Bolinao, Anda now red tide-free

DAGUPAN CITY — Now, it’s official. Red tide is gone in the Pangasinan towns of Bolinao and Anda and the ban on the gathering and eating of shellfish, particularly oysters and mussels, is now lifted.

Nestor Domenden, regional director of the Department of Agriculture, said that based on three tests conducted by his office within three successive weeks, water samples taken from the two towns yielded no red tide microorganisms.

Domenden said the rains in the past weeks could have swept away the red tide microorganisms. — Eva Visperas