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Saving newborns, doing fish census: PH scientists just want their stories told.
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 3, 2018 , on page A6)On June 20, the UP system and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will do just that in the first Agham Bayan, a science, technology and innovation festival at the Philippine International Convention Center in ... -
Saving Siargao, the paradise of my childhood
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 2, 2018 , on page D1-D4)Everyone wants a glimpse of paradise. I had mine at six years old. My maternal grandparents are from the south. My parents would frequent the place when I was little. We were able to secure property on a remote island, and ... -
Saving turtles by saving their nesting sites
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 5, 2018 , on page A6)One of the most fascinating facts about sea turtles is that they have unusually sharp memories, according to experts. So they would return again and again to the place where turtles hundreds of years before them hatched ... -
SC asked to clarify ruling on Manila Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 27, 2011 , on page A1)A militant fisherfolk group asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to issue a legal opinion on whether its order for a cleanup of the Manila Bay would involve strictly the rehabilitation of the bay or also include reclamation ... -
SC asked to inhibit Carpio from WPS case
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 29, 2019 , on page A5)The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Thursday filed a motion asking the Supreme Court to inhibit Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio from participating in a writ of kalikasan petition seeking to compel the ... -
SC sides with dolphins, strikes down oil deal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 22, 2015 , on page A4)For the sake of endangered dolphins, whales and other marine mammals, the Supreme Court yesterday struck down as unconstitutional, a deal between the Department of Energy (DOE) and a Japanese firm for oil “exploration, ... -
Scientist may name cute pink octopus 'adorabilis'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 19, 2015 , on page A25)Some say she looks like a ghost from the PacMan video game, but she's anything but spooky. In fact, the fist-sized pink octopus is so cute scientists may call her Opisthoteuthis adorabilis. Researchers in California are ... -
Scientists explore deepest trough in the Caribbean Sea on Nautilus
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 24, 2013 , on page A19)The man whose research team discovered the wreckage of the Titanic has now turned his attention to the deepest trough of the Caribbean Sea. Dr. Robert Ballard was aboard a 211-foot (64-meter) research vessel with dozens ... -
Scientists find clues why 'immortal jellyfish' got that name
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 31, 2022 , on page A9)Scientists in Spain have unlocked the genetic code of the immortal jellyfish—a creature capable of repeatedly reverting into a juvenile state— in hopes of unearthing the secret to their unique longevity, and find new clues ... -
Scientists find threatened dolphin species in Negros
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2010 , on page A15)A team of scientists has found the presence of one of the rarest and most threatened species of dolphins in the coastal waters of Bago City and Pulupandan. Dr. Louella Dolar, who heads a team of scientists documenting the ... -
Scientists hatch egg of rare Palawan turtle
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 16, 2018 , on page A6)The critically endangered Palawan forest turtle has successfully hatched under human care, conservationists said on Sunday, raising hopes that its dwindling population can be reversed. Illegal wildlife trade and destruction ... -
Scientists race to prevent wipeout of world's coral reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 14, 2017 , on page A6)Corals are invertebrates, living mostly in tropical waters. They secrete calcium carbonate to build protective skeletons that grow and take on impressive colors, thanks to a symbiotic relationship with algae that live in ... -
Scientists urge culture of endangered species
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 18, 2005 , on page A21)Iloilo City - Scientists from Southeast Asia and Japan are calling to intensified efforts to increase the stocks of threatened marine species to counter threats to food security in the region. They made the appeal on Friday ... -
Scientists urge swift removal of oil from tanker
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 17, 2006 , on page A15)Scientists from all over the country urged authorities to remove as soon as possible the remaining oil from the sunken tanker Solar I that was carrying bunker fuel for Petron. Dr. Jurgenne Primavera, Pew Fellow and Seafdec ... -
Scientists: warming making oceans 'sicker' than before
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2016 , on page A15)Global warming is making the oceans sicker than ever before, spreading disease among animals and humans and threatening food security across the planet, a major scientific report said on Monday. "We all know that the oceans ... -
Sea bass tapped to stop fish invading 'bangus' ponds
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 15, 2016 , on page A15)Government marine experts released 5,000 sea bass fingerlings on Friday into the Watac-Mamalingling River here in an effort to control the growing population of a species of tilapia, locally known as "molmol," that had ... -
Sea conduct, pandemic to agenda of meet
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 12, 2020 , on page A12)The ongoing negotiations for a new South China Sea Code of Conduct and the continuing battle to contain the new coronavirus disease were among the items discussed in the recent Association of Southeast Asian Nations ... -
Sea cows stricken off endangered list in US
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 1, 2017 , on page A13)Washington - Manatees were taken off the US interior department’s list of endangered species on Thursday and reclassified as threatened, a move condemned by conservationists who said it weakened protections for the giant ... -
Sea disputes high on agenda of Du30's 7th meet with Abe
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 25, 2019 , on page A2)President Duterte will renew the Philippines’ pledge to uphold freedom of navigation and the exercise of self-restraint in the South China Sea when he meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo next week. The ... -
Sea encounters could lead to war, China warns US
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 31, 2015 , on page A17)China’s Navy chief had warned his US counterpart encounters between their forces could spiral into conflict, state media reported on Friday, two days after a US destroyer sailed close to Beijing’s artificial islands in the ...