Red tide alert lifted in Tacloban, Guiuan bays

TACLOBAN CITY—The waters in this Leyte capital and in Guiuan, Eastern Samar, have tested negative for a toxic microorganism that causes red tide. In a Dec. 30 advisory, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that recent seawater samples collected from Cancabato Bay in Tacloban City and the coastal waters of Guiuan no