The Department of Health (DOH) yesterday warned the public against shellfish products from provinces where red tide algae had started to bloom. Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral said selling and harvesting shellfish from Sorsogon Bay in Sorsogon; Murcielagos Bay in Zamboanga del Norte and Misamis Occidental; Bislig Bay in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur and Dumanguillas Bay, Zamboanga del Sur are banned. Cabral noted that shellfish gathered from other areas not contaminated by red tide are not covered by the ban.

Crisostomo, S., Visperas, E., Laude, J., Lagasca, C., Ramirez, C., Baliao, N., Laude, J., & Macairan, E. (2010, February 27). Public warned against shellfish from provinces with red tide. The Philippine Star, p. 3.