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    • Sinopec building filling station in South China Sea 

      Garcia, Cathy Rose (BusinessWorld, December 15, 2015, on page S1/4)
      Chinese oil major Sinopec is building a filling station on an island in the South China Sea, as China continues to expand its civilian infrastructure in the disputed waterway, entrenching its reach in the maritime heart ...

    • SM to hold quarterly Cleanup Drive in SM by the BAY 

      (BusinessWorld, May 17, 2019, on page S3/4)
      SM by the BAY, in partnership with SM Cares, the corporate social responsibility arm of SM Prime Holdings, Inc., will hold its quarterly Cleanup Drive on May 18, 6 a.m., at the Central Park of SM by the BAY, Mall of Asia ...

    • Small fishermen urge government to enforce poaching laws 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, January 26, 2022, on page S1/2)
      An association of small fishermen, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), said the government needs to enforce poaching in order to deter illegal exploitation of Philippine fisheries. “Foreign ...

    • SMARTSeas PH Project aims to arrest marine resource degradation 

      Padillo, Maya M. (BusinessWorld, October 29, 2018, on page S2/8)
      Small-scale fishermen, whose livelihoods depend mainly on municipal waters, require expanded fishing territory due to the continued degradation of the marine habitat, according to Vincent V. Hilomen, project manager of ...

    • SMC allots P1 billion for Tullahan River cleanup 

      Francia, Arra B. (BusinessWorld, March 5, 2019, on page SI/5)
      Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is pouring in P1 billion to support the government’s cleanup efforts of the Tullahan River system. SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang on Monday signed a ...

    • SMC commits to revive Pasig River 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, September 4, 2020, on page S1/10)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Thursday said it will “revive” the Pasig River as part of its multi-billion peso Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. “Not only will we be building a much-needed direct link between eastern and ...

    • SMC extends coastal cleanup to Batangas 

      (BusinessWorld, January 5, 2022, on page S1/2)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Tuesday that it had taken its coastal clean-up drive to Calatagan and Balayan in Batangas province, and that it was preparing to start a similar drive in Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando river system ...

    • SMC to begin Pasig River cleanup in May 

      Yang, Angelica Y. (BusinessWorld, April 21, 2021, on page S1/8)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) said on Tuesday that it will begin cleanup operations of Pasig River next month, with a target of extracting 600,000 metric tons (MT) of waste per year. “This is a very important environmental effort, ...

    • Sneezing monkey, ‘walking’ fish found in Himalayas: WWF report 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, October 7, 2015, on page S1/9)
      A monkey that sneezes when it rains and a “walking” fish are among more than 200 species discovered in the ecologically fragile eastern Himalayas in recent years, according to conservation group Worldwide Fund for Nature ...

    • Solar LEDs to light tuna landing site in Camarines Sur 

      (BusinessWorld, May 20, 2015, on page S4/4)
      The Municipality of San Jose, Philips Electric and Lighting Inc. plus the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Philippines) signed a formal partnership to illuminate San Jose Port, a tuna landing site, using solar-powered LED ...

    • Solons want probe on Manila Bay 'white sand' project 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, September 10, 2020, on page S1/10)
      A group of lawmakers filed a resolution on Tuesday calling for an investigation on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ (DENR) ‘white sand’ project at the Manila Bay. The Makabayan bloc in the House of ...

    • Some, not all arctic animals cope with climate change 

      (BusinessWorld, September 2, 2015, on page S1/9)
      When it comes to coping with climate change in the Arctic region, which is warming at three times the global average, some animals are more equal than others. Migrating Barnacle geese that fly north to lay eggs amid the ...

    • South China Sea code of conduct could be signed by next year 

      Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, November 5, 2020, on page S1/10)
      National Security Adviser Hermogenes C. Esperon, Jr. on Wednesday said discussions on the South China Sea Code of Conduct is continuing and could be finalized by next year. In a virtual briefing on Wednesday, Mr. Esperon ...

    • South China Sea code of conduct on track 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, June 10, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Talks on the code of conduct in the South China Sea are “proceeding smoothly and effectively,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, as the Philippines and China celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ...

    • South China Sea talks ahead of schedule 

      Bloomberg (BusinessWorld, June 25, 2019, on page S2/6)
      Southeast Asian nations say their first draft of a code of conduct with China on the disputed South China Sea is ahead of schedule and may be finished by the end of this year. The 10-nation group, known as the Association ...

    • Southeast Asia's aspirations for the South China Sea 

      (BusinessWorld, April 26, 2017, on page S1/6)
      For the ASEAN Community to live in peace, stability, and prosperity, ASEAN’s Member States and all the claimants must extend sincere efforts to contribute in every possible way so as to ensure harmony in the South China ...

    • Sperm whale spotted 

      (BusinessWorld, March 16, 2017, on page S1/12)
      A sperm whale's tail is captured on camera by a team from Environmental Conservation and Protection Center (ECPC) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource (BFAR) conduction a marine mammal survey within the Sarangani ...

    • Sponges beat seaweed in battle for Florida reefs 

      Sutton, Jane (BusinessWorld, August 27, 2010, on page S3/8)
      Giant barrel sponges that can live for thousands of years have proliferated in the waters around the Florida Keys, the apparent winner in a recent battle for dominance among corals, seaweed and sponges. That’s a good thing, ...

    • SRP for imported galunggong set at P180 in NCR 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta C. (BusinessWorld, April 8, 2022, on page S1/8)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has set the suggested retail price (SRP) for imported medium-sized galunggong (round scad) in wet markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) at P180 per kilogram. “Considering the effects ...

    • Starfish threatens famed coral reefs 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2013, on page S3/9)
      A coral-killing starfish has begun infesting a channel of water in the Philippines famed for having some of the most diverse marine life in the world, the government said Friday. The appearance of the crown-of-thorns ...