Today’s News 25 April 2021 (Sunday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page EU: China Endangering Peace in S. China PDI A1 1 Reuters Sea 2 Phl sees’accelerated’ vaccine deliveries M Jaymalin P Star 1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 China farm region produces lingerie AFP PDI A2 4 Time to rally Ph allies vs China – Drilon D Yap PDI A1 5 Bising exits Phl H Flores P Star 10 6 Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU P Brago P Star 4 slams China 7 PCG, BFAR hold maritime exercises in WPS E Macairan P Star 10 8 PH – China trades soars to $16.4B in Q1 G Kabiling PDI A2 9 EU raises concern over South China Sea A Geducos PDI 1 situation; bats for binding Code of Conduct 10 PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty R Noriega M Bulletin 3 patrols in West PH Sea 11 EU blames China for endangering peace in Reuters Malaya B2 South China Sea 12 Drilon: Incursions result of gov’t R Africa Malaya B4 ‘appeasement policy’ on China 13 Coast Guard, BFAR conduct sea drills V Reyes Malaya B4 14 PCG, BFAR hold maritime exercises J Canlas M Times A3 15 PCG steps up West PH Sea Patrols R Noriega Tempo 2 16 PCG holds drills in SCS to assert PH P Journal 2 jurisdiction 17 Support our President – front liners’ group P Journal 2 18 Kakapusin sa isda PM 3 19 Beijing reacts vs EU concern over WPS D Tribune 1 20 COVID- free Lorenzana shares exercises M Punongbayan P Star 17 routine D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page Indonesian navy says lost sub with 53 AP B Mirror A7 21 aboard sank E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page Parlade, Badoy called serious threat to PDI A4 22 N Corrales public Lawmakers eye realigning NTF-ELCAC P Star 5 23 D Porcalla budget Gag order not enough, Parlade must go P Star 5 24 – P Romero senators 25 Parlade, Badoy gagged S Locus D Tribune 3 -hunt on W Vigilia Malaya B3 26 Leni tells gov’t: Stop witch community pantry organizers Guevarra tells bloody Sunday vi H Lawas P Journa 13 27 ctims’ kin to trust AO 35 28 Pondo ng NTF-ELCAC ‘wag tanggalin A Dela Cruz Ngayon 2 29 NTF-ELCAC defunding bucked J Manalastas P Journal 2 U.S., PH forces conclude 36th Balikatan P Tonight 11 30 Exercises F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page Communist terrorists should be held P Star 4 31 M Punongbayan accountable for their crimes 32 2 rebels slain in encounter G Bayoran P Star 10 150 Anakpawis members, NPA rebels yield L Iñigo M Bulletin 15 33 in Cagayan 150 Anakpawis members, NPA rebels yield L Iñigo Tempo 2 34 in Cagayan 35 DPWH man hurt in NPA grenade attack J Eleda P Journal 13 36 84 NPA rebels in Calabarzon yield A Dalizon P Journal 13 G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page 37 Abu bandit gunned down in Basilan raid A Dalizon P Journal 13 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page P Star 8 38 ‘Community spirit’ uplifts Filipinos over politics 39 ‘Reboulusyon kontra gutom’ P Star 9 s community PDI A8 40 7 ‘reasons’ why gov’t fear J Butuyan pantries 41 Del Rosario lost Panatag to China R Tiglao M Times A5 Fighting terrorism needs cooperation with M Times A4 42 allies 43 AFP goes all-out for WPS P Journal I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Health-economy balance to determine https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137961 44 next quarantine status Phivolcs detects 56 quakes at Taal https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/26/phivolcs- 45 Volcano in 24 hours detects-56-quakes-at-taal-volcano-in-24-hours/ 26 quakes recorded around Mt. https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/26/26-quakes- 46 Pinatubo in 24 hours — Phivolcs recorded-around-mt-pinatubo-in-24-hours- phivolcs/ NAVY NEWS Govt Launches Maritime Exercise At https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/26/govt 47 West PHL Sea -launches-maritime-exercise-at-west-phl-sea/ Barko iniimbestigahan sa https://news.abs- pagpapakawala ng wastewater sa cbn.com/news/04/25/21/barko- 48 Manila Bay iniimbestigahan-sa-pagpapakawala-ng- wastewater-sa-manila-bay AFP RELATED Pangilinan, Binay want Parlade https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/25/pangilinan- 49 censured over 'stupid' remarks vs binay-want-parlade-censured-over-stupid- Senate remarks-vs-senate/ House leaders not buying gag order on https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/25/title-103/ 50 Parlade, want NTF-ELCAC defunded Lawmakers eye realigning NTF- https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/26 51 ELCAC budget /2093801/lawmakers-eye-realigning-ntf-elcac- budget NSA Esperon Confirms Gag Order On https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/26/nsa- 52 Parlade, Badoy Over Community esperon-confirms-gag-order-on-parlade- Pantries badoy-over-community-pantries/ Esperon defends NTF-ELCAC budget https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/25/esperon- 53 anew amid calls for defunding defends-ntf-elcac-budget-anew-amid-calls-for- defunding/ NSA Shields NTF-Elcac, But Gags https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/26/nsa- 54 Parlade, Badoy shields-ntf-elcac-but-gags-parlade-badoy/ ‘Communist terrorists should be held https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/04/26 55 accountable for their crimes’ /2093808/communist-terrorists-should-be-held- accountable-their-crimes NDF grows weaker as Filipinos expose https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137921 56 its ‘rapaciousness’ BDP for best interest of underserved https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137951 57 barangays: Esperon Another Ampatuan massacre suspect https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137954 58 falls 150 Anakpawis members, NPA rebels https://mb.com.ph/2021/04/25/150-anakpawis- 59 yield in Cagayan members-npa-rebels-yield-in-cagayan/ P16.5-B BDP funds go directly to LGUs: https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1137943 60 NCIP exec Military Validating Reports On Alleged https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/04/26/milit 61 Bomber’s Death ary-validating-reports-on-alleged-bombers- death/ INDO PACIFIC NEWS Shelving disputes with Beijing has not https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202104250007 62 worked for Manila EU blames China for endangering https://www.reuters.com/world/china/eu- 63 peace in South China Sea blames-china-endangering-peace-south-china- sea-2021-04-25/ Germany should be tough on China, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 64 Greens’ chancellor candidate says article/3130986/germany-should-be-tough- china-greens-chancellor-candidate-says China’s dominance of rare earths https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 65 supply is a concern in the West article/3130990/chinas-dominance-rare-earths- supply-growing-concern-west China plans on boosting domestic https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china- 66 consumption in May plans-boosting-domestic-consumption-may- 2021-04-25/ China is switching its investment focus https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 67 in Africa from oil to minerals article/3130912/china-switching-its-investment- focus-africa-oil-minerals China pledges greater protection for hi- https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/artic 68 tech intellectual property le/3131007/china-pledges-greater-protection- hi-tech-intellectual-property Chinese observers: US’ Russia https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ article/3130884/us-russia-sanctions-noted-it- 69 sanctions noted, but it won’t work on Beijing wont-work-beijing-chinese New Chinese Decree Tells Religious https://www.voanews.com/east-asia- Leaders to ‘Support the Communist pacific/voa-news-china/new-chinese-decree- 70 Party’ tells-religious-leaders-support-communist- party Hong Kong civil servants become wary https://www.scmp.com/news/hong- 71 of office snitches jostling to prove loyalty kong/politics/article/3130981/watch-what-you- say-hong-kong-civil-servants-become-wary Biden and Putin eye possible June https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International- 72 summit: Kremlin aide relations/Biden-and-Putin-eye-possible-June- summit-Kremlin-aide Japanese ruling party to fare badly in https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 73 votes for three parliamentary seats pacific/japanese-ruling-party-fare-badly-votes- three-parliamentary-seats-2021-04-25/ Suga suffers triple defeat in bellwether https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Suga-suffers- 74 Diet by-elections triple-defeat-in-bellwether-Diet-by-elections Taiwan is a sovereign state, not https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4186 75 subordinate to China: VP Lai Ching-te 456 Korea's dilemma deepens over joining https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021 76 US-led Quad network /04/356_307780.html No response to Trump slamming Moon: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021 77 Cheong Wa Dae /04/120_307743.html ASEAN changed Myanmar statement https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- on release of political detainees pacific/asean-changed-myanmar-statement- 78 release-political-detainees-sources-2021-04- 25/ Asean leaders tell Myanmar coup https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- 79 maker to end killings news/asean-leaders-tell-myanmar-coup- maker-to-end-killings-101619315783386.html Myanmar anti-coup leader says ASEAN https://asia.nikkei.com/Editor-s- 80 summit falls short of goals Picks/Interview/Myanmar-anti-coup-leader- says-ASEAN-summit-falls-short-of-goals Myanmar activists deride ASEAN-junta https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- consensus, vow to continue protests pacific/myanmar-people-slam-asean-junta- 81 consensus-end-violence-no-immediate- protests-2021-04-25/ Burmese exiles cheer ASEAN plea https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archiv 82 es/2021/04/26/2003756379 Indonesia, Vietnam renew calls to https://www.thejakartapost.com/seasia/2021/0 83 finish EEZ negotiations 4/24/indonesia-vietnam-renew-calls-to-finish- eez-negotiations.html PM Modi says India shaken by https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 84 coronavirus ‘storm’, U.S.