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 in Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol; Balite Bay, Mati City in Davao Oriental; Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur; and Ormoc Bay, Ormoc City in Leyte are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit. All types of shellfish and Acetes sp. or alamang gathered from the areas shown above are not safe for human consumption.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 08, Series of 2020, 02 April 2020. (2020, April 5). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A11.