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Beijing's South China Sea Lawfare Strategy Today’s News 15 May 2021 (Saturday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 Missile boats boosting Navy capability D Tribune A3 2 Navy adapts, survives via virtual technology D Tribune B11 3 DOH rejects proposals to issue vaccine pass S Crisostomo P Star 6 B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 4 Phl to sign deal for 40M Pfizer doses J Clapano P Star 1 PNP Raps vs Red- N Semilla PDI A1 5 tagged ‘Lumad’ helpers junked C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 6 Duterte won’t pul ul out PH vessels in K Calayag M Times A2 disputed sea 7 Chinese envoys says Phl, China ‘properly H Flores P Star 2 handled’ sea dispute 8 Signature drive asks Rody retract statement H Flores P Star 2 9 Only China to blame for PH loss of Panatag, C Avendano PDI A9 says ex-DFA chief 10 DU30: Opposition hot sea row but not L Salaverria PDI A2 helping vs virus 11 Duterte invites Enrile to shed light WPS M Bulletin 1 issue 12 Rody vows no Phl ship to leave WPS D Tribune 1 13 Pangilinan: WPS issue is no joking matter J Esmael M Times 1 14 Duterte won’t pull out PH vessels in disputed K Calayag M Times A1 sea 15 Ex-envoy: Stop ‘blame game’ start enforcing R Requejo M Standard A1 Hague ruling 16 Rody puts China on notice V Barcelo M Standard A1 17 ‘Roque’s WPS remarks don’t reflect PH M Standard A4 policy 18 Why Philippines is important to China E Banawis M Standard B1 19 Duterte ‘di paatrasin ang 2 barko kahit M Escudero Ngayon 2 patayin ng China 20 PDU30 sa Tsina: Barko ng Pinas ‘di ko M Escudero PM 2 iaatras, patayin mo man ako 21 Presidenteng ‘nakakapuwing’ at may pusong J Umali PM 3 David 22 WPS patrols P Tonight 4 23 Arbitral award, just a piece of paper? C Sorita P Tonight 4 24 Use of diplomacy on WPS issue urged P Tonight 10 25 ‘I won’t allow PH to join any war with US’: P Tonight 6 Duterte D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page R Ramirez P Star 1 26 ‘Designation as terrorist can’t be ground for arrest’ 27 Missile boat boosting Navy capability D Tribune 3 28 Navy adapts, survives via virtual technology R Ayeng D Tribune 9 ATC-tagged terrorist may appeal in court H Lawas P Journal 3 29 – DoJ Individual tagged as terrorist can appeal in H Lawas P Tonight 6 30 courts – DoJ exec 31 Troops sent quell Sulu clan war A Dalizon P Tonight 7 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 19 former rebels in Tarlac get cash J Hernandez M Times A7 32 assistance 33 7 Lumad cleared of kidnap raps F Carrion M Standard A1 NPA atrocities claim 20 IP lives NTF- J Dela Torre P Journal 3 34 – ELCAC G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page 35 Duterte tells terrorist group BIFF to back off C Valente M Times A2 36 ‘Pandemic fuels radical moves’ M Araneta M Standard A1 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 37 Duterte vs Carpio D Tribune A1 38 Noynoy plays RPG S Ocampo D Tribune A4 39 Celebration the vindication ‘Bakwit 7’ M Bulletin 10 40 War P Star 8 41 How will the SC rule on the anti-terror law P Star 9 42 Who is twisting president Duterte’s arm? M Samonte M Times A4 43 Ecocide as international crime A Tolentino M Times A4 Confusion and misunderstanding in the R Capunan M Standard B1 44 South China sea 45 Matalinong payo K Sanchez Ngayon 5 46 May natutuhan din tayo sa mga Tsino Ngayon 6 47 Armed vessels coming up P Journal 4 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Rody puts China on notice https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 48 stories/354514/rody-puts-china-on-notice.html No repatriation yet of OFWs from Israel: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140289 49 labor exec Cayetano wants P10-K 'ayuda' for every https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140269 50 family Record heat continues: 53°C heat index https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/record-heat- 51 registered in Dagupan City continues-53c-heat-index-registered-in- dagupan-city/ Misencounter almost takes place between https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metr 52 QCPD, PDEA in Fairview o/787524/misencounter-almost-took-place- between-qcpd-pdea-in-fairview/story/ NAVY NEWS Duterte reluctant to seek UN help in sea https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/duterte- 53 dispute with China to avoid 'comedy' reluctant-to-seek-un-help-in-sea-dispute-with- china-maging-comedy-lang-ako-diyan/ Chinese envoy: China-PH relations https://news.abs- 54 ‘deepened’ under Duterte, maritime cbn.com/news/05/14/21/china-philippines- disputes ‘properly handled’ relations-deepened-duterte-west-philippine- sea Duterte blames US for loss of Panatag https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/05/14/dut 55 shoal to China: ‘You created a problem’ erte-blames-us-for-loss-of-panatag-shoal-to- china-you-created-a-problem/ Duterte slams Del Rosario, Cuisia for not https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/duterte-slams- seeking 'mutually acceptable' ship pullout del-rosario-cuisia-for-not-seeking-mutually- 56 in 2012 Panatag standoff acceptable-ship-pullout-in-2012-panatag- standoff/ Ex-DFA chief Del Rosario to Duterte: https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/ex-dfa-chief-del- 57 Don't blame 2012 Scarborough Shoal rosario-to-duterte-dont-blame-2012- episode on Filipinos scarborough-shoal-episode-on-filipinos/ Del Rosario: I had no authority to order https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio pullout of Philippine ships from n/787510/del-rosario-says-he-lacked-authority- 58 Scarborough to-order-withdrawal-of-philippine-ships-from- scarborough-shoal/story/ Ex-envoy: Stop ‘blame game,’ start https://manilastandard.net/news/top- enforcing Hague ruling 59 stories/354513/ex-envoy-stop-blame-game- start-enforcing-hague-ruling.html Carpio creates online petition urging https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/14 60 Duterte to retract West Philippine Sea /2098245/carpio-creates-online-petition-urging- statements duterte-retract-west-philippine-sea-statements Duterte invites Enrile to Malacañang to https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/duterte-invites- 61 shed light on West PH Sea issue enrile-to-malacanang-to-shed-light-on-west- philippine-sea-issue/ Cayetano: Admin, opposition must https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 62 discuss strategy on WPS n/787448/cayetano-admin-opposition-must- discuss-strategy-on-wps/story/ Infrawatch convenor: Palace employed https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/infrawatch- 63 amusing double speak on Julian Felipe convenor-palace-employed-amusing-double- reef stand speak-on-julian-felipe-reef-stand/ Gov’t urged to pursue security audit of https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/govt-urged-to- 64 Dito amid China's increased WPS pursue-security-audit-of-dito-amid-chinas- presence increased-wps-presence/ PCG nabs 20 fishermen over 'illegal' https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/pcg-nabs-20- 65 fishing in Palawan fishermen-over-illegal-fishing-in-palawan/ Hi-tech! PCG opens first search, rescue https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/hi-tech-pcg- 66 base in Siargao Island opens-first-search-rescue-base-in-siargao- island/ AFP RELATED Duterte warns BIFF vs inflicting violence on https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/duterte-warns- 67 people biff-vs-inflicting-violence-on-people/ Romero to PNP, AFP: Those who trample https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/romero-to-pnp- 68 upon civil liberties must be punished afp-those-who-trample-upon-civil-liberties- must-be-punished/ Provincial Prosecutor orders release of https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/provincial- 69 ‘Bakwit School 7’ prosecutor-orders-release-of-bakwit-school-7/ Citing red-tagging, petitioners want https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/14 70 Esperon out of anti-terror debates /2098242/citing-red-tagging-petitioners-want- esperon-out-anti-terror-debates Personalities in ATC terrorist list can apply https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/personalities-in- 71 for delisting, says DILG Chief atc-terrorist-list-can-apply-for-delisting-says- dilg-chief/ Designation of persons as ‘terrorists’ not https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/designation-of- 72 new; covered by earlier law – DOJ persons-as-terrorists-not-new-covered-by- earlier-law-doj/ ‘Designation as terrorist can’t be ground for https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/15 73 arrest’ /2098340/designation-terrorist-cant-be-ground- arrest Work with poor leaves activists on ATC list https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/14 74 few assets to freeze — kin /2098234/work-poor-leaves-activists-atc-list- few-assets-freeze-kin Families of alleged communist leaders https://news.abs- tagged as terrorists fear for their safety cbn.com/video/news/05/15/21/families-of- 75 alleged-communist-leaders-tagged-as- terrorists-fear-for-their-safety Bayan Muna hits ‘mass surrender’ of https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432014/bayan- 76 alleged ex-rebels in Bulacan; asks help muna-hits-mass-surrender-of-alleged-ex- from CHR rebels-in-bulacan-asks-help-from-chr 75% of anti-Red fund released https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432047/75-of- 77 anti-red-fund-released Abu Sayyaf member killed, 3 soldiers hurt https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/05/14/ab 78 in Sulu clash u-sayyaf-member-killed-3-soldiers-hurt-in-sulu- clash/ Islamist militant BIFF's recruitment in https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/14/21/biff- 79 Mindanao gains ground amid pandemic: recruitment-pandemic Galvez DND, DPWH inaugurate military infra https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/14/dnd-dpwh- 80 projects in Tarlac inaugurate-military-infra-projects-in-tarlac/ INDO-PACIFIC NEWS 4 Filipino illegal immigrants who escaped https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime- 81 from Sabah detention centre nabbed courts/2021/05/690208/4-illegal-immigrants- who-escaped-sabah-detention-centre-nabbed Some Jakartans stay put over Idul Fitri https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/05/ 82 14/some-jakartans-stay-put-over-idul-fitri.html U.S.
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