1 ton tainted pork seized in Bulacan

At least a ton of tainted pork was intercepted while it was being brought to the local market in Bulacan province's Marilao town Thursday night. Police acting on a tip caught a tricycle driver transporting the meat in Loma de Gato village, radio dzBB reported early Friday. The driver, initially identified as Reynaldo Bendam, was brought to a local police station for questioning. Bendam also faces added sanctions after he failed to present a driver's license, the report said. Thursday night's incident happened when authorities were on alert against the selling of tainted fish from some areas in Batangas and Pangasinan that were affected by a recent fish kill. In Metro Manila, authorities had seized several hundred kilos of double-dead fish during searches at public market stalls. — LBG, GMA News