Today’s News 23 March 2021 (Tuesday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page PH Marines chief, over 1000 others get M Sadongdong Tempo 3 1 Sinovac jabs 2 ASG Leader killed: four Indonesians rescued M Standard A4 B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 3 DOH: Virus variants driving case surge D Pazzibugan PDI A1 4 Palace: No ‘ayuda’ during GCQ bubble A Romero P Star 1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page 5 China denies militias, says fishing vessels in P Brago P Star 3 its territory 6 Chinese ships still at reef near Palawan – J Andrade PDI A4 AFP chief 7 Stop your incursion, recall boats from WPS, M Sadondong M Bulletin 1 Lorenzana boldly tells China 8 Chinese embassy denies militia in WPS B Tamayo M Times A3 9 Military: Chinese ships still at PH-claimed V Reyes Malaya A12 reef 10 Ships still in Julian Felipe reef – AFP D Reyes M Times A3 11 Felipe Reef ‘incursions’ continuing J Roson D Tribune A3 12 Locsin awaiting order to file China protest C Pisco P Journal 3 13 Pinas naghain uli ng diplomatic protest vs G Garcia Ngayon 2 China 14 Proteksiyon ng PH territory, idiniin ng AFP F Taboy Balita 3 Chief 15 AFP Chief says Chinese flotilla still moored R Acosta B Mirror A3 in Julian Felipe Reef 16 DND Chief Lorenzana sa China: ‘Itigil ang P Files 4 incursion sa teritoryo ng Pilipinas D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page 17 Myanmar protesters hit streets after 8 death D Tribune B14 E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page AFP camp goes on lockdown; Napolcom still M Punongbayan P Star 6 18 closed DILG warns of another hard lockdown if C Chavez M Bulletin 2 19 COVID-19 cases continue to rise 20 Checkpoints set up for ‘border security’ V Reyes Malaya A12 21 Jabs imports open to all M Blancaflor D Tribune A1 22 Infections disrupt SC, DoJ work A Murcia D Tribune D24 23 Peralta bids SC ‘bittersweet’ goodbye H Lawas P Journal 3 SC moves anti-terror oral arguments to Apr. H Lawas P Tonight 3 24 6 F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM2= Title Writer Newspaper Page 25 2 NPA, soldier killed in Bukidnon clash M Crismundo M Bulletin 8 26 2 rebels surrender in Sarangani J Jannaral M Times A7 27 Wanted youth leader nabbed in CDO C Diaz M Times A7 -of- A Dalizon P Journal 7 28 ‘Whole government’ approach needed to defeat Reds – PNP 29 NPA leader killed in CamSur raid A Dalizon P Journal 13 Eleazar cites need for whole-of- A Dalizon P Tonight 6 30 gov’t approach vs Reds 31 NPA kumander patay sa shootout J Hallare Ngayon 9 32 2 NPA child warrior sumuko A Dumlao Ngayon 9 G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page 33 Wounded Sayyaf leader dies from blood loss R Pareño P Star 7 4 Indonesian kidnap survivors look forward J Alipala PDI 34 A8 to going home H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 35 Du30 order awaited on Sino militia ships F Pascual Jr P Star 4 36 Justice for victims of state-sponsored killings M Times A5 37 Zero credibility D Tribune A4 38 Task Force Bantay Bangsamoro launched R Pacpaco P Tonight 11 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Experts agonize over hunger, health https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/23/experts- 39 balance agonize-over-hunger-health-balance/ Duterte: Closing down the economy would https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/duterte-closing- 40 be disastrous down-the-economy-would-be-disastrous/ NAVY NEWS China confirms presence of fishing vessels https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/china-confirms- 41 in Julian Felipe Reef, claims jurisdiction presence-of-fishing-vessels-in-julian-felipe-reef- over the area claims-jurisdiction-over-the-area/ Require Chinese envoy to explain latest https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/require-chinese- 42 WPS incursion, ex-DFA chief urges envoy-to-explain-latest-wps-incursion-ex-dfa-chief- urges/ Roque on presence of Chinese vessels in https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/roque-on-presence- 43 West PH Sea: Friends can thresh out issue of-chinese-vessels-in-west-ph-sea-friends-can- thresh-out-issue/ Palace on China boats in PH sea: We can https://manilastandard.net/news/national/350157/p 44 talk it out alace-on-china-boats-in-ph-sea-we-can-talk-it- out.html Pangilinan: Chinese exploited COVID-19 https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/pangilinan-chinese- 45 situation for militarization, expansionism bid exploited-covid-19-situation-for-militarization- over WPS expansionism-bid-over-wps-2/ Hontiveros hits ‘severe provocation’, utter https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/hontiveros-hits- 46 disrespect as Chinese vessels swarm into severe-provocation-utter-disrespect-as-chinese- WPS vessels-swarm-into-wps/ Is China’s sea incursion the tradeoff for https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1410109/bayan-muna- 47 donated vaccines? – Bayan Muna asks-china-is-west-ph-sea-incursion-an-exchange- for-donated-vaccines Protest over Beijing’s little blue men or https://www.scmp.com/week- 48 waive SCS claims, Manila told asia/politics/article/3126490/philippines-must- protest-over-beijings-little-blue-men-or-waive Manila files complaint as Chinese boats https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2 49 swarm reef 021/03/23/2003754339 AFP chief says Chinese flotilla still moored https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/03/23/afp- 50 in Julian Felipe Reef chief-says-chinese-flotilla-still-moored-in-julian- felipe-reef/ Chinese vessels still moored in WPS two https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/chinese-vessels- 51 weeks after first sighting — AFP Chief still-moored-in-wps-two-weeks-after-first-sighting- afp-chief/ 183 Chinese fishing vessels remain at West https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 52 Philippine Sea 0759/183-chinese-fishing-vessels-remain-at-west- philippine-sea/story/ PH air itia https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134450 53 patrol confirms Chinese ‘mil boats’ presence in WPS https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134507 54 Union Reefs incident won’t be another Panatag standoff PH Marines Commandant, over 1,000 https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/ph-marines- 55 others get COVID-19 vaccine commandant-over-1000-others-get-covid-19- vaccine/ PH Coast Guard stations to rise in Surigao https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/ph-coast-guard- 56 del Norte stations-to-rise-in-surigao-del-norte/ Another Manila Bay reclamation project https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/78 57 scores PCC approval 0696/another-manila-bay-reclamation-project- scores-pcc-approval/story/ AFP RELATED AFP HQ lockdown remains until Covid-19 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1134454 58 situation improves AFP lists 870 active COVID-19 cases; https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/78 59 Camp Aguinaldo stays locked down 0682/afp-lists-870-active-covid-19-cases-camp- aguinaldo-stays-locked-down/story/ SC suspends March 23 oral arguments on https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/sc-suspends-march- 60 37 petitions vs. anti-terrorism law; resets to 23-oral-arguments-on-37-petitions-vs-anti- April 6 terrorism-law-resets-to-april-6/ ASG leader involved in kidnapping Indon https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/asg-leader-involved- 61 fishermen dies in-kidnapping-indon-fishermen-dies/ 2 NPA, soldier killed in Bukidnon clash https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/2-npa-soldier-killed- 62 in-bukidnon-clash/ DepEd urged to cancel ‘face-to-face red- https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/22/deped-urged-to- 63 tagging’ seminars in Mindoro schools cancel-face-to-face-red-tagging-seminars-in- mindoro-schools/ INDO-PACIFIC NEWS https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/cgtn-loses-uk- 64 CGTN Loses UK License: China’s Global Media Gambit license-chinas-global-media-gambit/ Xi tells Kim Jong Un he will work for peace https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/N-Korea-at- 65 on peninsula crossroads/Xi-tells-Kim-Jong-Un-he-will-work-for- peace-on-peninsula North Korea seeks to strengthen its ties to https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3126513/ 66 China, even as it ignores US north-korea-seeks-strengthen-its-ties-china-even-it- ignores-us DPRK Tells China They Should Team Up https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-china- 67 on 'Hostile Forces' as Both Face Biden team-hostile-forces-biden-1577933 After U.S. Talks Turn Tense, China Turns https://www.newsweek.com/us-talks-tense-china- 68 to Russia to 'Advance Cooperation' turns-russia-advance-cooperation-1577901 For China and the US, a narrow road https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/articl 69 through deep divisions e/3126292/alaska-talks-china-and-us-narrow-road- through-deep-divisions U.S. senators press Biden to set end date https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos- for gas-powered car sales emissions-california-exclusive/exclusive-u-s- 70 senators-press-biden-to-set-end-date-for-gas- powered-car-sales-idUSKBN2BE111 For China and the US, a narrow road https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/articl 71 through deep divisions e/3126292/alaska-talks-china-and-us-narrow-road- through-deep-divisions U.S. weighs next steps on China after talks, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china- 72 sanctions: White House whitehouse/u-s-weighs-next-steps-on-china-after- talks-sanctions-white-house-idUSKBN2BE2HB Russia's top diplomat starts China visit with https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-china- 73 call to reduce U.S.