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    • Study: Pesticide pollution in water is rare, but can be severe 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, May 28, 2015, on page B-9)
      A global study of pesticides in streams and waterways released Monday, April 13, found that such pollution is rare, but when found it exceeded regulatory limits about half the time. The study in the Proceedings of the ...

    • Study: PH losing ₱62b yearly to illegal fishing 

      Campos, Othel V. (Manila Standard, March 11, 2021, on page A3)
      The Philippines has been losing approximately P62 billion annually to illegal fishing based on a study released by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ...

    • Study: Philippines' largest lake under threat 

      (Visayan Daily Headlines, March 5, 2008, on page 5)
      Pollution, slums and an invasion of foreign fish species are threatening the Philippines' largest lake, one of the nation's major fish farming regions, according to a study published Tuesday. Laguna de Bay on the outskirts ...

    • Studying sea life for a super glue 

      Fountain, Henry (Manila Bulletin, April 24, 2010, on page 12)
      Along one wall of Russell J. Stewart’s laboratory at the University of Utah sits a saltwater tank containing a strange object: a rock-hard lump the size of a soccer ball, riddled with hundreds of small holes. It has the ...

    • Stuffed 'daing na bangus' 

      Chikiamco, Norma (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 11, 2008, on page C2)
      Inihaw na bangus or daing na bangus? Sometimes you wonder which one to choose from these two popular favorites. Here's a dish that combines the best of both recipes.

    • Sual maintains status as top "bangus" producer 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 10, 2016, on page A9)
      Sual, Pangasinan- If you're having a meal of bangus (milkfish), chances are the fish came from the waters off this western Pangasinan town. This town produces an average of 60 tons of bangus daily. That means 60,000 kilograms ...

    • Sual trafficking victims: Where’s justice for us? 

      Gabieta, Joey (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2018, on page A12)
      There were no easy answers to the questions asked by Eli, 20, a resident of a village here called Barangay 96, when told that the human trafficking case against their tormentors had been dismissed. Eli was among 27 men and ...

    • Subic communities benefit from seaweed farming 

      (Manila Standard, June 9, 2018, on page B5)
      Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy) recently partnered with the private and public sectors for a seaweed farming project that will benefit two barangays in the province. The memorandum of understanding with the ...

    • Subic fishermen buck fishing ban at Panatag lagoon 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 24, 2016, on page -A9)
      Fishermen from this coastal town are opposing President Duterte's plan to declare the lagoon in the contested Panatag Shoal (international name: Scarborough Shoal) a marine sanctuary, claiming that a ban would deprive them ...

    • Subic fishermen for marine protection 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, June 1, 2013, on page 9)
      In a simple yet fun-filled celebration of "Araw ng Mangingisda" at this free port recently, fisherfolk vowed to work for the protection and preservation of the marine ecosystem and denounced the use of plastics and other ...

    • Subic fishermen heed call to avoid Scarborough Shoal 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 19, 2016, on page A14)
      Boat captain Aniceto Achina, 40, and his 12-member crew were taking shelter from strong winds on Scarborough Shoal on July 12, the day an international tribunal ruled against China’s claims in the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • Subic fishermen refute 'alarmist' LNG yarn 

      Gunio, Butch (Manila Standard, December 7, 2017, on page B8)
      Local fishermen have disputed claims by leaders of some activist groups in Central Luzon that the ship-to-ship transfer or STS operations of liquefied natural gas in Subic Bay endanger fisherfolk in the area, and that ...

    • Subic fishers returning to Panatag 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 28, 2016, on page A10)
      Unfazed by their recent encounter with Chinese Coast Guards, local fishermen said they are preparing to return to the Panatag Shoal to assert their right to fish. Fisherman Ronald Arciete, 31, said Chinese patrol boats ...

    • Subic hosts SEA Marine Symposium 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, February 1, 2013, on page 13)
      With the frequent stranding of whales and dolphins in the country, many wildlife conservationists will be holding the first-ever Southeast Asian Marine Mammal Stranding Network Symposium and Workshop here. Slated in the ...

    • Subic marine theme park launches fund drive for animals under quarantine 

      Aglibot, Joanna Rosa (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2020, on page A5)
      A marine theme park here reached out on Tuesday to donors to help care for marine animals after all entertainment facilities were shut down by the Luzon-wide quarantine. The Ocean Adventure fund drive was “unprecedented ...

    • Subic pawikan nesting site seen 

      Reyes, Jonas (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2022, on page B16)
      The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) is pushing for the construction of a nesting site for marine turtles and a coral garden nursery as the agency and other stakeholders signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) at the ...

    • Subic sea lion gives birth 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, August 29, 2013, on page 6)
      After the heartbreaking death of a baby dolphin, Subic marine park Ocean Adventure sea lion star Brandy gave birth to her second baby last Aug. 18. This is the eighth pup born in the successful sea lion breeding program ...

    • Subic to hold Water Summit 

      Reyes, Jonas (Manila Bulletin, January 22, 2010, on page 14)
      Subic Bay Freeport will be the venue of the first Subic Bay Water Summit on the 28th and the 29th of January, addressing concerns on the sustainability of the waters of the area. The summit will tackle the 12,350-hectare ...

    • Submarine found cracked apart off Bali, 53 crew dead 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, April 26, 2021, on page C2)
      A missing Indonesian submarine has been found cracked apart on the seafloor in waters off Bali, the military said Sunday, as it confirmed that all 53 crew were dead. "There were parts of KRI Nanggala 402 - it was broken ...

    • Submerged woeful tales of Tubbataha 

      Prudente, Sam (The Manila Times, August 2, 1997, on page B17)
      Tubbataha comes from a combination of two Samal words, "taba" and "taha", meaning a long, or expansive, reef exposed by the low tide. Stretching over 10,000 hectares, the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park is located 150 ...