abucay, and Samal. In the Visayas, positive areas are Dauis and Tagbilaran City, Bohol; Carigara Bay, Leyte; and Guiuan and Matarinao Bay, Eastern Samar.

Ochave, R. M. D. (2021, December 9). Red tide warning raised in Milagros, Masbate; several other areas still positive. BusinessWorld, p. S1/12.