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SC: No violation of mandamus in dolomite dumping on bay
(BusinessMirror,November 20, 2020 , on page A12-A2)The Supreme Court has junked the petition of the Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party seeking to intervene in the Manila Bay case, with a plea to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for ... -
Sea search for missing victims of Mindoro boat collision ends with no recovery-PCG
(BusinessMirror,July 8, 2020 , on page A4)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has ended its search and retrieval operations without recovering any of the 14 persons aboard the fishing vessel F/V Liberty 5, which sank in the waters of Occidental Mindoro following a ... -
Sea turtle nest with egg clutch found anew at Aboitiz’s Cleanergy Park in Davao City
(BusinessMirror,January 13, 2021 , on page A3)Another nest of the endangered marine turtles was discovered at the Aboitiz Cleanery Park in Davao City, officials said, capping the company’s environmental sustainability program. The nest discovered on December 20 last ... -
Sea turtle release at UN Environment Month
(BusinessMirror,July 7, 2020 , on page B6)Maitum Mayor Alexander Bryan Reganit releases some of the 441 newly-hatched sea turtles in line with the recent local celebration of the United Nations World Environment Month at the Barangay Kiambing Pawikan Learning ... -
SEAFDEC aims to plug milkfish fry gap in PHL
(BusinessMirror,May 13, 2021 , on page B3)An international research center has announced that the first rehabilitated hatchery in Western Visayas, which is expected to produce 5 million to 10 million bangus fry every year, started its operations to address the ... -
Seafdec pushes aquaculture biotechnology in Asean
(BusinessMirror,February 14, 2012 , on page Retrieved from-http://businessmirror.com.ph/component/content/article/53-agri-commod...)Dr. Joebert D. Toledo, the Filipino scientist who heads the Aquaculture Department (AQD) of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Council (Seafdec), was candid enough. Genetic manipulation, he said, is not yet acceptable ... -
‘Seafood Kadiwa Ni Ani at Kita on Wheels’ visits CSF barangays
(BusinessMirror,April 15, 2020 , on page A4)Barangay residents in this capital city have benefited when the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources’ (BFAR) “Seafood Kadiwa Ni Ani at Kita on Wheels” paid them a visit this week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar ... -
Seaweed exporters want govt to intervene in ₱-$ exchange rate
(BusinessMirror,September 16, 2010 , on page B4)Exporter of carageenan belonging to the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (Siap) asked to government's assistance to stabilize the foreign-exchange rate after the peso reached the P43-to-$1-mark. Siap president ... -
Seaweed farming face dilemma with ice-ice disease
(BusinessMirror,June 9, 2019 , on page A6)Carrageenan, a food enhancer which has been used in processing food, such as in thickening sauces, emulsifying and preserving, and even used in cosmetics, is sourced from a vegetable that grows in the sea—the seaweed. The ... -
Sen. Villar lauds DENR for efforts to help clean and save Manila Bay via solar-powered Sewage Treatment Plant
(BusinessMirror,November 16, 2020 , on page B6)Recognizing the importance that Manila Bay serves for Filipinos, Senator Cynthia A. Villar underscored the importance of a Sewerage Treatment Plan (STP) to help clean and save the bay. This was in response to the plan of ... -
Senate tackles ban vs foreign entities abetting 'intrusion' into Philippine sea territories
(BusinessMirror,September 9, 2020 , on page A3)The Senate is set to tackle a resolution asking the Duterte administration to ban from receiving government contracts, or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities who are engaged in, or abetted activities, ... -
Shellfish from Mindanao bays still positive for red tide-BFAR
(BusinessMirror,March 25, 2013 , on page B3)Shellfish collected from two bays in Mindanao remain positive for red tide, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said ahead of Holy Week, when many Filipinos eat less meet and more seafood. In its Shellfish ... -
Shift to 'active defense'
(BusinessMirror,December 27, 2020 , on page A1)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is slowly beefing up both its offensive and defensive capabilities, working to boost the country’s ground-based air defense, which will be reinforced by the planned acquisition of ... -
Shore Story: Assessing corals and educating the public
(BusinessMirror,October 1, 2018 , on page A9)The US Navy, not spared from repercussions, had to pay in full to the Philippine government after two years the damage to the corals caused by its ship. It paid around P87 million (equivalent to $1.87 million) in 2014 based ... -
SMC backs govt effort to clean up Manila Bay
(BusinessMirror,September 24, 2020 , on page B2)San Miguel Corp. (SMC) President and COO Ramon S. Ang lauded the government’s effort to clean up and rehabilitate Manila Bay which required the dredging and removal of silt, trash, and other obstructions from tributaries. ... -
Solon urges farmers, fishers to borrow from govt
(BusinessMirror,November 3, 2020 , on page B3)Senator Francis Pancratius N. Pangilinan on Monday advised the estimated 20,000 farmers and fishermen affected by Typhoon Rolly (international name “Goni”) to avail themselves of the zero-interest loans and crop insurance ... -
Someone to watch over me
(BusinessMirror,June 6, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Amid the vast expanse of territorial sea waters that it protects and the country’s claims of some parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) being aggressively challenged, primarily by China, the Philippine Navy (PN) is stepping ... -
'Spark of hope'
(BusinessMirror,October 11, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Meanwhile, MinDA has eyed developing the coastal town of Sultan Naga Dimaporo in Lanao del Norte for bangus fish cage farming to push job generation in this sleepy rural town in northern Mindanao, and, at the same time, ... -
Surfing events wiped out until June amid outbreak
(BusinessMirror,March 18, 2020 , on page C2)The World Surf League is canceling or postponing all events through the end of May, citing the continued evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. WSL events at Bells Beach in southeast Australia and at the Margaret River on ... -
Swarms of jellyfish in Palawan ‘nothing out of the ordinary’ during dry season–denr exec
(BusinessMirror,April 1, 2020 , on page A3)A swarm of jellyfish taking over El Nido, Palawan’s waters is nothing out of the ordinary, especially during the summer season, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said. “Like in ...