Red tide alert up in Biliran town

2026-03-07 - 14:44

TACLOBAN CITY, LEYTE, Philippines — Authorities have raised a red tide alert in the coastal waters of Maripipi, an island municipality in Biliran province, after the presence of the organism “Noctiluca scintillans” was confirmed earlier this week. According to the Maripipi Municipal Public Information Office, the organism was observed in the island’s coastal waters and