Today’s News 29 April 2021 (Thursday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 MECQ in NCR Plus extended to May 14 C Mendez P Star 1 PDI A1 2 ‘Imported medical wear cost 3,500 local M Gascon jobs’ C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 Lorenzana: China encroaching on Phl M Punongbayan P Star 2 waters 4 Lorenzana on Chinese call to stop PH Sea J Andrade PDI A2 Drills: ‘They are the intruders’ 5 Lawmakers, DND nix China WPS S Locus D Tribune A1 importunity 6 Sea Patrols N Quijano Jr D Tribune A5 7 You can’t tell us what to do, Lorenzana tells V Reyes Malaya A10 China 8 International law behind PH- Locsin C Pisco P Journal 3 9 WPS is PH territory, solon reminds China J Manalastas P Journal 7 10 PH files nth protest vs China C Pisco P Tonight 6 11 China walang karapatang pigilan ang PCG D Franche Ngayon 2 sa maritime drills- Lorenzana D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page M Bulletin 7 12 Myanmar junta wants ‘stability’ before heeding pleas on violence Palace: Sputnik V vaccines expected to G Kabiling M Bulletin 2 13 be delivered in May China told: pull out vessels and respect R Acosta B Mirror A3 14 PHL sovereignty 15 US NAVY shoots Iran ship M Times B6 PH, Australia seek economic A Gonzales M Times B3 16 cooperation Locsin orders filing of new protest vs R Mercene B Mirror A2 17 China over WPS 18 Palasyo duda sa tulong na resbak ng US A Taliping A Tonite 3 Duterte orders PHL vessels to stay put in V Barcelo M Standard A1 19 WPS in a test of wills E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page Parlade, Badoy stay as NTF- ELCAC P Star 1 20 R Cabrera Spokespersons - M Bulletin 2 21 PRRD leaves Parlade’s fate ton NTF R Antonio ELCAC- Roque 22 NPC: Citizens’ profiling wrong R Ayeng D Tribune A1 Parlade, Badoy stay as task force Malaya A10 23 J Montemayor spokesmen 24 Probe into Air Force chopper crash begins A Dalizon P Journal 13 25 Katiguhin si Gen. Parlade A Pedroche Ngayon 4 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 26 NPA leader, wife slain in Agusan clash A Jacinto M Times A7 2 Anti- Red group members killed in Bohol C Cordova Tempo 1 27 ambush G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 28 Philippines forced to take side E Cruz P Star 7 29 Who is lying- the President or Roque? A Carpio PDI A6 30 Community Pantry and Duterte’s Kitchen G Araneta M Bulletin 4 31 Fish Talk D La Paz D Tribune A4 32 Three ladies and a general M Angeles D Tribune A5 Defending our sovereign rights: Will it be M Times A4 33 R Saludo war? M Times A4 34 Defending the ‘hapag ng bayan’: Let us not A Contreras throw the baby out with the bathwater 35 Parlade’s rant should not go unpunished R Tulfo M Times A5 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Legislators question foreign grants that https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/legislators- 36 assail PH sovereignty question-foreign-grants-that-assail-ph- sovereignty/ https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/govt-gets-the- 37 Gov’t gets the blame whether it’s right or wrong — Duterte blame-whether-its-right-or-wrong-duterte/ DILG to punish mayors over rising https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1138399 38 Covid-19 violations: PRRD Duterte apologizes for imposing https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1138397 39 ‘longer’ MECQ in NCR Plus Octa: Not Yet Time For NCR Plus https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/29/octa 40 Bubble To Exit MECQ -not-yet-time-for-ncr-plus-bubble-to-exit-mecq/ Local PPE manufacturers eye https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/garments- 41 exportation amid gov't preference for exporters-eyeing-to-supply-ppes-abroad-amid- China imports lack-of-demand-from-govt/ NAVY NEWS Binay, Gordon slam China’s 'de facto' https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/binay-gordon- 42 control of WPS: "Enough is enough" slam-chinas-de-facto-control-of-wps-enough- is-enough/ Lawmakers slam “erroneous” Chinese https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/28/law 43 statement on WPS; increased patrols makers-slam-erroneous-chinese-statement- called on-wps-increased-patrols-called/ China, not PH, must stop complicating https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/china-not-ph- 44 WPS dispute — senators must-stop-complicating-wps-dispute-senators/ Senators: China should also withdraw https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio maritime militias to avoid escalation in n/785426/senators-china-should-also- 45 West Philippine Sea withdraw-maritime-militias-to-avoid-escalation- in-west-philippine-sea/story/ China berated for claiming jurisdiction https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/28 46 over West Philippine Sea /2094432/china-berated-claiming-jurisdiction- over-west-philippine-sea 1Sambayan throws support behind https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio reso condemning Chinese activities in n/785527/1sambayan-throws-support-behind- 47 WPS reso-condemning-chinese-activities-in- wps/story/ https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1138398 48 China ‘good friend’ but I won’t compromise WPS: Duterte ‘If you’re bright, why did we lose the https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1425054/duterte- 49 West Philippine Sea?’ – Duterte to to-carpio-del-rosario-if-youre-bright-why-did- Carpio, Del Rosario we-lose-the-west-philippine-sea Lorenzana rejects China plea to stop https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/lorenzana- 50 maritime exercises in West PH Sea rejects-china-plea-to-stop-maritime-exercises- in-west-ph-sea/ Phl to continue WPS patrols despite https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/04/28/phl 51 China’s call to stop -to-continue-wps-patrols-despite-chinas-call- to-stop/ House leader urges China to withdraw https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1138337 52 its vessels from WPS Locsin Orders Filing Of New Protest Vs https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/29/locsi 53 China Over WPS n-orders-filing-of-new-protest-vs-china-over- wps/ PH must not fail to protest China's https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/ph-must-not-fail- 54 continuous presence in Julian Felipe to-protest-chinas-continuous-presence-in- Reef — Locsin julian-felipe-reef-locsin/ Coast guard escorts sought for Filipinos https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/coast-guard- 55 fishing in WPS escorts-sought-for-filipinos-fishing-in-wps/ Mga mangingisdang Pinoy dapat https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/04/28/21/mga- 56 magbabad sa West PH Sea: BFAR mangingisdang-pinoy-dapat-magbabad-sa- west-ph-sea-bfar Sebo at langis, nakita ng DENR sa https://news.abs- 57 water samples na itinapon ng yate sa cbn.com/news/04/28/21/sebo-langis-water- Manila Bay samples-yate-manila-bay-denr AFP RELATED PAF identifies victims in Bohol air https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/paf-identifies- 58 mishap victims-in-bohol-air-mishap/ Let President decide on urgency of red- https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/let-president- 59 tagging bill — Guevarra decide-on-urgencyof-red-tagging-bill-guevarra/ Certify anti-red-tagging bill as 'urgent', https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/certify-anti-red- 60 Drilon asks Duterte tagging-bill-as-urgent-drilon-asks-duterte/ No regrets in setting up Maginhawa https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/no-regrets-in- 61 community pantry despite red-tagging setting-up-maginhawa-community-pantry- —Non despite-red-tagging-non/ PMA Class 1983 donates food items for https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1138248 62 NCR community pantries Parlade, Badoy stay as NTF-ELCAC https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/29 63 spokespersons /2094528/parlade-badoy-stay-ntf-elcac- spokespersons Proposals to defund NTF-ELCAC https://news.abs- 64 'knee-jerk' reaction, says solon cbn.com/news/04/28/21/proposals-to-defund- ntf-elcac-knee-jerk-reaction-says-solon https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/womens-group- 65 Women’s group assails ‘fake’ NPA surrenderee assails-fake-npa-surrenderee/ Communist encampment used for https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/communist- 66 making bombs in Ormoc City disclosed encampment-used-for-making-bombs-in- by surrenderer ormoc-city-disclosed-by-surrenderer/ Mother of abducted activist Jonas https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/28/mother-of- 67 Burgos says 'justice still elusive' abducted-activist-jonas-burgos-says-justice- still-elusive/ INDO PACIFIC NEWS Philippine Senators Sign Resolution https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/philippi 68 against China’s ‘Creeping Hegemony’ nes-southchinasea-04272021182401.html in South China Sea EU lawmakers vow to kill China https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 69 investment deal over Beijing’s article/3131504/eu-lawmakers-vow-kill-china- sanctions investment-deal-over-beijings China, Russia sowing disinformation https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/arti 70 about Western vaccines, says EU cle/3131501/coronavirus-china-and-russia- report sow-disinformation-undermine-trust Xi shines light on CPC's commitments, http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0428/c90000- 71 spirit through Party history stories 9844696.html Xi tells Chinese Communist Party to https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/artic 72 remember struggles of the past le/3131326/xi-jinping-seeks-channel-chinese- communist-partys-revolutionary Hong Kong passes immigration bill, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong- raising alarm over 'exit bans' security-immigration/hong-kong-passes- 73 immigration-bill-raising-alarm-over-exit-bans- idUSKBN2CF032 China deepens anti-COVID19 https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202104/1222 74 cooperation with S.