Shellfishes collected and tested from coastal waters of Milagros in Masbate; coastal waters of Panay, President Roxas, and Pilar in Capiz; coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; 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, San Pedro Bay in Samar; and Cancabato Bay, Tacloban City in Leyte are now positive for PSP.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 03, Series of 2023, 25 January 2023. (2023, January 27). The Philippine Star, p. B4.