Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGUs), shellfishes collected at coastal waters of Daram Island in Daram and Cambatutay Bay in Western Samar; coastal waters of Leyte in Leyte; coastal waters of Naval, Biliran Island Province; and coastal waters of Pilar in Capiz are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 09, Series of 2016, 19 March 2016. (2016, March 23). The Philippine Star, p. B-8.