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    • Solid waste management body being sued for 'negligence' 

      Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2021, on page A4)
      Conservation and environmental law groups seek to sue the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) and representatives of its member-agencies for “gross and persistent negligence” in the implementation of the ...

    • Solons urge protest over PH reef incident 

      Yap, DJ; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Avendaño, Christine O.; Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 19, 2018, on page A6)
      An opposition lawmaker warned on Wednesday that it was only a matter of time before China deployed warplanes on its artificial islands in Philippine waters, after the Inquirer published surveillance photos showing Chinese ...

    • Some of China's artificial islands now completed 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2015, on page A13)
      China has completed some of its land reclamation on the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, raising the stakes in Beijing's territorial dispute with its Asian neighbors. China ...

    • Sorsogon rivers watched for fish kill after lahar flow 

      Manjares, Ma. April (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2022, on page A11)
      Sorsogon officials have been closely monitoring waterways and major rivers connected to the slopes of Mount Bulusan for possible fish kill, following a minor lahar flow on Sunday. The provincial government earlier confirmed ...

    • Sorsogon wants tourists to see 'butanding' again 

      Arguelles, Mar S.; Jaucian, Michael (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 25, 2022, on page A9)
      Tourism industry players in Sorsogon province are hoping to recover from the economic slump brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic after authorities recently downgraded the province’s alert status to level 2, prompting the ...

    • South China Sea as zone of peace 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 5, 2020, on page A8)
      The Philippines and China have already signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the terms of reference (TOR) to jointly cooperate in exploiting the oil and gas in the West Philippines Sea. The missing element is ...

    • South China Sea feuds on agenda of Asean summit 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 10, 2018, on page A13)
      Territorial disputes in the South China Sea were expected to be discussed during the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and related summits in Singapore next week, which President Duterte would ...

    • Sovereign states can share their sovereign rights 

      Roque, Harry Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 27, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales released a statement saying that no public officer, even the President, can share what international law provides is the exclusive ...

    • Sperm whale stranded off Quezon town dies 

      Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 19, 2015, on page A8)
      A sperm whale that had been stranded near a coastal village in the town of Calauag, Quezon province, died yesterday, an environment official of the province said. Manny Calayag, community coordinator of the Quezon-Environment ...

    • Spill victims get help from Pampanga, Caritas 

      Orejas, Tonette; Mallari, Delfin Jr (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2023, on page A8)
      The Pampanga provincial government has wrapped up its assistance in Pola town in Oriental Mindoro province on Saturday, helping at least 4,839 residents affected by the oil spill caused by tanker MT Princess Empress that ...

    • Spotlight shines on ocean heroes 

      Bunachita, Jose Santino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 18, 2016, on page A9)
      Every day, Norlan Pagal would painstakingly push his wheelchair to the shore of his village in San Remegio town in northern Cebu, bring out his old pair of binoculars, and scan the waters of Tañon Strait.

    • State-of-the-art buoys to assert Benham Rise belongs to PH 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 12, 2021, on page A4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to install the first three of 10 state-of-the-art lighted ocean buoys to mark Philippine (Benham) Rise, the submerged, resource-rich landmass off the eastern coast of Luzon, as part ...

    • Stifling the voice of farmers 

      Ordoñez, Ernesto (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2015, on page B4)
      The farmers’ voice is stifled on many other issues. On Feb. 10 to 11, 2011, 200 agricultural sector representatives met during an AF2025 Conference. They crafted a vision for Agriculture and Fisheries in 2025, with ...

    • Still no room for small fishers as pens remain in Laguna de Bay 

      Cinco, Maricar; Celis, Nikon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 20, 2017, on page A9)
      Behind some idle fishing boats, Danny Machado, 62, scans Laguna de Bay from Barangay Cuyab here. Machado is starting to grow impatient over hectares after hectares of fish pens that he blames for his dwindling catch. “I’m ...

    • Stop seafront planting of bakhaw propagule 

      Primavera, J. H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 28, 2015, on page B3)
      Typhoon “Yolanda” in 2013 and the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, among others, have highlighted the importance of mangroves in coastal protection. Of global storm events, the Philippines has the greatest intensity (maximum ...

    • Stricken US Navy ship a total loss 

      Yap, DJ; Esplanada, Jerry (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2013, on page A1-A20)
      The US Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground at the protected Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea because the ship is a complete loss and because removing it intact would cause more damage to the reef and the ...

    • Strong case seen vs Chinese, Taiwanese fish farm bosses 

      Gabieta, Joey A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A9)
      A social welfare officer here said the two Chinese nationals and a Taiwanese, who owned a fish farm where human trafficking victims were rescued in a recent raid, were not off the hook as evidence against the foreigners ...

    • 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 ...