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    • Sacks of shellfish seized in P'sinan town 

      (The Philippine Star, February 1, 2015, on page A-23)
      About 259 sacks of shellfish, believed to be contaminated with red tide toxin, were seized by the police the other day here. The shellfish, worth P310,000, were loaded in a van driven by Danny Lazo, 45, said Senior Inspector ...

    • [ Sacred crocodiles ] 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, April 6, 2018, on page 18)
      For many Sheedis, the swampy crocodile shrine to Sufi saint Haji Syed Shaikh Sultan - more popularly known as Mangho Pir - is the most potent symbol of their shared African past, as they struggle to uncover the trail that ...

    • Safe method to transport bangus breeders developed 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, October 15, 2000, on page 23)
      Now, milkfish broodstock (breeders) can be transported to distant places safely and easily. A safe and easy technique of moving bangus breeders has been developed by researchers of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • 'Sailing schools' to teach youth on marine environmental protection 

      Flores, Helen M. (The Philippine Star, March 11, 2010, on page 17)
      Ramon Magsaysay awardee Antonio Oposa will launch next month the “sailing schools” which aim to teach Filipino youth about marine environmental protection. Oposa, a lawyer and environmental activist, said they transform ...

    • Sale of imported galunggong illegal — fishers group 

      Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, September 6, 2018, on page 5)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol’s order allowing the sale of imported galunggong (round scad) and other fish in local markets is illegal, a fisherfolk group said yesterday. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ...

    • Salted dried fish fried rice 

      (The Philippine Star, April 10, 2014, on page D-1)
      Serves two or one hefty eater. There is no rule of thumb about what components: cooked rice (make mine brown); any dried salted fish like tuyo tamban o lapad (including the ready-to- serve bottled kind), danggit, palad, ...

    • Salty water a new 'reality' as sea pushes inland 

      Thomson Reuters Foundation (The Philippine Star, January 16, 2020, on page B4)
      Thai authorities are trucking drinking water to parts of Bangkok and urging residents to shower less as a worsening drought and rising sea levels have increased salinity, a growing risk faced by many Asian cities, climate ...

    • Salvaging operations for US ship in Tubbataha begin 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, February 7, 2013, on page 3)
      Salvaging operations for the USS Guardian began yesterday after the Tubbataha Protected Area Management Board (TPAMB) allowed a crane ship to lower its four anchors some 10 meters away from the protected area. Coast Guard ...

    • Samar 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, June 24, 2001, on page 24)
      A government-hosted Southeast Asian center and nongovernment organization have renewed their working partnership aimed at boosting the development of Samar. The Tigbauan, Iloilo based Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ...

    • Samar 

      Fernandez, Rudy A. (The Philippine Star, May 23, 1999, on page 12)
      A European Union-assisted project and a Southeast Asian center have signed a memorandum of agreement to undertake a fisheries project to boost the development of Western Samar's coastal communities. Signatories to the MOA ...

    • San Juan River rehabilitation underway 

      Servallos, Neil Jayson (The Philippine Star, January 29, 2021, on page 7)
      The San Juan government has partnered with government agencies and the private sector to clean up San Juan River and its tributaries, according to Mayor Francis Zamora. During the launch of the “Adopt an Estero” rehabilitation ...

    • San Miguel completes Tullahan River cleanup 

      Rivera, Danessa (The Philippine Star, August 27, 2022, on page B4)
      Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) has completed its P1-billion Tullahan River cleanup project, with 1.12 million tons of wastes removed during the over two-year duration of the project. SMC president and CEO ...

    • 'The sands of time' 

      Pamintuan, Ana Marie (The Philippine Star, September 23, 2020, on page 6)
      After arguments over the existence of marine tilapia and the size of sediments that you can inhale, the “white beach” in Manila had its soft opening over the weekend. Not surprisingly, it was a big hit – judging from the ...

    • Sarangani: the dive haven 

      (The Philippine Star, August 6, 2017, on page E6)
      Media divers and underwater photographers from Manila, Cebu and Davao were welcomed by Gov. Steve Chiongbian Solon, Provincial Tourism Council chair Michelle Lopez-Solon and DOT 12 regional director Nelly Nita Dillera. ...

    • Sardines 

      Chanco, Boo (The Philippine Star, September 23, 2022, on page B3)
      The latest in the growing list of foodstuff in short supply, or about to be, is sardines. The folks manufacturing those canned sardines have raised an alarm about the scarcity of their basic raw material some months ago. ...

    • Sardines can be rich source of calcium 

      (The Philippine Star, July 16, 2000, on page 27)
      In childhood, we are taught that mineral calcium is the building block for strong teeth and bones. While we commonly think we out-grow this need, only now are we learning that our dependence on calcium increases over the ...

    • Satellite images bare damage to Philippine shoal 

      Mateo, Janvic; Macairan, Evelyn; Diaz, Jess; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, June 17, 2018, on page 1-9)
      Publicly-available satellite images show the considerable damage supposedly made by Chinese clam diggers in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal since 2012, an international maritime law expert posted on social media yesterday. Jay ...

    • Satellite images confirm surge of China vessels in WPS 

      Romero, Paolo; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, January 12, 2019, on page 3)
      Satellite, radar and infrared images taken over a span of six months last year showed an alarming increase of fishing vessels – mostly Chinese – in the West Philippine Sea that not only have further degraded marine resources ...

    • Save Agusan Marsh 

      Agatep, Charlie (The Philippine Star, October 3, 2010, on page B-6)
      In 2008, 34 international companies joined an initiative of the Conference of Parties to the UN-Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and committed to implement corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects that would ...

    • Save Laguna de Bay 

      De Guzman, Sara Soliven (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2018, on page 12)
      Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is surrounded by the provinces of Laguna and Rizal, and also Metro Manila (Pasig, Taguig and Muntinlupa). It is ...