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FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES. Schoolchildren belonging to the Magbukun Tribe, attend limited face-to-face classes at the Bangkal Resettlement Elementary School in Abucay, Bataan on Monday (March 14, 2022). The indigenous peoples have welcomed the opening of face-to-face classes, saying it is more beneficial to pupils and parents, especially to some natives who do not know how to read and write. (Contributed photo) ABUCAY, Bataan - Indigenous peoples (IPs) on Monday welcomed the opening of face-to-face classes in an Aeta upland village here, saying it is more beneficial to pupils and parents, especiall...

(File photo courtesy of PTV) BALANGA CITY, Bataan - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has lifted the shellfish ban in Bataan after samples collected in the coastal towns and this city were found negative for paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Provincial agriculturist Joey Roberto Dizon said in an advisory on Wednesday night that BFAR issued Shellfish Advisory No. 08 dated March 2, 2022, based on the results of red tide monitoring activities of the fishery agency and the local government units (LGUs). Negative results for the PSP or red tide toxin were obtained from three c...

Bataan waters still positive for red tide

(File photo courtesy of PTV) CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Thursday said the shellfish ban in Bataan that was raised on Nov. 6, 2021, is still in effect. As per BFAR Bulletin No. 3, shellfish samples collected from nine Bataan towns still tested positive for the red tide toxin causing paralytic shellfish poisoning. Covered by the ban are those raised and gathered from the towns of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga City, Pilar, Orion, Limay, and Mariveles. "The public is advised to refrain from eating, gathering or harvesting,...

FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES. Olivia Basi (right), principal of the Saba Elementary School in Hermosa, Bataan, shares their strict implementation of safety and health protocols as pupils start to attend face-to-face classes on Monday (Feb. 21, 2022). Six other public elementary schools are now holding limited in-school classes in the province. (Photo by Ernie Esconde) HERMOSA, Bataan - Seven public elementary schools under the Department of Education's (DepEd) Schools Division Office (SDO) in Bataan are now holding limited face-to-face classes. In an interview on Tuesday, Ramon Perez, chief of the...