Out of the 383 extracted particles from 30 ‘bangus’ (milkfish) at selected sites in Mindanao, 235 were confirmed to have microplastics. This was the result of the study funded by the Department of Science and Technology-National Research Council of the Philippines (DOST-NRCP), led by Dr. Rey Y. Capangpangan, an NRCP lead researcher. The research found concentrations of microplastics in the fish, indicating the pervasiveness of plastic pollution in the aquatic environment in the country.

Gutierrez, V. A. D. (2024, January 28). Are microplastics in 'bangus' dangerous?. Business Mirror, p. A5.