Today’s News 21 August 2021 (Saturday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 All-time high: Pjl logs 17,231 new infections S Crisostomo P Star 1 Daily covid tally hits a new high as curbs are D Yap PDI A1 2 relaxed C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page DeL Rosario: Duterte chooses China over D Yap PDI A5 3 Filipinos D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 4 All fatalities in C-130 plane crash identified P Star 8 All 50 soldiers who died in C-130 crash in PDI A6 5 Sulu indentified 6 Navy shows capability in SEACAT D Tribune 9 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 7 2 NPA rebels, soldier killed in Negros clash G Bayoran P Star 10 8 3 todas sa engkwentro sa Negros Occ D Franche Ngayon 9 9 2 pregnant NPA rebs among surrenderees D Tribune 3 Bicol cops to priorities rebel threats in P Tonight 1 10 Masbate A Dalizon 11 Reds condemned over banned landlines J Dela Torre P Journal 7 Rockie cop killed in clash with NPA rebels in M Martico Tempo 2 12 Samar G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Miranda bombing: Beyond the scars https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/21/mira 13 nda-bombing-beyond-the-scars/ Further warming could worsen extreme https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/further- 14 weather events in PH, warns Filipino warming-could-worsen-extreme-weather- scientists events-in-ph-warns-filipino-scientists/ Japan disburses 4th and final tranche of https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/20/japa 15 post-disaster loan Phase 2 for PHL n-disburses-4th-and-final-tranche-of-post- disaster-loan-phase-2-for-phl/ 18 Filipinos from Afghanistan now in https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/18-filipinos- 16 UK, await flight home to Manila from-afghanistan-now-in-uk-await-flight-home- to-manila/ PH thanks Indonesia for helping 5 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151145 17 Pinoys leave Afghanistan Tropical storm 'Isang' likely to exit PH https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/21/tropical-storm- 18 area of responsibility Sunday isang-likely-to-exit-ph-area-of-responsibility- sunday/ PAGASA: 'Fair' weather, isolated rain https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/pagasa-fair- 19 showers expected over the weekend weather-isolated-rain-showers-expected-over- the-weekend/ NAVY NEWS More ‘assertive’ China deploys flares at https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/08/20/mo 20 Phl planes over WPS –AFP re-assertive-china-deploys-flares-at-phl- planes-over-wps-afp/ PH Navy enhances maritime warfare https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/ph-navy- 21 capabilities in SEACAT 2021 drills enhances-maritime-warfare-capabilities-in- seacat-2021-drills/ Olympians Paalam, Magno take oath as https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/olympians- 22 PH Navy personnel paalam-magno-take-oath-as-ph-navy- personnel/ 'Duterte's shameful legacy is https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/dutertes- undermining arbitral award secured by shameful-legacy-is-undermining-arbitral- 23 PNoy on South China sea' — Del award-secured-by-pnoy-on-south-china-sea- Rosario del-rosario/ PCG conducts week-long maritime drills https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/pcg-conducts- 24 off Manila port week-long-maritime-drills-off-manila-port/ AFP RELATED Soldier, 2 NPA rebels killed in Negros https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/soldier-2-npa- 25 clash rebels-killed-in-negros-clash/ Año slams 'heartless' CPP-NPA after https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/ano-slams- 26 raid in bomb-making camp in E. Samar heartless-cpp-npa-after-raid-in-bomb-making- ( camp-in-e-samar/ All 50 soldiers who died in C-130 crash https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1476590/all-50- 27 in Sulu identified soldiers-who-died-in-c-130-crash-in-sulu- identified 4 troopers who died in C-130 crash https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/08/20/4- 28 back in CDO troopers-who-died-in-c-130-crash-back-in-cdo/ Army chief visits 10ID units in remote https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1151098 29 locations New PSG chief named https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1476599/new-psg- 30 chief-named COA flags NCIP over P1M cost of NTF- https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/21/21/coa- 31 ELCAC 'workshop' flags-ncip-over-p1m-cost-of-ntf-elcac- workshop INDO-PACIFIC NEWS Eleazar orders Bicol PNP to prioritize https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/eleazar-orders- 32 fight vs Reds in Masbate bicol-pnp-to-prioritize-fight-vs-reds-in-masbate/ Rookie cop, village chair killed in N. https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/20/rookie-cop- 33 Samar village-chair-killed-in-n-samar/ QC court nullifies search warrants vs 2 https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/19/qc-court- 34 NDF members nullifies-search-warrants-vs-2-ndf-members/ Duterte to China: PH to 'stay neutral' in https://news.abs- 35 geopolitics cbn.com/news/08/20/21/duterte-to-china-ph-to- stay-neutral-in-geopolitics Washington can't stop playing the https://www.businessinsider.com/us- 36 blame game over the US's disastrous intelligence-agencies-congress-biden-blame- Afghanistan withdrawal game-afghanistan-2021-8 Harris’ Asia trip carries new urgency https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business- 37 after Afghan collapse health-asia-coronavirus-pandemic- b84037686dc2395266a1bfa333f8c06e US position on Taiwan unchanged https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united- 38 despite Biden comment on defending states-canada/article/3145701/us-position- island taiwan-unchanged-despite-joe-biden As the US scrambles out of https://www.businessinsider.com/warnings- Afghanistan, warnings grow about what about-chinese-plans-in-afghanistan-grow- 39 China plans to do there amid-us-withdrawal-2021-8 China: No more intl. pressure on https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 40 Afghanistan 0820_17/ China’s attempt to whitewash Taliban https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- sparks backlash at home news/chinas-attempt-to-whitewash-taliban- 41 sparks-backlash-at-home- 101629449041618.html US Sidelined by Chinese Influence https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/us- 42 Campaign in Africa sidelined-chinese-influence-campaign-africa China slams U.S. for using vaccines as http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021- 43 anti-China lures 08/20/c_1310139627.htm 44 Embrace Communist rule, China tells https://asiapost.live/embrace-communist-rule- Tibet on 70th anniversary of invasion china-tells-tibet-on-70th-anniversary-of- invasion-tibet/ China’s Vaccine Diplomacy Stumbles in https://asiapost.live/chinas-vaccine-diplomacy- 45 Southeast Asia stumbles-in-southeast-asia/ Chinese Internet companies should https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/c innovate, promote social values, says hinese-internet-companies-should-innovate- 46 state media promote-social-values-says-state-media- 2125291 China Postpones Decision on Foreign https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongko 47 Sanctions Law For Hong Kong ng-sanctions-08202021083825.html Hong Kong Activist Pleads Guilty to https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongko 48 Charges Under National Security Law ( ng-activist-08192021084820.html PRC in breach of treaty protecting Hong https://ipdefenseforum.com/2021/08/prc-in- 49 Kong freedoms, U.K. says breach-of-treaty-protecting-hong-kong- freedoms-u-k-says/ China urges Japan to exercise http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021- 50 discretion on Taiwan question 08/20/c_1310139489.htm Taiwan president thanks Biden for 'rock https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4273 51 solid' support amid China threats 483 Taiwan foreign minister calls for https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4273 52 inclusion in UN system 759 Science labs are the new front line of https://the-japan- 53 competition with a rising China news.com/news/article/0007692894 IAEA, Japan to discuss Fukushima's https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 54 treated water 0820_11/ South Koreans Now Dislike China More https://asiapost.live/south-koreans-now-dislike- 55 Than They Dislike Japan china-more-than-they-dislike-japan/ S. 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Korea with US, http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=202 56 Russian envoys 10820000701 What Does Fall of Kabul Mean for North https://www.voanews.com/east-asia- 57 Korea? pacific/analysis-what-does-fall-kabul-mean- north-korea ASEAN not as effective as hoped in https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast- 58 Myanmar, Singapore minister says asia/article/3145775/asean-not-effective- hoped-myanmar-singapore-foreign ASEAN pledges humanitarian aid for https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 59 Myanmar 0820_06/ Myanmar shadow government launches https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/myan 60 guerilla radio programme mar-national-unity-government-radio-nug- 2126341 Myanmar Junta Targets Mobile Banking https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/mo 61 in Bid to Cut Off Opposition Funding bile-08192021195158.html Authoritarianism And Resistance In https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/totalitariani 62 Myanmar sm-and-resistance-in-myanmar/ Malaysia’s 9th prime minister Ismail https://www.channelnewasia.com/asia/malaysi 63 Sabri: An UMNO veteran who rose up a-9th-prime-minister-ismail-sabri-umno- the ranks veteran-2123236 Locked-up and fed-up: Australian voters https://www.bworldonline.com/locked-up-and- 64 put prime minister on notice fed-up-australian-voters-put-prime-minister-on- notice/ Tracking India s Act East Policy https://www.9dashline.com/article/tracking- 65 ’ indias-act-east-policy Does Pakistan stand to gain or lose https://www.scmp.com/week- from the Taliban s ascendancy? asia/explained/article/3145790/talibans- 66 ’ ascendancy-afghanistan-does-pakistan-stand- gain-or With Afghan collapse, Moscow