Red tide warning up in parts of Visayas and Zamboanga del Sur

Luisa Cabato 03/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) alerted the public on Saturday that some coasts and bays in the country are affected by paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide. In a statement, the health department…

Red tide warning up in four bays in Visayas and Mindanao

01/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Red tide is still present in some bays in the country even with the start of the new year, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said on Thursday. According to the BFAR,…

Red tide warning raised in Visayas, Mindanao – BFAR

12/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — Red tide levels are still high in coastal waters in some areas in Visayas and Mindanao the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) announced. On Friday, the agency added Pontevedra, Capiz, to the…

PresyoMerkado: Litob

Immae A. Lachica 01/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Gusto mo mag seafoods karong adlawng Sabado? Suwayi ang litob, usa ka klase sa kinhason nga kinaham sa mga Cebuano ug Boholano. Mapalit kini sa tag P130 to P150 ang kilo sa Carbon…

DOH-7 cautions public from eating shellfish

Futch Anthony Inso and Cris Evert Lato-Ruffolo 04/10/2018

RED TIDE ALERT Coastal waters in Bohol, Leyte, Surigao del Sur and Palawan have been found positive of the red tide toxin. The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is currently on alert status after coastal…

BFAR-7 bans shellfish products from Siaton, NegOr

Nestle L. Semilla 10/08/2017

RED TIDE ALERT The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) temporarily prohibits the sale, delivery and consumption of shellfish products from the town of Siaton in Negros Oriental due to red tide. According…

BFAR-7 to public: Avoid eating shellfish for now

Edison Delos Angeles 12/27/2016

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources in Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has urged the public to refrain from eating shellfish until such time that they can lift the red tide warning in the Dauis, Bohol Province. Alma…

Fisherman drowns off Daanbantayan

Nestle L. Semilla 10/20/2016

A fisherman drowned gleaning for shellfish in Daanbantayan town, northern Cebu at Thursday dawn. Julius Regner, information officer of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO), said Jessie Estemar of Barangay Maya in Daanbantayan town was…

Red tide prompts ban on shellfish in Bohol

Eileen G. Mangubat 06/26/2015

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has issued a red tide alert in Dauis, Bohol, banning the gathering and eating of shellfish in the affected area. The public are also advised to remove the gills…

Shellfish poisoning downs 11 in Bohol

Melissa Q. Cabahug 06/25/2015

ABOUT 11 people have fallen ill after eating shellfish contaminated by red tide from the waters off barangays Totolan and Songculan, Dauis town and barangays Poblacion and Bool in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province since Friday last week.…

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