Today’s News 12 April 2021 (Monday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 Ancajas keeps IBD crown B Pedralvez B Malaya A1 2 Covid death spike alarms PGH B Cariaso D Tribune A6 B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 MECQ for NCR+ until April 30 A Romero P Star 1 4 Restrictions eased in Metro, 4 provinces J Aning PDI A1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 5 Lorenzana discussing WPS issue with US M Punongbayan P Star 4 defense chief 6 Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef J Andrade PDI A4 situation in phone conversation 7 Sen. Pimentel calls for calm amid fresh V Terrazola M Bulletin 1 tensions in WPS 8 PH calls for restraint in maritime dispute B Tamayo M Times A2 9 Dagdag na US vessels sa West Phl Sea G Garcia Ngayon 7 asahan – Amb. Romualdez 10 Envoy: US ships darating sa South China G Garcia PM 2 Sea 11 PH, US commence, ‘Balikatan’ exercises M Sadongdong M Bulletin 1 today 12 PH-US war drills resume Monday D Reyes M Times A2 13 ‘Balikatan’ resumes amid WPS tension J Roson D Tribune A3 14 Lorenzana pushes for return of PH-US M Sadongdong Tempo 3 ‘Balikatan’ exercises D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page As Balikatan opens, PHL-US sides R Acosta B Mirror A8 15 tackle mutual defense E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 16 Inoculated health workers contract COVID R Catindig P Star 9 Solon slams disorderly distribution of cash P Tonight 11 17 R Pacpaco aid F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 18 ‘Use intel, anti-Red funds for cash aid’ D Yap PDI A3 P Star 9 19 Slain activists’ kin seek dialogue with E Macairan Guevarra NPA leader in Iloilo charged for sexually T Yap M Bullein 7 20 abusing teen 21 NPA leader faces sex raps in Iloilo T Yap Tempo 3 22 Aurora rebel surrenders J Reyes D Tribune B15 G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page Abu Sayyaff declared persona non grata in M Bulletin 7 23 PNA Tawi-Tawi ASG man wanted for arson, abductions A Dalizon P Journal 13 24 captured in Sulu ASG bandit wanted for arson, KFR falls in A Dalizon P Tonight 7 25 Sulu H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 26 China’s aggression S De Guzman P Star 6 Mario Miclat: The light that dimmed and P Star 7 27 F Jose China 28 Bataan – A tale of two heroes I Bunye M Bulettin 4 29 They must take us for fools R Farolan PDI A7 Overcoming orchestrated conflicts in South M Times A4 30 D Steinbock China Sea M Times A1 31 AFP Chief in new ‘illegal structures’ at Union R Tiglao Banks 32 Serving with pride and distinction A Dalizon P Journal 4 33 Training PCG personnel P Tonight 4 Amerikano obligadong sumaklolo sa A Pedroche Ngayon 4 34 Pilipinas I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Locsin: PH owes its arbitration victory https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/locsin-ph-owes- 35 over China to PNoy its-arbitration-victory-over-china-to-pnoy/ Philippines to ease some tough COVID- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health- 19 restrictions from Monday coronavirus-philippines/philippines-to-ease- 36 some-tough-covid-19-restrictions-from- monday-idUSKB N2BY088 NCR Plus, 3 other areas now under https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1136404 37 MECQ until April 30 CIDG field offices told to arrest parties https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/11/cidg 38 marketing Ivermectin for human use -field-offices-told-to-arrest-parties-marketing- ivermectin-for-human-use/ Solon urges DepEd to prepare for https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/solon-urges- 39 prolonged distance learning until next deped-to-prepare-for-prolonged-distance- school year learning-until-next-school-year/ Holy month of Ramadan starts on April https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1417650/holy- 40 13, Islamic authorities declare month-of-ramadan-starts-on-april-13-islamic- authorities-declare NAVY NEWS PH should join freedom of navigation https://news.abs- patrols, form alliance vs China 9-dash cbn.com/news/04/11/21/philippines-freedom- 41 line: Carpio of-navigation-patrols-west-philippine-sea-form- alliance-vs-china-9-dash-line Chinese vessels still scattered in West https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/chinese- 42 PH Sea — AFP Chief vessels-still-scattered-in-west-ph-sea-afp- chief/ PH needs ‘real-time’ access to US https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/ph-needs-real- 43 intelligence data in WPS, says Locsin time-access-to-us-intelligence-data-in-wps- says-locsin/ Chasing of Filipino boat by Chinese https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/chasing-of- vessels in West PH Sea tantamount to filipino-boat-by-chinese-vessels-in-west-ph- 44 ‘territorial incursion’ — Del Rosario sea-tantamount-to-territorial-incursion-del- rosario/ Dagdag na pagpapatrolya sa West PH https://news.abs- Sea iniutos ng AFP chief cbn.com/video/news/04/11/21/dagdag-na- 45 pagpapatrolya-sa-west-ph-sea-iniutos-ng-afp- chief Media coverage at West Philippine Sea https://news.abs- complements military's surveillance cbn.com/news/04/11/21/media-coverage-at- 46 – Sobejana west-philippine-sea-complements-militarys- surveillance-sobejana Philippines joins global initiative tackling https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/12 47 marine litter scourge /2090494/philippines-joins-global-initiative- tackling-marine-litter-scourge AFP RELATED War games: Lorenzana to convince https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/war-games- 48 Duterte to revive military exercises lorenzana-to-convince-duterte-to-revive- between PH, US troops military-exercises-between-ph-us-troops/ Lorenzana, US defense chief discuss https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/11 49 VFA and West Philippine Sea /2090404/lorenzana-us-defense-chief-discuss- vfa-and-west-philippine-sea Anti-insurgency, intel funds should be https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/anti-insurgency- 50 realigned for Bayanihan 3 — Drilon intel-funds-should-be-realigned-for-bayanihan- 3-drilon/ Guevarra mulls meeting with families of https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/guevarra-mulls- 51 slain activists in South Luzon provinces meeting-with-families-of-slain-activists-in- south-luzon-provinces/ Aurora rebel surrenders https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/12/aur 52 ora-rebel-surrenders-2/ 10 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/11/21/10- 53 Sulu – military abu-sayyaf-members-surrender-in-sulu-military NPA leader faces charges for sexually https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/11/npa-leader- 54 exploiting teen in Iloilo faces-charges-for-sexually-exploiting-teen-in- iloilo/ INDO PACIFIC NEWS PH raises WPS issue in Asean senior https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1136377 55 officials’ meet Suga-Biden statement to express https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021 56 concern about human rights in China /04/11/national/politics-diplomacy/suga-biden- us-japan-summit/ 'This is their blood': Civil rights lawyer https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-race- Crump fights for George Floyd's family georgefloyd-crump/this-is-their-blood-civil- 57 rights-lawyer-crump-fights-for-george-floyds- family-idUSKBN2BY0C1 Trump tells Republican donors he'll help https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- 58 win Congress in 2022 trump/trump-tells-republican-donors-hell-help- win-congress-in-2022-idUSKBN2BY00H Blinken says China 'didn't do what it https://www.businessinsider.com/blinken- 59 needed to do' in the early stages of the covid-19-origin-china-2021-4 pandemic Top U.S. diplomat criticizes China, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health- says 'need to get to the bottom' of coronavirus-blinken/top-u-s-diplomat-criticizes- 60 COVID-19 origin china-says-need-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-covid- 19-origin-idUSKBN2BY0OQ Biden backs Taiwan, but some call for a https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/04/11 61 clearer warning to China /asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/us- taiwan-china-biden/ Blinken Warns China on Taiwan https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 Encroachment, Russia on Ukraine 1-04-11/blinken-warns-china-on-taiwan- 62 encroachment-russia-on- ukraine?srnd=premium-asia Blinken warns of China's 'increasingly https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- aggressive actions' against Taiwan taiwan/blinken-warns-of-chinas-increasingly- 63 aggressive-actions-against-taiwan- idUSKBN2BY0GO US ramps up pressure on China with https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- new strategic competition policy news/us-ramps-up-pressure-on-china-new- 64 strategic-competition-policy-to-impact-tech- firms-101618107634070.html China-US tech war ‘in crucial decade’ https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 65 as developing nations pick sides article/3129030/china-us-tech-war-crucial- decade-developing-nations-pick-sides China launches hotline for netizens to https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china- report 'illegal' history comments cyberspace-history/china-launches-hotline-for- 66 netizens-to-report-illegal-history-comments- idUSKBN2BY08Z Xinhua: Eyes, ears and voice of China https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/de 67 fence/xinhua-eyes-ears-and-voice-of- china/articleshow/82020154.cms China asks Wolf Warriors to find https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 68 wisdom in Communist Party history article/3128974/beijing-asks-challenged-wolf- warriors-find-wisdom-chinas-past China Blasts Taiwan Over Efforts to https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 69 Help Ally Paraguay Get Vaccines 1-04-08/china-blasts-taiwan-over-its-efforts-to- help-ally-get-vaccines?srnd=premium-asia China, Russia undermine international https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar- Myanmar response, EU's top diplomat politics-eu/china-russia-undermine- 70 says international-myanmar-response-eus-top- diplomat-says-idUSKBN2BY0CO China-backed Colombo port project https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- may create money-laundering haven