Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR)

December 7, 2022 Dear Irvin Elbanbuena, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Dec 05, 2022 10:39:21 AM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your Request You asked for Datasets of recorded fish diseases among the aquacultures in Davao city. Response to Request This is to formally acknowledge your request for information from the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources. With regard to your request, kindly refer to the data provided by the DA-BFAR RFO XI RFLD: “Good day, In relation to the above inquiry, this office have the following current records in relation to detected diseases with the samples analyzed in this laboratory. 2019: Shrimp diseases particularly White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in grow-out farms in Davao Oriental and Davao Del Sur; 2020: shrimp diseases particularly White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in grow-out farms in Davao Oriental and Davao Del Sur 2021: shrimp diseases particularly White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in grow-out farms in Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro and Davao Del Sur Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV) in grow-out farm in Davao Occidental 2022: shrimp diseases particularly White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in grow-out farms in Davao Oriental All specific information pertaining to the test results and other records of this laboratory are held secure and confidential at all times and shall seek approval from the customer involved if it intends to disseminate such information publicly. This is per our Quality Management Manual -General Requirements for Confidentiality.” Thank you! Your right to request a review If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, FOI Decision Maker FOI Receiving Officer