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    • 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 ...

    • Success in carp aquaculture cited 

      Zamora, Jorge (Manila Bulletin, October 5, 1987, on page 8)
      Atop a hill at Tapao point in Binangonan, a suburban town overlooking Laguna Lake - the largest in the country - researchers are quietly revolutionizing fish production to meet Asia's need for cheap protein. The 45-hectare ...

    • Success in spawning top shell achieved 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, August 4, 2002, on page B5)
      For the first time, scientists of a government-hosted Southeast Asian center in Iloilo have succeeded in spawning the economically important top shell. The feat was achieved by Rolando Gapasin, Dr. Clarissa Marte, and Dr. ...

    • Success of aquaculture technology noted by COA 

      (Times Journal, December 2, 1985, on page 8)
      The Commission on Audit (COA) has noted a "high success rate" by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) in developing aquaculture technologies. In a press statement, COA said ...

    • Successful Agri-Kapihan in Candelaria, Quezon 

      Sarian, Zac (Manila Bulletin, August 5, 2000, on page B-9)
      The Agri-Kapihan in Candelaria, Quezon, last Wednesday went beyond the 12 o’clock cut-off time because the attendees had more questions than could be answered during the allotted time. Dr. Ma. Antonia “Yayan” Mercado of ...

    • Successful tilapia project 

      (The Philippine Star, March 29, 1998, on page 22)
      A project on tilapia netcage culture in a freshwater reservoir in Bingawan, Iloilo, has turned out significant results.

    • Sudden disappearance of Arctic Ice to have disastrous effect, scientist warns 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 6, 2016, on page 8)
      The last of the Arctic’s summer sea ice will melt away completely within the next two years, a Cambridge University scientist predicts, leading to sea-level rise and an acceleration of global warming as the planet’s natural ...

    • Suez Canal reopens to ship traffic 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2021, on page B2-3)
      Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after a giant container ship which had been blocking the busy waterway for almost a week was refloated, with more than 400 ships waiting to pass through. ...

    • Sufficient fish supply assured amid COVID-19 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, May 3, 2020, on page B-1)
      Despite the COVID-19 triggered disruptions in the country’s food supply chain, Filipinos will have an adequate supply of fish, a staple food for majority of the population, throughout the entire year, an official data ...