Today’s News 26 July 2021 (Monday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page 1 ‘Bold moves needed vs Delta’ L Desiderio P Star 1 2 Duterte’s final Sona: A legacy of change’ J Aning PDI A1 C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page Foreign policy under Duterte: ‘The Chinese D Manhit P Star 4 3 Dream’ and the Dire consequences of an appeasement policy PDI A2 4 More malasakit centers, ‘SIN ‘tax hike among fulfilled SONA goals D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page Southern Tagalog Army unit a has a new E Amoroso P Star 13 5 commander F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page 6 16 Abu Sayaf surrender R Pareño P Star 13 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 7 ‘Let the people be the judge’ Malaya B8 8 Outer space and the vice race C Aranda M Times A6 9 Crossing over A Cardona D Tribune A5 I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Thousands of Filipinos forced to flee https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast- 10 homes as monsoon rains lash the asia/article/3142464/thousands-flee-homes- Philippines monsoon-rains-lash-philippines Typhoon leads to loss of lives, https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/26/typh 11 livelihoods oon-leads-to-loss-of-lives-livelihoods/ 12 Gov't all set for Duterte's final SONA https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1148226 Phone signals jammed, traffic and rallies https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 13 rerouted for SONA stories/360709/phone-signals-jammed-traffic- and-rallies-rerouted-for-sona.html DOF: 2022 budget has P45B in vaccine https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/26/dof- 14 funds 2022-budget-has-p45b-in-vaccine-funds/ DPWH: 13 roads in NCR, other parts of https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/25/dpwh-6-roads- 15 Luzon closed to traffic due to monsoon in-luzon-closed-4-with-limited-access-due-to- rains monsoon-rains/ Palace: Pinoys can expect better https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/07/26 16 Christmas, future /2115189/palace-pinoys-can-expect-better- christmas-future NAVY NEWS DENR asks Manila Bay LGUs to regulate https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/26/denr 17 fish pens, cages -asks-manila-bay-lgus-to-regulate-fish-pens- cages/ Palawan council tasked to ensure West https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/25/palawan- 18 PH Sea, environment protection council-tasked-to-ensure-west-ph-sea- environment-protection/ 18 passengers rescued from boat in Sulu https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/07/25/21/18- 19 passengers-rescued-from-boat-in-sulu AFP RELATED Duterte gets 90% for protecting peace, https://manilastandard.net/spotlight/president- security Lorenzana rodrigo-roa-duterte-the-last-state-of-the-nation- 20 — address-special-issue/360677/duterte-gets-90- for-protecting-peace-security-lorenzana.html Duterte inspires groups to continue fight https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1148221 21 vs. Reds AFP units end 1-month mourning for https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/26/afp- 22 PNoy units-end-1-month-mourning-for-pnoy/ 16 Abu Sayyaf bandits surrender https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/07/26/21 23 15146/16-abu-sayyaf-bandits-surrender Southern Tagalog Army unit has new https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/07/26/21 24 commander 15143/southern-tagalog-army-unit-has-new- commander ASG anti-tank rifle recovered https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/07/26/as 25 g-anti-tank-rifle-recovered/ INDO-PACIFIC NEWS Locsin discusses UK's 'Indo-Pacific tilt' https://mb.com.ph/2021/07/26/locsin-to-visit- 26 with British Foreign Secretary Saab over uk-this-month-on-invitation-of-british-govt/ phone in lieu of London visit South China Sea: Pushback after https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/south-china- 27 invasive move sea-philippines-is-changing-strategy-with- china/VTGK53ORUDPEDEXYMB6UJLRAXQ/ South China Sea: calls to honour Hague https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 28 ruling 5 years on, but Beijing digs in article/3142456/south-china-sea-calls-honour- hague-ruling-5-years-beijing-digs Ex-foreign ministers to Beijing: Heed intl https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/07/26/ex- 29 laws to avert conflict foreign-ministers-to-beijing-heed-intl-laws-to- avert-conflict/ Macron in French Polynesia to discuss https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/arti 30 Indo-Pacific strategy cle/3142436/macron-french-polynesia-discuss- indo-pacific-strategy-legacy Macron to discuss legacy of nuclear https://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2021/07/ 31 tests in French Polynesia 25/macron-to-discuss-legacy-of-nuclear-tests- in-french-polynesia-.html Macron promises ties with Japan to https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/macron- 32 oppose Chinese in Pacific promises-closer-ties-with-japan-to-oppose- chinese-expansion-in-the-pacific-tq99hl7l9 Biden administration: India and Pakistan https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/de should settle issues between fence/india-and-pakistan-should-settle-issues- 33 themselves, US won't mediate between-themselves-says-biden- administration/articleshow/84722091.cms US Deputy Secretary of State to meet https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/2021 34 Wang Yi 0725_03/ Beijing slams US before top diplomat’s https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- 35 key visit news/beijing-slams-us-before-top-diplomat-s- key-visit-101627249195968.html China promises US a ‘tutorial’ in treating https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 36 countries equally article/3142438/china-promises-us-tutorial- how-treat-other-countries-equally Free speech or secession? "Liberate https://www.reuters.com/world/asia- 37 Hong Kong" at heart of landmark case pacific/free-speech-or-secession-liberate- hong-kong-heart-landmark-case-2021-07-25/ Olympics: Tokyo braces as storm snarls https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/ 38 schedules after withering heat olympics-tokyo-braces-as-storm-snarls- schedules-after-withering-15292420 Taiwan: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archi 39 War could ‘lead to US recognition’ ves/2021/07/26/2003761478 From US$84,000 to US$100: Malaysia a https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/ 40 step closer to eliminating hepatitis C with malaysia-health-hepatitis-c-elimination- new, affordable drug ravidasvir-sofosbuvir-15275258 Dead turtles and waves of plastic show https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/24/asia/sri- 41 Sri Lankan ship disaster's deep lanka-ship-disaster-aftermath-intl-dst- ramifications hnk/index.html Australia once reveled in being the 'lucky https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/24/australia/au 42 country' on Covid-19. Now weary stralia-lockdown-covid-lucky-country-intl- Aussies 'feel like prisoners' cmd/index.html Did China Mobile rumours lead Australia https://www.scmp.com/week- 43 to make a wrong call over Digicel? asia/politics/article/3142414/did-china-mobile- rumours-lead-australia-make-wrong-call-over Russia PM to visit northern island https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/International- 44 claimed by Japan relations/Russia-PM-to-visit-northern-island- claimed-by-Japan UK looks to remove China's CGN from https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/UK-looks-to- 45 nuclear power projects remove-China-s-CGN-from-nuclear-power- projects DEFENSE NEWS UK warship enters South China Sea https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-warship- 46 despite Chinese warnings enters-south-china-sea-despite-chinese- warnings/ U.K. Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth Now https://news.usni.org/2021/07/25/u-k-carrier- 47 on the Edge of the South China Sea hms-queen-elizabeth-now-on-the-edge-of-the- south-china-sea Austin Emphasizes U.S. Ties With Indo- http://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/ 48 Pacific Allies, Partners Article/2706500/austin-emphasizes-us-ties- with-indo-pacific-allies-partners/ Austin Administers Speedy Swearing-In http://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/ for DOD's New Indo-Pacific Policy Guru Article/2706587/austin-administers-speedy- 49 swearing-in-for-dods-new-indo-pacific-policy- guru/ Austin Says Alaska Is Strategic Hotspot http://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/ for Indo-Pacific, Arctic Operations Article/2706558/austin-says-alaska-is- 50 strategic-hotspot-for-indo-pacific-arctic- operations/ USMC Force Design 2030: US Marines https://asiapost.live/us-marines-and-the-indo- 51 and the Indo-Pacific pacific-the-diplomat/ China Ramps Up 16 Airbases With https://asiapost.live/exclusive-with-focus-on- 52 Focus On Ladakh, Uttarakhand And ladakh-uttarakhand-and-himachal-china- Himachal ramps-up-16-airbases/ Man-portable HJ-12 anti-tank missile https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1229 53 makes PLA debut in Tibet 590.shtml China, Pakistan to take joint actions to https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1229 54 tackle terrorist spillover from Afghanistan 542.shtml China and Pakistan to upgrade security https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 55 after fatal bus blast ‘test’ of ties article/3142471/china-and-pakistan-upgrade- security-after-fatal-bus-blast-test Greater Middle East may force China to https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/07/25/gr 56 project military power sooner rather than eater-middle-east-may-force-china-to-project- later military-power-sooner-rather-than-later/ Royal Thai Navy confirms its plan to https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/na acquire two S26T submarines from val-news/naval-news-archive/2021/10240- China naval-news-july-2021-navy-forces-maritime- 57 defense-industry/10466-royal-thai-navy- confirms-its-plan-to-acquire-two-s26t- submarines-from-china.html Indian Navy Accepts First Romeo https://defense.info/featured- 58 Helicopters story/2021/07/indian-navy-accepts-first-romeo- helicopters/ India