Fish, seafood being sold in Malolos Market are safe to eat

A member of the Bulacan Incident Management Team (IMT) inspects the fish being sold at the Malolos City Public Market on Thursday, August 8, 2024. (Photo from Malolos City Information Office)
The Incident Management Team (IMT) that conducted a joint inspection of the variety of fish and seafood being sold at the Malolos City Public Market on Thursday, August 8, has found them safe to eat.
The data gathering conducted by the Bulacan IMT along with the local government unit of Malolos showed that the marine resources being sold in the market and those brought into the port were not affected by the recent oil spill in Bataan.
The IMT inspectors who examined the fish and other seafood sold in the market were Erica Vanessa L. Bulaong, Aquaculturist I; Joshua A. De Ocampo Aquaculturist II; Provincial Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) representative Darryl Villanda; Environmental Management Specialist II Anne Cuaderno; City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) OIC Amiel S. Cruz, and LDRRMO IV Kathrina Pia Pedro.
Aside from this, a hearing was also done on Thursday which tackled the city's preparedness and response to Typhoon Carina and the oil spill in Limay, Bataan.
Cruz announced their coordination with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Region III regarding the installation of an oil spill boom to prevent the spread of the oil in the water of the Malolos area.
Malolos City Mayor Christian D. Natividad immediately created a Task Force MT Terra Nova under Executive Order No. 035 s. 2024.