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Today's News 18 May 2021 Today’s News 18 May 2021 (Tuesday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 ‘Pandemic response to boost admin bets’ A Romero P Star 1 urged: add more work sectors to jab M Cinco PDI A1 2 Gov’t list C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 Roque says some Duterte language on A Romero P Star 1 WPS ‘no accurate’ 4 Palace: Nothing to retract in Du30 sea row J Aning PDI A4 remarks 5 Duterte snubbing WPS critics on Enrile’s M Blancaflor D Tribune A1 advice 6 Show of force D Tribune A5 7 Duterte tells US to leave PH alone R Arcilla M Times A4 8 Enrile’s insights on West PH Sea dispute G Kabiling M Bulletin A2 helpful to gov’t- Roque 9 Strategy to enforce the Arbitral Ruling J Lina M Bulletin 5 10 Enrile to Du30: Befriend China J Pañares MST A1 D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 11 New Army chief assumes post today M Punongbayan P Star 8 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 12 SC agrees to stop Esperon testimony M Ramos PDI A1 13 NPA committed 1,506 atrocities- AFP official D Reyes M Times A3 NPA committed 1,506 crimes, rights MST 14 A3 violations in past decades 15 28 bomba ng NPA natunton ng militar V Martin Ngayon 9 G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page A Romero P Star 4 16 ‘Congress OK needed to extend Bangsamoro transition’ 17 3 ASG bandits killed in 2 Basilan clashes L Jocson M Bulletin 8 18 3 ASG men dead in 2 Basilan clashes PNA Tempo 3 19 2 pang BIFF dedo sa sagupaan D Franche Ngayon 9 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 20 Can submarines stop incursions in WPS? F Pascual Jr. P Star 6 21 Protest and resist P Tonight 4 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS New CSC order expands list of sexual https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/18/new 22 harassment actions -csc-order-expands-list-of-sexual-harassment- actions/ DOE clears 8 projects for grid impact https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/18/doe- 23 studies clears-8-projects-for-grid-impact-studies/ ty Summit to highlight DA https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140554 24 Nat’l Food Securi plans, achievements Metro Manila sizzles with 40-44°C heat https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/metro-manila- 25 index sizzles-with-40-44c-heat-index/ DFA advises Filipinos in Israel to take https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/dfa-advises- 26 'precautions' amid rising casualties in filipinos-in-israel-to-take-precautions-amid- conflict rising-casualties-in-conflict/ PH ready for mass repatriation of Pinoys https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/ph-ready-for- 27 from Israel if situation calls for it –OWWA mass-repatriation-of-pinoys-from-israel-if- chief situation-calls-for-it-owwa-chief/ Dito launches in NCR, prepares for https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/18 28 accelerated growth /2098991/dito-launches-ncr-prepares- accelerated-growth NAVY NEWS Duterte tells Cabinet: No one talks about https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432953/duterte- 29 West PH Sea row except through spox tells-cabinet-no-one-talks-about-west-ph-sea- except-through-spox Duterte to ignore critics; gags Cabinet on https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/duterte-to- 30 West PH Sea issue ignore-critics-gags-cabinet-on-west-philippine- sea-issue/ Duterte meant only Scarborough Shoal as https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/duterte-meant- 31 being in China's possession — Roque only-scarborough-shoal-as-being-in-chinas- possession-roque/ Roque says some Duterte language on https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/18 32 West Philippine Sea ‘not accurate’ /2099041/roque-says-some-duterte-language- west-philippine-sea-not-accurate China warned ‘there will be trouble’ if PH https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/china-warned- 33 drills for oil in WPS—Duterte there-will-be-trouble-if-ph-drills-for-oil-in-wps- duterte/ Duterte insists ‘might makes it right’ over West https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/18/duterte-insists- 34 PH Sea might-makes-it-right-over-west-philippine-sea/ Enrile talks about Trillanes, Scarborough https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/18/enrile- 35 Shoal during Duterte weekly public address talks-about-trillanes-scarborough-shoal-during- duterte-weekly-public-address/ Upon JPE's advice, Duterte decides to ignore https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140579 36 critics on WPS issue Enrile questions US inaction in PH loss of https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/18/enrile-questions-us- 37 Panatag Shoal inaction-in-ph-loss-of-panatag-shoal/ US didn’t enforce agreement with China on https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 38 pullout from WPS —Enrile 7850/us-didn-t-enforce-agreement-with-china-on- pullout-from-wps-enrile/story/ Duterte reiterates arbitral ruling is https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/duterte-reiterates- 39 meaningless, Enrile says it is not arbitral-ruling-is-meaningless-enrile-says-it-is-not/ Enrile: UN well aware of arbitral tribunal https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432940/enrile-un- 40 decision on sea row, but can’t enforce it well-aware-of-arbitral-tribunal-decision-on-sea-row- but-cant-enforce-it Duterte, Enrile question role of Trillanes in https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432967/duterte- 41 talks with China during Scarborough standoff enrile-questions-role-of-trillanes-in-negotiations- with-china-during-scarborough-issue Duterte: People should demand the truth https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/duterte-people- 42 about WPS from Trillanes should-demand-the-truth-about-wps-from-trillanes/ Bypass? Trillanes to Enrile: Check your facts https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 43 7861/bypass-trillanes-to-enrile-check-your- facts/story/ Enrile to Duterte: Make China a friend, not https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/enrile-to-duterte- 44 foe; PH can't afford to antagonize Beijing make-china-a-friend-not-foe-ph-cant-afford-to- antagonize-beijing/ Enrile: Philippines to lose more if it https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 45 antagonizes China 7862/enrile-philippines-to-lose-more-if-it- antagonizes-china/story/ Enrile's insights on West PH Sea dispute https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/enriles-west-ph-sea- 46 helpful to gov't — Roque view-may-not-be-gospel-truth-but-ph-needs-his- insights-roque/ 'Is China truly a friend to PH?' Revilla asks https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/is-china-truly-a- 47 friend-to-ph-revilla-asks/ Legal analysts: South China Sea arbitral win https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/17/21/legal- of PH not a mere piece of paper analysts-south-china-sea-arbitral-win-of-ph-not-a- 48 mere-piece-of-paper Carpio vs. Roque on value of arbitral award, https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 49 possession of West Philippine Sea 7865/carpio-vs-roque-on-value-of-arbitral-award- possession-of-west-philippine-sea/story/ PH, US Coast Guard finishes month-long https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/ph-us-coast-guard- 50 training series to strengthen maritime law finishes-month-long-training-series-to-strengthen- enforcement maritime-law-enforcement/ San Beda alumni urge Duterte to retract https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/san-beda-alumni- 51 statements on West Philippine Sea urge-duterte-to-retract-statements-on-west- philippine-sea/ AFP RELATED Enrile to Duterte: Marcos also blocked from https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432990/like- 52 buying arms from US over rights issues duterte-marcos-also-blocked-from-buying- arms-from-us-over-human-rights-issues Don’t count on arms support from US, https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1432970/enrile- 53 Enrile warns Duterte warns-duterte-you-cant-expect-anything-from- us CA confirms promotion of AFP general set https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/ca-confirms- 54 to retire next year promotion-of-afp-general-set-to-retire-next- year/ New Army Chief assumes post Tuesday https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/new-army-chief- 55 assumes-post-tuesday/ Palace wants to know who's red-tagging https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/palace-wants- 56 groups in post-PGH fire donation drive to-know-whos-red-tagging-groups-in-post-pgh- fire-donation-drive/ Designation list not glorified red-tagging: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140545 57 NTF ELCAC exec 1,506 atrocities in 10 years justify CPP- https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140531 58 NPA terror tag SC ends oral argument on ATA, cuts short https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/18/sc- 59 Esperon’s testimony ends-oral-argument-on-ata-cuts-short- esperons-testimony/ 2 ex-SC members give opposing views on https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/2-ex-sc- 60 37 cases vs. Anti-Terrorism Act members-give-opposing-views-on-37-cases- vs-anti-terrorism-act/ Jardeleza tells SC: Dismiss pleas vs anti- https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/17 terrorism law due to petitioners' lack of /2098886/jardeleza-tells-sc-dismiss-pleas-vs- 61 legal standing anti-terrorism-law-due-petitioners-lack-legal- standing Karapatan to SC, DOJ: ‘Stop arrests of https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/karapatan-to-sc- 62 activists on trumped-up charges’ doj-stop-arrests-of-activists-on-trumped-up- charges/ UP exec tells solons: Accord with DND is https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/17 63 gov't guarantee to academic freedom /2098910/exec-tells-solons-accord-dnd-govt- guarantee-academic-freedom Landmine blast at NPA camp in Iloilo https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/landmine-blast- 64 wounds soldier at-npa-camp-in-iloilo-wounds-soldier/ 3 ASG bandits killed in 2 Basilan clashes https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/3-asg-bandits- 65 killed-in-2-basilan-clashes/ Babaeng umano’y miyembro ng NPA, https://news.abs- 66 arestado sa Davao del Sur cbn.com/news/05/17/21/babaeng-umanoy- miyembro-ng-npa-arestado-sa-davao-del-sur INDO-PACIFIC NEWS Duterte: Benham Rise off limits to other https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/18/dute 67 countries rte-benham-rise-off-limits-to-other-countries/ Duterte: United States treats PH as https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/17/duterte-united- 68 'inferior,' an 'early warning detachment' states-treats-ph-as-inferior-an-early-warning- detachment/ Samoa set to appoint first female prime https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 69 minister pacific/samoa-set-appoint-first-female-prime- minister-2021-05-17/ U.S.
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