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    • 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 ...

    • 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 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 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 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 ...

    • 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. ...

    • Suing China for peace, yet again 

      Loja, Melissa; Bagares, Romel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 5, 2021, on page A6)
      Recently, three Chinese coast guard vessels blocked two Philippine Navy (PN) ships en route to resupply soldiers stationed on BRP Sierra Madre, a state vessel beached on Ayungin Shoal. In the 2016 South China Sea arbitration, ...

    • Sulfur-powered giant shipworm unearthed in PH 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 20, 2017, on page A4)
      An enormous black worm that lives in the mud on the sea floor and survives on the remnants of noxious gases digested by bacteria has been unveiled by scientists for the first time. The slimy giant shipworm can grow up to ...