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Salceda: review WPS deal with China
(Manila Standard,June 27, 2022 , on page A3)Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday urged incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to renegotiate terms of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) joint-development deal with China. Meanwhile, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, ... -
Salmon venture formed
(Manila Standard,March 20, 2010 , on page A10)Canned tuna exporter Alliance Tuna International, Inc. and its Kiwi-based majority owned unit, Prime Foods New Zealand, have formed a local subsidiary that will engage in the processing and exporting of smoked salmon. ... -
Samar town goes into fish processing
(Manila Standard,September 4, 2016 , on page C2)Japan turned over on Tuesday fish processing plants in the Municipality of Basey, Samar for the Japan-funded Quick Impact Projects under the Urgent Development Study on the Project on Rehabilitation and Recovery from Typhoon ... -
Sand in our faces
(Manila Standard,September 7, 2020 , on page B1)What would boost our mental health is the knowledge that the government is addressing problems at the core and not resorting to superficial solutions. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has implemented its ... -
Sarangani Bay home to dolphin, whale colonies
(Manila Standard,September 17, 2019 , on page C2)A recent monitoring of the Sarangani Bay has found around 270 dolphins and whales thriving in the area. Marine biologists and divers from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region 12 and its partner agencies’ ... -
Sardine fishing season reopened
(Manila Standard,March 2, 2021 , on page A3)The Department of Agriculture and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources officially lifted on Monday the 10th closed fishing season for sardines in the Zamboanga Peninsula. The closed fishing season has been implemented ... -
Saub-Sarangani watershed rehab project rolls out
(Manila Standard,February 28, 2019 , on page B4)The provincial government of Sarangani recently rolled out a multi-million peso rehabilitation project of the 7.9-hectare Saub watershed ecosystem in Maitum town. Dubbed as Watershed Ecosystem Rehabilitation and Flood Risk ... -
Save Manila Bay
(Manila Standard,January 24, 2020 , on page A4-A5)The good news, in so far as the environment is concerned, is the determined effort of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to prioritize the rehabilitation of Manila Bay from now until 2022. No less ... -
Saving Manila Bay
(Manila Standard,February 24, 2019 , on page D1-D2)I can just imagine how many romantic relationships blossomed on Manila Bay. I remember, when I was new here in Manila, and that was around half-a-century ago, I still didn’t have too many friends from here and had a lot ... -
Saving the bay
(Manila Standard,February 6, 2019 , on page A5)Weeks back, the DENR announced that it would start the Herculean task of cleaning up Manila Bay, until it becomes “swimmable” once again. And after a week of removing tons and tons of garbage floating in the nearby sections ... -
Savings on seaweed through S&T
(Manila Standard,January 24, 2020 , on page B4)Seaweed farming has long been a reliable source of income for coastal communities in the Philippines, fringed by waters of the Sulu Sea and the Moro Gulf, the city of Zamboanga is no stranger to the seaweed trade. Four ... -
SC affirms legality of Boracay six-month closure last year
(Manila Standard,February 13, 2019 , on page A3)The Supreme Court has affirmed the legality of the six-month closure of Boracay Island last year. Voting 11-2, the SC resolved to dismiss the petition filed by three residents in the world-renowned tourist destination ... -
SC committee to monitor Bay rehab
(Manila Standard,January 24, 2020 , on page A3)The Supreme Court has reconstituted the Manila Bay Advisory Committee, which is tasked to monitor the implementation of its 2008 decision that directed concerned government agencies, including those in law enforcement, to ... -
SC Justice fears Sino takeover of PH assets
(Manila Standard,March 24, 2019 , on page A2)Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is apprehensive over the Chico River irrigation loan agreement between the Philippines and China, saying the latter could seize oil and gas-rich Philippine assets in the West ... -
SC orders to protect WPS: Writ compels gov't to stop marine foray
(Manila Standard,May 4, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Amid Chinese incursions on the country’s islands in the West Philippine Sea, the Supreme Court issued a writ of Kalikasan Friday compelling concerned government agencies to protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and restore the ... -
SC panel convenes for Bay rehab
(Manila Standard,January 21, 2019 , on page A2)The Supreme Court will convene its committee tasked to monitor the implementation of its 2008 order to rehabilitate and revive Manila Bay, an official said Sunday. “The committee on the Manila Bay cleanup should convene ... -
SC urged to cite DENR in contempt over sand dumping
(Manila Standard,September 25, 2020 , on page A2)The Supreme Court has been asked to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in contempt for allegedly dumping dolomite sand on Manila Bay, a move complainants said was a direct violation of the high court’s ... -
‘Scarborough is ours’
(Manila Standard,October 24, 2016 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Scarborough Shoal belongs to the Philippines, amid earlier reports that the issue was put on the backburner during his state ... -
Scarborough Shoal and the violation of human rights
(Manila Standard,June 25, 2015 , on page A9-A11)Center Law Philippines yesterday (June 24) submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to call attention to the human rights violations which took place on the fishing grounds of the Scarborough ... -
Scientists warn on coral damage
(Manila Standard,October 9, 2015 , on page B6)Scientists on Thursday warned the world faces mass global coral bleaching next year driven by the warming effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon, and it could be the worst on record. A study by Oceanic Atmospheric the ...