Today’s News 21 May 2021 (Friday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 Private sector jabs arriving next month C Valencia P Star 1 Disclose Covid-19 J Aning PDI A1 2 DU30 Firm: Don’t Vaccine Brand C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 China: US creating risks with S. China Sea P Star 14 warship sail-bys 4 China fumes after US move on disputed AFP M Standard A1 waters 5 Japan, Australia back PH in row T Santos PDI A5 6 Duterte, Japan head agree to tackle security C Valente M Times A1 in disputed sea 7 Duterte may consult predecessors on J Montemayor Malaya 1 dispute with China – Palace 8 Rody, Noy meet on WPS M Blancaflor D Tribune A1 9 Ex-Phl presidents kakausapin ni Duterte sa M Escudero Ngayon 2 isyu ng West Phl Sea 10 Duterte eyes meeting with former presidents PNA P Tonight 6 to discuss WPS dispute 11 Convene National Security Council to M Casayuran M Bulletin 3 discuss WPS dispute – Biazon 12 Senators urged united stand on West H Torregoza M Bulletin 8 Philippine Sea Issue 13 Coast Guard to protect you, Palace tells L Salaverria PDI A2 fisherfolk amid China Ban 14 JPE wrong person to back WPS Tack R Hipolito PDI A7 15 Pinoy fishermen told to ignore China fishing C Mendez P Star 1 ban 16 Filipinos told: Ignore China, go out and fish V Barcelo M Standard A1 in PH waters D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page AFP: Reds behind 289 killings in the past R Cabrera P Star 12 17 decade Lawmakers seek though penalties vs Red- N Corrales PDI A5 18 tagging Clenched fist photo caused pantry organizer W Vigilia Malaya 1 19 woes? 20 DND chief: Too many generals in military M Araneta M Standard A3 21 Military athletes now in PSC P Tonight 9 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page House backs M Guillang D Tribune 3 22 DU30’s amnesty proclamations H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 23 Impostor nonpareil D Tribune A4 24 WPS patrols continue P Journal 4 25 A Single voice on sea dispute R Saguisag M Times A4 26 Philippine historic claims V Ybiernas M Times A6 27 Lies peddled by Trillanes and Robredo L Biraogo M Standard B1 28 Coup d’oeil in waging political war LT. Gen Parlade, Jr. M Times A6 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS PHL debt wieldy, ratings will be kept https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/21/bsp- 29 phl-debt-wieldy-ratings-will-be-kept/ DA plotting industry roadmap to strengthen https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140984 30 food security Govt infra spending up to ₧195.2B in Q1 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/21/govt 31 -infra-spending-up-to-%e2%82%a7195-2b-in- q1/ 15 areas register heat index values within https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/15-areas- 32 ‘danger’ level register-heat-index-values-within-danger-level/ No face-to- https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/no-face-to-face- 33 face classes without Duterte’s approval, DepEd says classes-without-dutertes-approval-deped-says/ Artistic freedom pushed in singing PH https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/artistic-freedom- 34 national anthem pushed-in-singing-ph-national-anthem/ NAVY NEWS Ex-AFP chief Biazon: 'Convene National https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/ex-afp-chief- 36 Security Council to discuss WPS dispute' biazon-convene-national-security-council-to- discuss-wps-dispute/ Palace denies confusing WPS policy, https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/05/20 says no need to convene National /2099643/palace-denies-confusing-wps-policy- 37 Security Council says-no-need-convene-national-security- council Philippines protests as China reimposes https://www.nationthailand.com/international/4 38 annual fishing ban ‘without basis’ 0001082 Filipino fisher folk told not to leave WPS https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/filipino-fisher- 39 despite China's fishing ban folk-told-not-to-leave-wps-despite-chinas- fishing-ban/ China fishing ban meant to assert control https://news.abs- over South China Sea: analyst cbn.com/news/05/20/21/china-fishing-ban- 40 meant-to-assert-control-over-south-china-sea- analyst Duterte may invite former presidents to https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/21/dute 41 WPS meeting rte-may-invite-former-presidents-to-wps- meeting/ 'Un-Filipino': Duterte degrading https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/20/21/un- 42 statements of own advisers on West PH filipino-duterte-degrading-statements-of-own- Sea – lawmaker advisers-on-west-ph-sea-lawmaker Senators urge gov’t to come up with https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/senators-urge- 43 united stand on West Philippine Sea issue govt-to-come-up-with-united-stand-on-west- philippine-sea-issue/ Poe wants united stand on West https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio Philippine Sea: 'Don't confuse protecting n/788247/poe-wants-united-stand-on-west- 44 territory with utang na loob' philippine-sea-don-t-confuse-protecting- territory-with-utang-na-loob/story/ Carpio, Roque answer queries on fishing https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio rights, territorial dispute in West Philippine n/788283/carpio-roque-answer-queries-on- 45 Sea fishing-rights-territorial-dispute-in-west- philippine-sea/story/ Govt stakes claim over Philippine Rise https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/21/govt 46 with installation of state-of-the-art buoys -stakes-claim-over-philippine-rise-with- installation-of-state-of-the-art-buoys/ Udenna buys Shell stake in Malampaya https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/05/21/ude 47 gas field for $460 million nna-buys-shell-stake-in-malampaya-gas-field- for-460-million/ 4 Pinoy cadets graduate from US Coast https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/4-pinoy-cadets- 48 Guard Academy, with POTUS Biden as graduate-from-us-coast-guard-academy-with- guest and speaker potus-biden-as-guest-and-speaker/ AFP RELATED Lorenzana wants 1 general per 1,000 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio 49 military personnel ratio in AFP n/788220/lorenzana-wants-1-general-per-1- 000-military-personnel-ratio-in-the-afp/story/ 3-7- https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140946 50 20’ applies in processing of uniformed personnel benefits Solon's threat to 'red-tag' fellow legislator https://mb.com.ph/2021/05/20/solons-threat-to- 51 mars Lower House briefing on community red-tag-fellow-legislator-mars-lower-house- pantry briefing-on-community-pantry/ Community pantries should uplift PH, not https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140894 52 demean gov’t efforts AFP lauds ASoG for support on military https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1140878 53 education ’Deliberate falsehood’: Court frees Red- https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1434585/deliberat 54 tagged store owner e-falsehood-court-frees-red-tagged-store- owner SC issues show cause order vs ex- https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/05/18/latest- spokesman over 'offensive posts' stories/sc-issues-show-cause-order-vs-ex- 55 spokesman-over-offensive-posts/sc-issues- show-cause-order-vs-ex-spokesman-over- offensive-posts/1601157 House concurs to Rody’s proclamations https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/05/20/ho 56 granting amnesty to former rebels use-concurs-to-rodys-proclamations-granting- amnesty-to-former-rebels/ INDO-PACIFIC NEWS The folly of the Duterte Administration’s https://adrinstitute.org/2021/05/19/the-folly-of- appeasement policy on China and the Belt the-duterte-administrations-appeasement- 57 and Road Initiatives policy-on-china-and-the-belt-and-road- initiatives/ China, Philippines to hold sixth BCM http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021- 58 meeting on South China Sea 05/20/c_139958902.htm Singapore uses misinformation law to swat https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2021/05/6 59 online virus claim 91689/singapore-uses-misinformation-law- swat-online-virus-claim Singapore PM: US, China must learn to https://www.scmp.com/week- cooperate or war may ruin us all asia/politics/article/3134243/us-china-must- 60 learn-cooperate-or-war-could-ruin-us-all- singapore https://geopoliticalfutures.com/brief-chinas- 61 China’s Growing Role in Central Asia growing-role-in-central-asia/ China preens in U.N. spotlight over https://www.reuters.com/world/middle- 62 Mideast as U.S. isolated east/china-preens-un-spotlight-over-mideast- us-isolated-2021-05-19/ Why do so many people join the https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2021/ 63 Communist Party in China? 05/672_309104.html China deploys offshore oil production rig in https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 64 South China Sea article/3134232/china-deploys-offshore-oil- production-rig-south-china-sea China builds key highway in Tibet https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- 65 news/china-builds-key-highway-in-tibet- 101621504363053.html Putin, Xi Launch Nuclear Power Projects in https://thediplomat.com/2021/05/putin-xi- 66 Show of Warming Ties launch-nuclear-power-projects-in-show-of- warming-ties/ China plans to hold talks with Israel as well https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 67 as Russia, EU and UN over conflict in Gaza article/3134238/china-plans-hold-talks-israel- well-russia-eu-and-un-over PetroChina ships jet fuel to junta-ruled https://www.reuters.com/world/china/exclusive- 68 Myanmar, data shows petrochina-ships-jet-fuel-junta-ruled-myanmar- data-shows-2021-05-20/ Covid increases China influence in India's https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia- 69 backyard 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