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    • Senate opens inquiry on Philippine Rise 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A. (BusinessWorld, February 26, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The senate on Monday will open its inquiry on the issues hounding Philippine Rise or Benham Rise, especially on foreign and local scientific research as well as national security concerns on the continental shelf. The ...

    • Senate panel grills BFAR over missed targets on illegal fishing, incomplete data 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela (BusinessWorld, March 20, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) failed by a wide margin to meet its P1-billion annual target for fines collected in connection with illegal fishing activities, a Senate panel ...

    • Senate to tackle Benham Rise bill 

      de Guzman, Lucia Edna; Cigaral, Ian Nicholas (BusinessWorld, March 27, 2017, on page S1/11)
      A Senate committee will hold a public hearing this Wednesday on Benham Rise, including a proposed bill on developing that area. To be tackled in the hearing is Senate Bill No. 312, or the proposed Benham Rise Development ...

    • Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 28, 2020, on page S1/9)
      A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...

    • Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 28, 2020, on page S1/9)
      A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...

    • Senators deplore President's South China Sea 'joke' during campaign 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Añago, Bianca Angelica D. (BusinessWorld, May 12, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Senators on Tuesday slammed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s statement that he was only joking about his promised action to protect the country’s claim on the West Philippine Sea during his campaign. In another development, ...

    • Sharks worth more for tourism than in soup - study 

      Doyle, Alister (BusinessWorld, June 7, 2013, on page S3/11)
      Sharks swimming free in the oceans may soon become more valuable as tourist attractions than when caught, sliced up and served in soup, a global study showed last week. It urged better protection for the fish, from Australia ...

    • Sharks, manta rays win global trade protection 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, March 16, 2013, on page S3/9)
      Several shark species and the manta ray won international trade protection on Monday in a move hailed by conservationists as a breakthrough in efforts to save them from being wiped out by over fishing. The deal at a major ...

    • Shellfish ban in eight bodies of water 

      Meniano, Sarwell Q. (BusinessWorld, August 6, 2013, on page S1/11)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned shellfish gathering in eight bodies of water where red tide toxins exceed beyond the regulatory limit. BFAR Director Asis G. Perez said in a conference here ...

    • Shellfish ban issued 

      (BusinessWorld, May 31, 2013, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the consumption of shellfish collected in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Misamis Occidental after the seafood showed positive ...

    • Shellfish banned in 6 areas due to red tide 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, May 4, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned the harvest and consumption of shellfish in six areas that tested positive for Paralytic Shellfish Poison or toxic red tide. The banned areas are: coastal ...

    • Shellfish banned in several provinces due to red tide 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, December 13, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has banned shellfish from coastal waters of several provinces in central and southern Philippines due to red tide. The waters of Leyte, Bataan, Masbate, Bohol, Eastern ...

    • Shrimp industry confident of meeting demand during holidays 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, November 11, 2021, on page S1/4)
      The shrimp industry said it expects production to keep up with demand as the holiday season approaches and with the recovery of the economy. Christopher G. Co, Oversea Feeds Corp. vice-president, said at a recent virtual ...

    • 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 ...