Today’s News 24 May 2021 (Monday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 MM mayors to meet on vaccine slot sale R Villanueva P Star 1 2 doses of Pfizer, astra effective vs India Reuters PDI A1 2 variant C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 Multilateral approach better in WPS dispute - H Flores P Star 1 Leni 4 DFA: Pinoys can disregard Chines law T Santos PDI A3 5 China’s Coast Guard law is ‘valis’ only within R Mabasa M Bulletin 8 its borders - Locsin 6 Phl ‘di apektado ng China Coast Guard Law G Garcia Ngayon 2 - DFA 7 Pinas ‘di apektado ng China Coast Guard G Garcia PM 2 law 8 Pilipino tinatakot ng China na mangisda sa J Bondoc Ngayon 4 sariling dagat D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page U.S considered nuke strike on China - D Tribune B13 9 Ellsberg 10 UN calls for full adherence to Gaza ceasefire P Star 11 E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 11 AFP to get 10 more helicopters M Punongbayan P Star 8 12 CHR to probe CPP-NPA atrocities K Cruz M Times A3 CHR to probes into 1, 506 IHL violations by P Gutierrez P Journal 2 13 CTG F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page JOMA: No order to assassinate NTF-ELCAC J Andrade PDI A3 14 Officials 15 Bong Go vows govt aid for rebel returnees B Tamayo M Times A2 16 Go reaches out to ex-rebels D Tribune 3 Mga paglabag ng CPP-NPA iimbestigahan D Franche Ngayon 2 17 ng CHR Mga pagpatay ng CPP-NPA iimbestigahan D Franche PM 2 18 ng CHR G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 19 Scarborough fiasco J Enrile M Times A1 20 Friendships cost less A Cardona D Tribune A5 21 Sui generis Miriam D Tribune A4 22 A citizen army for defense R Farolan PDI A7 2021 and the NPA is still a threat in M Cabugon M Times A6 23 It’s Central Visayas R Tiglao M Times A1 24 Trillanes’ Magdalo Putschists behind retired generals’ anti-Duterte group? I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS No hero’s welcome for stranded overseas https://www.scmp.com/week- Filipino workers asia/people/article/3134332/philippines- 25 battles-covid-19-what-happened-vow-no- migrant-left Education officials urge using all means to https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/24/edu 26 teach cation-officials-urge-using-all-means-to-teach/ https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/groups-slam- 27 Groups slam CHED’s bid for ‘flexible learning’ as new norm cheds-bid-for-flexible-learning-as-new-norm/ Yerba Buena tablet: Clinically https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/yerba-buena- 28 proven,100% Filipino-made analgesic tablet-clinically-proven100-filipino-made- analgesic/ 29 Quakes hit Zambales, Davao Occidental https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141220 Heat index in 18 areas still within https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/heat-index-in- 30 'dangerous' level 18-areas-still-within-dangerous-level/ Context is king: Tugade explains why https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/context-is-king- 31 progress in LRT-1 Cavite Extension project tugade-explains-why-progress-in-lrt-1-cavite- is a big deal extension-project-is-a-big-deal/ PSA to roll out Nat'l ID Step 2 online https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/psa-to-roll-out- 32 registration in 14 areas on May 24 natl-id-step-2-online-registration-in-14-areas- on-may-24/ NAVY NEWS Robredo backs retired military officers’ https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/robredo-backs- 33 push for united stand against China retired-military-officers-push-for-united-stand- against-china/ Robredo pushes for inclusion of other https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1435633/robredo- 34 countries in settling WPS row pushes-for-inclusion-of-other-countries-in- settling-wps-row Multilateral approach better in West https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/24 35 Philippine Sea dispute – Robredo /2100398/multilateral-approach-better-west- philippine-sea-dispute-robredo Fishermen still afraid to fish at https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 36 Scarborough Shoal n/788572/fishermen-still-afraid-to-fish-at- scarborough-shoal/story/ Robredo congratulates aide-de-camp for https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/robredo- 37 promotion in PH Navy congratulates-aide-de-camp-for-promotion-in- ph-navy/ AFP RELATED Marcos seeks to reform AFP pension fund https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/23/mar 38 setup cos-seeks-to-reform-afp-pension-fund-setup/ CHR to probe 1,506 IHL violations by CPP- https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141188 39 NPA-NDF Lawyers’ group seeks immediate probe in https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/23/lawy 40 red-tagging of member ers-group-seeks-immediate-probe-in-red- tagging-of-member/ - https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/ibp-defends- 41 IBP defends lawyer against ‘red tagging’ lawyer-against-red-tagging/ NolCom soldiers receive timely assistance https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/05/24/nol 42 com-soldiers-receive-timely-assistance/ 4 years after siege, Marawi sees slow but https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/24/4- 43 sure progress years-after-siege-marawi-sees-slow-but-sure- progress/ Bong Go vows govt aid for rebel returnees https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/24/news/ 44 national/bong-go-vows-govt-aid-for-rebel- returnees/1800405 Barangay officials surrender loose firearms https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/05/23/bar 45 angay-officials-surrender-loose-firearms-2/ File complaints vs. cops who harass pantry https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1141228 46 organizers INDO-PACIFIC NEWS Amid ‘swarming,’ fishing ban, PHL, China https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/24/ami 47 hold bilateral talks d-swarming-fishing-ban-phl-china-hold- bilateral-talks/ China's Coast Guard law is 'valid' only https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/chinas-coast- 48 within its borders — Locsin guard-law-is-valid-only-within-its-borders- locsin/ ‘Too weak’: Chinese scholars warn of https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 49 knowledge gap with American peers article/3134371/our-american-studies-are-too- weak-chinese-scholars-warn Xi Jinping on development of Tibet http://en.people.cn/n3/2021/0523/c90000- 50 9852936.html Why China is building gleaming new https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 51 government facilities in Africa article/3134224/why-china-building-gleaming- new-government-facilities-africa Indian media show double standards in https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202105/1224 52 smearing China on virus origin as govt 241.shtml opposes 'India variant' reference China invading Bhutan in a gradually, https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- 53 stealthily: Report news/china-invading-bhutan-in-a-gradually- stealthily-report-101621759471821.html The death of George Floyd and a year of https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/23/the-death-of- 54 turmoil in US george-floyd-and-a-year-of-turmoil-in-us/ Bernie Sanders, Progressives Call Out https://www.newsweek.com/bernie-sanders- 55 Antisemitism Amid Israeli-Palestinian progressives-call-out-antisemitism-amid- Conflict israeli-palestinian-conflict-1593918 U.S. waiting to see if North Korea wants to https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us- 56 engage in diplomacy waiting-see-if-north-korea-wants-engage- diplomacy-2021-05-23/ Biden makes strong case for engagement, https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021 57 but North Korea unlikely to react soon: /05/103_309266.html experts South Korea-US alliance expands beyond https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021 58 security /05/120_309263.html Moon and Biden wrap up 'best summit https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/05/ ever' with agreements aplenty 23/national/politics/bidenmoon-summit- 59 koreaus-north- korea/20210523192000461.html Vice FM says stability, peace in Taiwan http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=202 60 Strait have direct impact on S. Korea's 10523000253 national interest World’s Supply of Chips Is in Danger https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/202 Unless Taiwan Gets Vaccines 1-05-23/world-s-supply-of-chips-is-in-danger- 61 unless-taiwan-gets-vaccines?srnd=premium- asia Vietnam holds parliament election amid https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 62 new COVID-19 outbreak pacific/vietnam-holds-parliament-election- amid-new-covid-19-outbreak-2021-05-23/ G7 meeting highlights differences between https://the-japan- 63 Japan, Europe on coal-based power news.com/news/article/0007424494 Japanese government and Olympics https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/23 64 organizers leaning toward allowing fans at /national/olympic-games-spectators/ games No change in plans to hold Tokyo https://the-japan- 65 Olympics, Kato suggests news.com/news/article/0007424737 IOC VP Gets Backlash for Saying https://www.voanews.com/east-asia- 66 Olympics Are on, Virus or Not pacific/ioc-vp-gets-backlash-saying-olympics- are-virus-or-not Soviet Union sought end to island row in https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/05/23 67 1972 amid Japan-China thaw /national/soviet-union-end-island-row/ EU denounces Myanmar junta's electoral https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/eu- 68 body plan to dissolve Suu Kyi party denounces-myanmar-juntas-electoral-body- plan-dissolve-suu-kyi-party-2021-05-23/ More than 125,000 Myanmar teachers https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 69 suspended for opposing coup pacific/more-than-125000-myanmar-teachers- suspended-opposing-coup-2021-05-23/ Myanmar coup unleashes crystal meth https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/myanmar- 70 bonus for cartels coup-unleashes-crystal-meth-bonus-for- cartels-wk8zhk9v6 Clashes intensify in anti-junta conflicts https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Myanmar- 71 Coup/Myanmar-coup-latest-Clashes-intensify- in-anti-junta-conflicts https://asiatimes.com/2021/05/why-myanmars- 72 Why Myanmar’s