Based on the latest laboratory results of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Local Government Units (LGU's), shellfishes collected at Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur; and Bataan coastal waters (Mariveles, Limay, Orlon, Pilar, Balanga, Orani, Abucay and Samal) are still positive for paralytic shellfish poison that is beyond the regulatory limit.

Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 04, Series of 2014, 10 February 2014. (2014, February 13). Philippine Daily Inquirer, p. A9.