Based on the latest laboratory result of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at Coastal waters of Daram Island, Irong-Irong, Cambatutay, Maqueda and Villareal Bays in Western Samar; Matarinao Bay in Eastern Samar; Coastal waters of Leyte andCarigara Bay in Leyte; Coastal waters of Biliran Province; Coastal waters of GigantesIslands in Carles, Iloilo; the regulatory limit. Moreover, Balite Bay in Davao Oriental is now positive for red tide toxin.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR), Shellfish Bullerin No. 03, Series of 2017, 17 January 2017. (2017, January 19). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. B4.