Today’s News 30 March 2021 (Tuesday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page 1st batch of Sinovac Covid-19 doses bought C Ciriaco B Mirror A7 1 by PHL arrive 2 1M vaccines arrive but count break 10k M Blancaflor D Tribune A6 China`s Clover Biopharmaceuticals starts C Atienza M Bulletin 2 3 COVID-19 clinical trials in PH-DOST 4 PH receives 1M doses of Sinovac vaccine K Calayag M Times A3 B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 5 New infections hit 10,016 S Crisostomo P Star 1 6 Health experts want longer lockdown L Salaverria PDI A1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 7 Phl sending Coast Guard BFAR ships to reef M Punongbayan P Star 2 8 US backs PH amid China’s new incursion in T Santos PDI A3 West PH Sea 9 CHR seeks end to crackdown on rights K Subingsubing PDI A1 defenders 10 Chinese ships remain in Julian Felipe Reef, R Acosta B Mirror A3 defense chief says D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page M Sadongdong M Bulletin 3 11 Lorenzana: ‘We did better than a lot of countries’ 12 Gov’t open to ECQ extension P Tonight 1 to ECQ extension in NCR Plus CNN Staff P Journal 2 13 Gov’t open – task force head 14 Labor leader gunned down D Estacio Tempo 1 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page 15 Coffins hitting reds pop up in Makati, QC K Subingsubing PDI A4 16 2 NPA rebels killed in Negros clash A Dalizon P Journal 13 Scores of NPA rebels killed, hurt in Misamis M Crismundo Tempo 2 17 encounter Kumander ng NPA lumutang at sumuko sa J Hallare Ngayon 9 18 police station G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page International group calls on government to B Sarmiento PDI A6 19 disband BIFF as elections near 20 ‘Bandit’ nabbed in Zamboanga R Pareño P Star 10 4 terorista patay sa engkwentro ng military F Taboy Balita 2 21 sa Maguindanao H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 22 Brave voices PDI A8 23 Pointed questions C Lozada D Tribune A4 24 Envoy for whom? P Journal 4 Natuklasan ng mga Bataaeno ang tatlong S Pizarro Balita 5 25 bagong patutunguhan sa turismo sa gitna ng pandemya 26 Ang Bagong Arsobispo ng Maynila B De Guzman Balita 5 27 Bahala na ang Pinoy R Valmonte Balita 5 Do we have a contingency plam amid WPS J Dela Cruz B Mirror A3 28 impasse? Solon asks I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS National government debt hits record https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/29/nati 29 P10.4 trillion as more loans fuel Covid onal-government-debt-hits-record-p10-4- response trillion-as-more-loans-fuel-covid-response/ P23-B emergency subsidy for areas https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135304 30 under ECQ signed Duterte retains ECQ status of NCR, 4 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135302) 31 areas until April 4 Relax tax filing restrictions amid ECQ, https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135278 32 solon urges BIR ECQ for NCR, 4 other provinces very https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135201 33 timely: Lorenzana ‘Fast Covid cases rise, slow vaccination https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/30/fast- 34 put PHL at risk’ covid-cases-rise-slow-vaccination-put-phl-at- risk/ Groups warn of ‘fragile’ economic https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/groups-warn-of- 35 recovery with education sector in crisis fragile-economic-recovery-with-education- sector-in-crisis/ NAVY NEWS Chinese ships remain in Julian Felipe https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/30/chin 36 Reef, defense chief says ese-ships-remain-in-julian-felipe-reef-defense- chief-says/ Defense chief tiptoes on reef case with https://manilastandard.net/news/national/3507 37 China 74/defense-chief-tiptoes-on-reef-case-with- china.html DND mulls leaving Phl ship in contested https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/03/29/dn 38 reef d-mulls-leaving-phl-ship-in-contested-reef/ Coast Guard ship to be stationed off https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135211 39 Julian Felipe Reef Philippines sending Coast Guard, BFAR https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/03/30 40 ships to reef /2088007/philippines-sending-coast-guard- bfar-ships-reef Deployment of ships to patrol WPS https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135177 41 depends on higher-ups Security sector verifying departure of https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/security-sector- 42 Chinese ships at Julian Felipe Reef verifying-departure-of-chinese-ships-at-julian- felipe-reef/ Locsin asks for aerial view to check https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/locsin-asks-for- aerial-view-to-check-chinese-vessels- 43 Chinese vessels’ presence in WPS; new’ satellite image surfaces presence-in-wps-new-satellite-image-surfaces/ Solon: Moored Chinese vessels will https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/solon-moored- 44 contribute to further reef degradation in chinese-vessels-will-contribute-to-further-reef- WPS degradation-in-wps/ 'Atin ang Emden Deep': Filipino scientist https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/29/21/atin- 45 stakes claim after dive to 3rd deepest ang-emdem-deep-filipino-scientist-stakes- place on earth claim-after-dive-to-3rd-deepest-place-on-earth Jogging, recreational cycling, not https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/jogging- 46 allowed in MOA, CCP Complex ( recreational-cycling-not-allowed-in-moa-ccp- complex/) AFP RELATED Lay down arms, rejoin mainstream https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1135279 47 society, DND chief tells Reds Lorenzana on NPA anniversary: More https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 48 than 50 years of terrorism is enough n/781691/lorenzana-on-npa-anniversary-more- than-50-years-of-terrorism-is-enough/story/ Peacebuilding NGO sees clashes in https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/peacebuilding- 49 Maguindanao as preview to more ngo-sees-clashes-in-maguindanao-as- violence preview-to-more-violence/ House Speaker backs Duterte https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/30/hou 50 administration’s amnesty program for se-speaker-backs-duterte-administrations- Reds, Moro rebels amnesty-program-for-reds-moro-rebels/ Groups reiterate call on SC for TRO on https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/29/groups- 51 ATL in light of DILG memo reiterate-call-on-sc-for-tro-on-atl-in-light-of-dilg- memo/ Anti-communist groups condemn https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1412791/anti- 52 Netherlands gov’t for ‘coddling’ CPP communist-orgs-condemn-netherlands-govt- leader Sison for-coddling-cpp-leader-sison Bangkay ng hinihinalang miyembro ng https://news.abs- NPA, narekober sa Misamis Oriental cbn.com/news/03/30/21/bangkay-ng- 53 hinihinalang-miyembro-ng-npa-narekober-sa- misamis-oriental 20 kasapi umano ng CPP-NPA, sumuko https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/30/21/20- 54 sa Camarines Norte kasapi-umano-ng-cpp-npa-sumuko-sa- camarines-norte Suspected Abu Sayyaf member arrested https://news.abs- 55 in Zamboanga City cbn.com/news/03/29/21/suspected-abu- sayyaf-member-arrested-in-zamboanga-city Casket with anti CPP-NPA slogan https://news.abs- spotted on a bridge cbn.com/news/multimedia/photo/03/29/21/cask 56 et-with-anti-cpp-npa-slogan-spotted-on-a- bridge INDO-PACIFIC NEWS USTR suspends all trade engagement https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar- with Myanmar until elected government politics-usa-trade/ustr-suspends-all-trade- 57 returns engagement-with-myanmar-until-elected- government-returns-idUSKBN2BL1XH At Least 120 Killed as Myanmar Endures https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/at-least-120- 58 Another Dark Weekend killed-as-myanmar-endures-another-dark- weekend/ Thousands take to the streets in https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar- Myanmar as five more protesters killed politics/thousands-take-to-the-streets-in- 59 on Monday myanmar-as-five-more-protesters-killed- idUSKBN2BL0C2 Thailand preparing for possible refugee https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand- exodus from Myanmar: PM myanmar-refugees/thailand-preparing-for- 60 possible-refugee-exodus-from-myanmar-pm- idUSKBN2BL0K1 Thai police vow more protest arrests https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general 61 after nearly 100 detained /2091571/police-vow-more-protest-arrests- after-nearly-100-detained Thai Teen Faces Jail Time for Allegedly https://www.voanews.com/episode/thai-teen- 62 Defaming King faces-jail-time-allegedly-defaming-king- 4640601 Singapore minister pessimistic on https://www.reuters.com/article/us-myanmar- Myanmar, says resolution may take time politics-singapore/singapore-minister- 63 pessimistic-on-myanmar-says-resolution-may- take-time-idUSKBN2BL1MT US Palau envoy’s trip to Taiwan prompts https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 64 ‘red line’ warning from China article/3127509/us-palau-envoys-trip-taiwan- prompts-red-line-warning-china Fearing refugees influx, China https://www.thejakartapost.com/seasia/2021/0 65 strengthens entry restrictions from 3/29/fearing-refugees-influx-china-strengthens- Myanmar entry-restrictions-from-myanmar-.html Special Report: Money trail from Daphne https://www.reuters.com/article/us-malta- murder probe stretches to China daphne-china-specialreport/special-report- 66 money-trail-from-daphne-murder-probe- stretches-to-china-idUSKBN2BL1WF China says US, UK, EU and Canada https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- 67 seek to destabilise China news/china-says-us-uk-eu-and-canada-seek- to-destabilise-china-101616981979991.html China warns firms not to engage in https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china- 68 politics over Xinjiang xinjiang-sanctions/china-warns-firms-not-to- engage-in-politics-over-xinjiang- idUSKBN2BL03L In Xinjiang cotton dispute, China warns https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 69 West ‘era of bullying’ is over article/3127435/xinjiang-cotton-row-era- bullying-china-over-officials-warn China’s propaganda machine kicks into https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_p