Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and local Government Units (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Coastal waters of Leyte and Carigara Bay in Leyte; Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sure; Coastal waters of Biliran Province; and Honda Bay, Puerto Prinsesa in Palawan are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. Moreover, Coastal waters of Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol are now positive for red tide toxin.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 11, Series of 2018, 22 March 2018. (2018, March 24). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. B3.