Seventy-three milkfish or bangus that were to vie for the longest and heaviest fish in the Bangus Festival here were found dead in the fishpond Wednesday, sus­pected victims of rising water temperatures. Maliah Flores of Pagurao, Dagupan, said the milkfish averaged 2 kilos each. “Nasayang talaga ang effort namin na buhayin ang mga isda nang namatay ang 73 bangus na alaga namin na pagpipiliian namin na entry sa Bangus Festival, Flores told Ma­nila Bulletin in a phone interview.

Iñigo, L. B. (2019, April 11). Fish groomed for Bangus Festival die. Manila Bulletin, p. 5.