2 Eastern Visayas bays now free of red tide

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Two bodies of water in the Eastern Visayas region have tested negative for a toxic microorganism that causes red tide. In an advisory on Nov. 19, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that recent seawater samples collected from the Calubian Bay in Leyte province and San Pedro