Daram Island in Samar cleared of red tide

TACLOBAN CITY—Bodies of water encompassing Daram Island in Samar have tested negative for a toxic microorganism that causes red tide. In a Feb. 6 advisory, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) reported that recent seawater samples collected from the coastal waters of the island no longer have traces of Pyrodinium bahamense, a dinoflagellate