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    • Senator pushes for protection wetlands 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 26, 2018, on page A3)
      A continuing government commitment and a more extensive public participation in the conservation of natural wetlands in the country are needed to protect the environment, according to Senator Cynthia Villar. Marking the ...

    • Senators denounce China: File resolution criticizing Chinese incursions, chamber approval up 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, April 27, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Eleven senators crossed party lines Monday to file a strongly-worded resolution denouncing the illegal activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ) and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. In filing ...

    • Senators okay PH-China joint West PH Sea exploration 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 2, 2018, on page A3)
      At least three senators are amenable to China’s willingness to conduct a 60-40 joint exploration of natural resources with the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as bared by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, but ...

    • Senators slam BFAR on order vs. salmon, pampano sale 

      (Manila Standard, December 13, 2022, on page A4)
      Senators slammed the apparent late action taken by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) against the illegal diversion of pink salmon and pampano to wet markets. Senators Raffy Tulfo and Cynthia Villar, at ...

    • Setback for the Great Barrier Reef 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, February 25, 2017, on page C3)
      Australia’s plan to rescue the beleaguered Great Barrier Reef has been set back at least two decades after the fragile ecosystem suffered its worst-ever bleaching last year, experts said Friday. The vast coral reef―which ...

    • Setting it free 

      Caspe, Mel (Manila Standard, May 19, 2015, on page A7)
      Local environment officials of Dolores town in Eastern Samar relaease a "pawikan" (sea turtle) they rescued this year.

    • Seven-year effort to save Manila Bay unwraps 

      (Manila Standard, February 4, 2019, on page B4)
      January 27 marked the beginning of a new chapter in the history of Manila Bay. In a historic first, cleaning and dredging operations kicked off a planned 7-year Save Manila Bay program. Government department heads joined ...

    • Sewerage treatment a must for Boracay firms 

      Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, July 27, 2018, on page A5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources on Sunday stood firm on its decision to require establishments in Aklan’s Boracay Island to put up sewerage treatment plants either individually or in clusters to ensure ...

    • Shark refuge found in Galapagos 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, March 9, 2019, on page B3)
      A new breeding ground for endangered hammerhead sharks has been found in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador's government said. This natural refuge off the island of Santa Cruz is home to about 20 of the sharks, the environment ...

    • Ship sinks off Luzon, oil spill threatens area 

      Solmerin, Florante S.; Zurbano, Joel E. (Manila Standard, February 19, 2013, on page A1-A2)
      The Office of Civil Defense on Monday confirmed the reported oil spill in Bolinao, Pangasinan, coming from a Myanmar ship that sank there Sunday afternoon, killing a Burmese crewman, hurting seven and causing 14 others to ...

    • Ship with all-Filipino crew sinks off Vietnam 

      MST News (Manila Standard, January 4, 2015, on page 1-2)
      A crew member was rescued while two others were confirmed dead when a cargo ship with 19 all-Filipino crew capsized and sank off the Vietnamese coast early Friday morning. The incident was first reported by Gearbulk Holding ...

    • Shoring up a fishing town's marine ecosystem 

      (Manila Standard, April 16, 2019, on page C2)
      The environmental situation in Medina, a fishing town in Misamis Oriental province, has been experiencing a 180-degree turn since the municipal government embarked on a comprehensive marine protection and conservation ...

    • Sievelike structure 

      Santos, Lino (Manila Standard, August 18, 2018, on page A1)
      This 16-foot giant whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is dead and found floating at the Navotas Fish Port in Metro Manila Friday, when authorities brought it upstream to be examined by the Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Singapore says it takes no sides in sea disputes 

      Fabunan, Sara D.; Herrera, Christine F. (Manila Standard, September 12, 2012, on page B4-B5)
      The Singaporean government on Tuesday rebuffed Manila after Philippine newspapers reported that its prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, supported the Philippines' claim to the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman K ...

    • Single-use plastic phaseout in Quezon City 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, July 15, 2018, on page B3)
      Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte is batting for the gradual implementation of the ban on single-use plastics, citing reports the Philippines is the world’s third-biggest contributor of plastic wastes to the ocean. She ...

    • Sino fishers face court on poaching raps 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, May 21, 2014, on page A3)
      The Chinese fishermen arrested for alleged poaching off Half Moon Shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands will be arraigned today before the Puerto Princesa regional trial court for illegal fishing charges. Palawan provincial ...

    • Sino poachers kill coral reefs 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, September 24, 2016, on page A2)
      Chinese poachers are using the propellers of their boats to destroy coral reefs at the disputed islands Spratlys and Pag-asa, marine biologist John McManus said, but no comment has been made by the foreign affairs department. ...

    • Sino poachers target giant clams in Palawan waters 

      Gulle, Jimbo (Manila Standard, April 15, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Chinese poachers are illegally harvesting giant clams in the waters of Pag-asa Islands, recent patrols by the Philippine Coast Guard discovered. The poachers immediately left the area when approached by the Coast Guard, ...

    • Sino ships seen in WPS: despite Beijing's assurance no new expansion in disputed waters 

      Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, August 16, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A party-list lawmaker on Tuesday urged the government to file a diplomatic protest against China over Chinese ships spotted near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. At the same time, Magdalo Party-List Rep. Gary ...

    • SMC completes Tullahan River cleaning project 

      (Manila Standard, August 27, 2022, on page A3)
      San Miguel Corporation (SMC) has officially completed its P1-billion Tullahan River cleanup project, which it started in 2020 together with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in support of the ...