Today’s News 26 August 2021 (Thursday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page No Rody VP bid if Sara runs for President A Romero P Star – 1 UNICEF worries for PH kids missing in- M Adonis PDI A1 – person classes C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page Phl hits coercive use of militias, coast guard P Lee Brago P Star 1 1 in SCS 2 Pinoys fighting with Taliban? J Roson D Tribune A2 D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 Hero’s burial L Jocson M Bulletin 8 Security beefed up in Maguindanao town M Bulletin 8 4 after foiled bombed try F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 5 Joma faces child trafficking raps E Macarian P Star 8 6 11 BIFF bandits, 2 NPA leaders surrender J Roson P Star 8 7 Military captures NPA camp in Masbate V Reyes Malaya A6 G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 8 ‘Utang na loob’: A taboo in diplomacy H Cruz PDI A6 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Two Filipinos working for Doctors https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/two-filipinos- 9 Without Borders in Kabul now in working-for-doctors-without-borders-in-kabul- Tajikistan – DFA now-in-tajikistan-dfa/ Gunshots, tear gas surround OFWs as https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/gunshots-tear- 10 they flee Afghanistan gas-surround-ofws-as-they-flee-afghanistan/ Some OFWs remain in Afghanistan https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/26 11 despite Taliban takeover /2122650/some-ofws-remain-afghanistan- despite-taliban-takeover Climate change toll seen to hit $20 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/25/clim 12 million a year ate-change-toll-seen-to-hit-20-million-a-year/ Philippines, First Country To Approve https://manilanews.ph/philippines-first-country- 13 Commercialization Of Golden Rice to-approve-commercialization-of-golden-rice/ PHL July BOP surplus up to $642M https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/25/phl- 14 from $8M july-bop-surplus-up-to-642m-from-8m/ PHL seeks $1.9-B China loans, 4 infra https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/25/phl- 15 projects under review seeks-1-9-b-china-loans-4-infra-projects- under-review/ UNICEF worries for PH kids missing in- https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1478895/unicef- 16 person classes worries-for-ph-kids-missing-in-person-classes Virtual simultaneous quake drill for Q3 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151532 17 set Sept. 9 PAGASA sees increasing likelihood https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/pagasa-sees- 18 that La Niña will reemerge by 4Q 2021 increasing-likelihood-that-la-nina-will- ( reemerge-by-4q-2021/ 2 or 3 cyclones likely in September https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/2-or-3-cyclones- 19 — PAGASA likely-in-september-pagasa/ NAVY NEWS Philippines hits coercive use of militias, https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/26 20 coast guard in South China Sea /2122664/philippines-hits-coercive-use-militias- coast-guard-south-china-sea After Reports Of Sewage Dumping, 88 https://manilanews.ph/after-reports-of-sewage- 21 Foreign Ships Move Out Of Philippine dumping-88-foreign-ships-move-out-of- EEZ philippine-eez-report/ ‘Duterte leaves shameful legacy of https://www.philstar.com/headlines2021/08/25/ 22 squandering arbitral award’ 2122452/duterte-leaves-shameful-legacy- squandering-arbitral-award PPA sets up anti-terror unit in https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/08/25/busin 23 Zamboanga ess/maritime/ppa-sets-up-anti-terror-unit-in- zamboanga/1812204 AFP RELATED DND monitoring events in Afghanistan https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151551 24 CA approves nominations of 3 senior https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 25 AFP officers n/800846/ca-approves-nominations-of-3- senior-afp-officers/story/ DOJ to conduct preliminary https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/doj-to-conduct- 26 investigation on criminal raps vs CPP’s preliminary-investigation-on-criminal-raps-vs- Joma Sison, 3 ‘NPA members’ cpps-sison-3-npa-members/ CHR reiterates plea to SC: Nullify Anti- https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/chr-reiterates- 27 ‘ Terrorism Act’ plea-to-sc-nullify-anti-terrorism-act/ Senators decry proposed budget https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/25 28 increase for NTF-ELCAC in 2022 /2122574/senators-decry-proposed-budget- increase-ntf-elcac-2022 Gov't must justify NTF-ELCAC, https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/21/govt- 29 confidential funds sought for 2022: must-justify-ntf-elcac-confidential-funds- House panel chair sought-for-2022-house-panel-chair Bato rejects defunding of NTF-ELCAC https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/bato-rejects- 30 defunding-of-ntf-elcac/ Lorenzana: Lawmakers’ objections vs https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 31 NTF-ELCAC funds seem ‘misplaced’ n/800839/lorenzana-lawmakers-objections-vs- ntf-elcac-funds-seem-misplaced/story/ AFP confers military awards on Hidilyn, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151617 32 Eumir for Olympic feats Makabayan solons told to explain https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151579 33 objection to fund village dev't 21 gun salute rendered for Tausug https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/21-gun-salute- 34 crash hero rendered-for-tausug-crash-hero/ Security beefed up in Maguindanao https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/25/security-beefed- 35 town after foiled bomb try up-in-maguindanao-town-after-foiled-bomb-try/ 400 families flee Lanao border https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1478857/400- 36 communities after clash between Army, families-flee-lanao-border-communities-after- local IS gunmen clash-between-army-local-is-gunmen PNP to help Cordillera’s tokhang vs https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1478843/pnp- 37 leftists only within realm of human would-help-cordilleras-tokhang-vs-leftists-only- rights within-realm-of-human-rights PNP chief backs tokhang vs https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1478875/pnp- 38 ‘ ’ communists chief-backs-tokhang-vs-reds INDO-PACIFIC NEWS The Mediterranean’s Compliance https://amti.csis.org/the-mediterraneans- 39 Committee: A Model for the South compliance-committee-a-model-for-the-south- China Sea? china-sea/ UN concerned about human rights in https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 40 Afghanistan 0825_11/ US lawmakers concerned US won’t https://www.news10.com/washington/washingt 41 meet looming Afghanistan deadline on-dc/lawmakers-concerned-us-wont-meet- looming-afghanistan-deadline/ Kamala Harris in Hanoi as Afghan https://globalnation.inquirer.net/198718/kamala 42 debacle rumbles -harris-in-hanoi-as-afghan-debacle-rumbles Kamala Harris offers Vietnam support https://globalnation.inquirer.net/198721/kamala 43 to counter Beijing in the South China -harris-offers-vietnam-support-to-counter- Sea beijing-in-the-south-china-sea Harris urges Vietnam to join US in https://apnews.com/article/health-pandemics- 44 opposing China ‘bullying’ coronavirus-pandemic-vietnam- 1fcaf1dbb2fc2a7e1259a02b3ed58b2b Harris criticizes China during Vietnam https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 45 visit 0825_22/ Possible 'Havana Syndrome' Incidents https://www.voanews.com/east-asia- 46 Probed in Harris Delay from Singapore pacific/possible-havana-syndrome-incidents- to Vietnam probed-harris-delay-singapore-vietnam Kamala Harris’s Asia Trip Can’t Fix https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/24/kamala- 47 Biden’s Troubled Indo-Pacific Strategy harris-singapore-vietnam-southeast-asia-trip- biden-indo-pacific-strategy/ What is the Indo-Pacific region and https://www.scmp.com/week- 48 why does the US keep using this term? asia/politics/article/3146363/what-indo-pacific- region-and-why-does-us-keep-using-term US, China accuse each other of https://globalnation.inquirer.net/198724/us- 49 ‘bullying’ nations china-accuse-each-other-of-bullying-nations China’s Wedge Strategy Towards the https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/chinas- 50 US-Vietnam Partnership wedge-strategy-towards-the-u-s-vietnam- partnership/ China accuses US of politicizing https://www.news10.com/news/international/ch 51 COVID-19 origins research ina-accuses-us-of-politicizing-covid-19-origins- research/ China Warns U.S. Should Expect https://www.newsweek.com/china-warns-us- 52 'Counterattack' if Coming COVID should-expect-counterattack-if-coming-covid- Origin Report Blames Nation origin-report-blames-nation-1622901 Xi, Putin stress strengthening https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1232 53 coordination on Afghanistan, against 454.shtml foreign interference in phone call China, Taliban hold their first dialogue https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/de 54 in Kabul fence/china-taliban-hold-their-first-dialogue-in- kabul/articleshow/85623001.cms Xinjiang s Perfect Police State https://thediplomat.com/2021/08/geoffrey-cain- 55 ’ ‘ ’ on-xinjiangs-perfect-police-state/ China Could Prevent up to 4.5 Million https://www.newsweek.com/china-population- 56 Births in Xinjiang, Leading Researcher control-measures-prevent-births-xinjiang- Claims adrian-zenz-1622842 Two Jailed After Raid on Early Rain https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/church- 57 Church Meeting in China's Sichuan 08242021122734.html A Common Prosperity https://www.chinausfocus.com/focus/china- 58 this-week/ What is China’s common-prosperity https://www.scmp.com/economy/china- 59 strategy that dates back to the 1950s? economy/article/3146271/what-chinas- common-prosperity-strategy-calls-even Xi's leftward shift to a socialist China is https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s-Picks/China- 60 for real up-close/Analysis-Xi-s-leftward-shift-to-a- socialist-China-is-for-real Primary pupils to study China’s new https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/pupils-as- 61 Little Red Book young-as-six-to-study-little-red-book-of-xis-