Today’s News 16 April 2021 (Friday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 U.S. grants P170M for vaccine deployment D Tribune D24 B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 2 FDA: AstraZeneca jabs should resume M Jaymalin P Star 1 3 DU30 lifts 9-year ban on new mining deals K Ocampo PDI A1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 4 Phl banking on friendship with China to A Romero P Star 1 resolve reef issue 5 Roque: Time for ‘Private’ Diplomacy on L Salaverria PDI A6 SINO Vessels 6 ‘Duterte is dealing with China intrusion’ C Valente M Times A1 7 ‘Silent diplomacy’ Keeps peace at WPS M Blancaflor D Tribune A1 8 China won’t listen to subordinates, says ex- A Hachero Malaya A12 SC Justice 9 Fish depletion feared in WPS P Roxas N Times A7 10 ‘Not chase, but an escort’ J Garner D Tribune A6 D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page 11 China top agenda of Bidem-Suga summit D Tribune B14 Taiwan to us officials: let`s counter china`s Reuters PDI A11 12 adventurous maneuvers` E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 13 OCD distributes 97,000 COVID testing kits R Cabrera P Star 5 st PH-US J Andrade PDI A4 14 ‘Balikatan in a Bubble’ marks 1 Military exercise in 2 years PH, US troops prepare for defense treaty V Reyes Malaya A12 15 activation F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page P Journal 13 16 ‘Terrorist’ killed 4 others arrested in A Dalizon Maguindanao clash Romualdez lauds approval of amnesty R Pacpaco P Journal 7 17 program for 4 rebel groups 18 Romualdez thanks house colleagues R Pacpaco P Tonight 1 19 Marawi sting ops yield P6.8M shabu J Roson D Tribune B15 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 20 Insufficient proof J Sison P Star 7 21 How the monster was born LT. Gen Parlade, Jr. M Times A6 Generals should shut up on international M Times A1 22 R Tiglao disputes 23 Lesson to be learned V Ybiernas M Times A6 24 Just approach, not accost? P Journal 4 25 The other surge A Pamintuan P Star 6 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Filipino-Chinese News Program Airs https://www.onenews.ph/filipino-chinese-news- On ABS-CBN News Channel program-airs-on-abs-cbn-news- 26 channel?fbclid=IwAR0PBKRIbH3y3IYg7Qmk Wm0JKolvpsF9lZ_G0EcbWwBqj_P- 69dcLIF4pqE Chinese News TV airs on the ABS-CBN https://www.rappler.com/nation/chinese-news- 27 News Channel tv-airs-abs-cbn- channel#Echobox=1618385531 ABS-CBN News chief: Don’t equate https://www.rappler.com/nation/national- 28 airing of Chinatown News with West PH news/abs-news-chief-reyes-response- Sea incursions chinatown-news-abs-cbn-channel Palace mum on next move vs West PH https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2021/4/15/Dut 29 Sea intrusion, says no need to publicize erte-West-Philippine-Sea-private-diplomatic- Duterte's diplomatic affairs initiatives.html?fb Duterte’s exercise of diplomacy on https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/dutertes- 30 West PH Sea row is an exception to exercise-of-diplomacy-on-west-ph-sea-row-is- freedom of information — Roque an-exception-to-freedom-of-information-roque/ Palace expects Chinese vessels to https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/15 31 leave soon due to Philippines' friendship /2091395/palace-expects-chinese-vessels- withChina leave-soon-due-philippines-friendship-china China will only listen if Duterte speaks https://news.abs- up on West PH Sea incursion Carpio cbn.com/news/04/15/21/china-will-only-listen- 32 – if-duterte-speaks-up-on-west-ph-sea-incursion- carpio Duterte hinamon: Magsalita na vs China https://news.abs- bago pa masakop ang EEZ ng Pilipinas cbn.com/news/04/15/21/duterte-hinamon- 33 magsalita-na-vs-china-bago-pa-masakop-ang- eez-ng-pilipinas Palace on China's 'hype' quip: Presence https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio of Chinese vessels in West Philippine n/783859/palace-on-china-s-hype-quip- 34 Sea a fact presence-of-chinese-vessels-in-west- philippine-sea-is-a-fact/story/ Duterte admin effort 'not much' to assert https://news.abs- arbitral ruling on West PH Sea- solon cbn.com/news/04/15/21/duterte-admin-effort- 35 not-much-to-assert-arbitral-ruling-on-west-ph- sea-solon Potential backlash if Duterte reverses https://news.tv5.com.ph/politics/read/bad- 36 actions on West Philippine Sea, experts politics-potential-backlash-if-duterte-reverses- say actions-on-west-philippine-sea-experts-say Philippines lifts nine-year ban on new https://www.reuters.com/article/us-philippines- 37 mines to boost revenues mining/philippines-lifts-nine-year-ban-on-new- mines-to-boost-revenues-idUSKBN2C20DH Palace reminds Japan of principles of https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1136867 38 int’l environmental law Duterte: PH facing a turmoil as end of https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/duterte-ph- 39 COVID-19 pandemic remains uncertain facing-a-turmoil-as-end-of-covid-19-pandemic- remains-uncertain/ P180B foregone during two-week ECQ, https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 40 says Lopez stories/351974/p180b-foregone-during-two- week-ecq-says-lopez.html NAVY NEWS Worse than invasion’: Group warns of https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/worse-than- 41 fish shortage due to overfishing in PH invasion-group-warns-of-fish-shortage-due-to- waters overfishing-in-ph-waters/ https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/16/not 42 Not a chase, but an escort’ -a-chase-but-an-escort/ https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/16/sile 43 Silent diplomacy’ keeps peace at WPS nt-diplomacy-keeps-peace-at-wps/ PCG makes presence felt in Julian https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/15/pc 44 Felipe Reef g-makes-presence-felt-in-julian-felipe-reef/ China wants to 'overturn' arbitral ruling https://news.abs- by sending hundreds of ships to West cbn.com/news/04/15/21/china-wants-to- 45 PH Sea – Carpio overtrn-arbitral-ruling-by-sending-hundreds-of- ships-to-west-ph-sea-carpio SL, Visayas may be hit by severe https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/16/sl- 46 tropical storm ‘Bising’ visayas-may-be-hit-by-severe-tropical-storm- bising-ndrrmc-cites-precautions/ AFP RELATED De Lima hits AFP’s ‘shaky’ loyalty to https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/de-lima-hits- 47 PH; urges military to stand up vs. China afps-shaky-loyalty-to-ph-urges-military-to- stand-up-vs-china/ Philippines, US seek to revive "rock https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/new 48 solid" military alliance —Arevalo s/nation/783895/philippines-us-seek-to-revive- rock-solid-military-alliance-arevalo/story/ Filipino, American troops training in https://news.abs- case foreign attack triggers MDT cbn.com/news/04/15/21/filipino-american- 49 troops-training-in-case-foreign-attack-triggers- mdt PH reaffirms 'strong commitment' vs. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/113693 50 chemical weapons threats 7 NDRRMC orders local officials to https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/ndrrmc-orders- 51 prepare for ‘Bising’ local-officials-to-prepare-for-bising/ 40 vintage bombs found in junkshop in https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/40-vintage- 52 Isabela bombs-found-in-junkshop-in-isabela/ Mga gamit sa bomba ng umano'y NPA, https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/16/21/mga- 53 nakuhay sa Bukidnon gamit-sa-bomba-ng-umanoy-npa-nakuhay-sa- bukidnon Babaeng miyembro umano ng Abu https://news.abs- 54 Sayyaf, tiklo sa Sulu cbn.com/news/04/15/21/babaeng-miyembro- umano-ng-abu-sayyaf-tiklo-sa-sulu Soldiers, criminal group clash in https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/regio 55 Zamboanga Sibugay —Wesmincom ns/783909/soldiers-criminal-group-clash-in- zamboanga-sibugay-wesmincom/story/ INDO PACIFIC NEWS Clinton, ex-DFA chief worry over PH https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 56 becoming China subject stories/351977/clinton-ex-dfa-chief-worry-over- ph-becoming-china-subject.html Ex-DFA chief Del Rosario shares https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/15/ex-dfa- 57 Clinton’s concern over China’s growing chief-del-rosario-shares-clintons-concern-over- influence in PH chinas-growing-influence-in-ph/ 'Not afraid to shoot': Migration raises https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- tension in Texas border town immigration-town-insight/not-afraid-to-shoot- 58 migration-raises-tension-in-texas-border-town- idUSKBN2C21E9 Lawmakers told US research funding https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech- falling behind China war/article/3129591/us-china-tech-war- 59 lawmakers-told-us-research-funding-falling- behind Biden emissary tells Tsai Ing-wen the https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 60 US is ‘a reliable and trusted friend’ of article/3129690/biden-emissary-tells-tsai-ing- Taiwan wen-us-reliable-and-trusted Biden to meet with S.Korea’s President https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/16/bid 61 Moon in May en-to-meet-with-s-koreas-president-moon-in- may/ US imposes sanctions on Moscow, https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- expels 10 Russian diplomats news/us-announces-sanctions-against- 62 moscow-expels-10-russian-diplomats- 101618489758837.html US sanctions Russia for 'malign' acts, https://www.jpost.com/international/us- 63 Moscow reacts angrily imposes-wide-array-of-sanctions-on-russia-for- malign-actions-665252 Joe Biden Proposes Meeting With https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden- Vladimir Putin This Summer for 'Stability proposes-meeting-vladimir-putin-this-summer- 64 Dialogue' stability-dialogue-1584039 Biden, Suga to send signal to assertive https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- 65 China at U.S.-Japan summit japan/biden-suga-to-send-signal-to-assertive- china-at-u-s-japan-summit-idUSKBN2C20GR Taiwan, climate and chips on the https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International- agenda of Suga-Biden summit relations/Biden-s-Asia-policy/Taiwan-climate- 66 and-chips-on-the-agenda-of-Suga-Biden- summit US presses