Vilma Santos Eats Tawilis on Camera to Prove It’s Safe

Vilma Santos Eats Tawilis on Camera to Prove It’s Safe

Gov. Vilma Santos Takes a Bite of Tawilis to Defend Taal Lake’s Fish Industry VILMA SANTOS – To address declining fish sales and rising public concern, Gov. Vilma Santos took a proactive approach—eating Tawilis herself to vouch for the safety of Taal Lake’s aquatic bounty. Batangas Governor Vilma Santos recently took to social media to ... Read more The post Vilma Santos Eats Tawilis on Camera to Prove It’s Safe appeared first on PhilNews.

Is tawilis in Lake Taal safe to eat? UST Science dean says ‘yes’

THE SEARCH for the missing sabungeros (cockfighters) in Lake Taal has driven down demand for tawilis, the lake’s endemic freshwater sardine, amid unfounded fears it might be unsafe for human consumption. Why this story matters: Fisherfolk groups have expressed concern over baseless public panic that the fish might have fed on human remains, causing the price of tawilis to drop to an “all-time low” of P100 per kilogram in nearby towns.  Expert ta…