Today’s News 02 August 2021 (Monday) A. NAVY NEWS/COVID NEWS/PHOTOS Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL B. NATIONAL HEADLINES Title Writer Newspaper Page OCTA sees possible Delta community M Punongbayan P Star 1 1 transmission Border controls to stop exodus from NCR Inquirer PDI A1 2 plus C. NATIONAL SECURITY Title Writer Newspaper Page Locsin to raise sea row, vaccine access in P Brago P Star 1 3 Asean meet P Romero P Star 2 4 ‘Foreign policy is not exclusive to the President’ D. INDO-PACIFIC Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL E. AFP RELATED Title Writer Newspaper Page 5 400 Phl, US soldiers finish training exercise M Punongbayan P Star 9 P Journal 4 6 Use of military lands as ‘’ecozones’ formalized F. CPP-NPA-NDF-LCM Title Writer Newspaper Page NIL NIL NIL NIL G. MNLF/MILF/BIFF/ASG Title Writer Newspaper Page 7 Terrorist ‘spy’ nabbed R Pareño P Star 9 H. EDITORIAL-OPINION-COMMENTARY-SPECIAL Title Writer Newspaper Page 8 A ‘Hidilyn Diaz’ in all of us M Villanueva P Star 7 9 The PAF story R Farolan PDI A9 SWS misinforms the public on South China R Tiglao M Times A1 10 Sea Issue I. ONLINE NEWS Title Link NATIONAL NEWS Palace celebrates Eumir Marcial https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/08/01/pal 11 quarterfinals win at Tokyo Olympics ace-celebrates-eumir-marcial-quarterfinals- win-at-tokyo-olympics/ Yulo seeks sweet redemption in vault https://news.tv5.com.ph/top-stories/read/tokyo- 12 finals, Knott starts medal quest olympics-yulo-seeks-sweet-redemption-in- vault-finals-knott-starts-medal-quest PHL biz sector braces for third ECQ in https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/02/phl- 13 NCR biz-sector-braces-for-third-ecq-in-ncr/ Upsurge only tip of iceberg’ https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 14 stories/361267/-upsurge-only-tip-of-iceberg- .html Oil price hike set: P1.10/liter https://manilastandard.net/news/national/3612 15 59/oil-price-hike-set-p1-10-liter.html DepEd readies for Brigada Eskwela https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/02 16 despite online classes /2116955/deped-readies-brigada-eskwela- despite-online-classes Foreign policy is not exclusive to the https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/02 17 President’ /2116947/foreign-policy-not-exclusive- president Filipinos divided on whether China is https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/08/01/news/ 18 'friend or foe' – survey filipinos-divided-on-whether-china-is-friend-or- foe-survey/1809276 Monsoon continues to bring rains in https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/08/02 19 Luzon, Metro Manila /2116937/monsoon-continues-bring-rains- luzon-metro-manila 2 or 3 cyclones likely this August https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/01/2-or-3-cyclones- 20 — PAGASA likely-this-august-pagasa/ PH, US ink aeronautical, maritime https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1148964 21 search and rescue deal AFP RELATED Drilon deplores prioritizing funding vs https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/02/drilo 22 insurgency and not for ‘ayuda’ n-deplores-prioritizing-funding-vs-insurgency- and-not-for-ayuda/ Duterte flip-flop on VFA validates need to https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/01/duterte-flip-flop- 23 share foreign policy with Senate–Drilon on-vfa-validates-need-to-share-foreign-policy- with-senate-drilon/ Next admin needs to consider Senate https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/natio concurrence in VFA abrogation Drilon n/797690/next-admin-needs-to-consider- 24 – senate-concurrence-in-vfa-abrogation- drilon/story/ New AFP chief outlines plans, tells https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/07/31/ne 25 troops to set aside politics w-afp-chief-outlines-plans-tells-troops-to-set- aside-politics/ 'Victory will be ours': Pialago says she's https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/01/victory-will-be- 26 proud to be part of NTF-ELCAC ours-pialago-says-shes-proud-to-be-part-of- ntf-elcac/ People’s organization head withdraws https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2021/08/01/pe 27 support from Communist group oples-organization-head-withdraws-support- from-communist-group/ Miyembro ng PNP, kasapi umano ng https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/01/21/pulis- 28 Abu Sayyaf natuklasang-miyembro-abu-sayyaf-group PH, US conclude joint army exercise in https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/01/21/ph- 29 Nueva Ecija us-conclude-joint-army-exercise-in-nueva-ecija INDO-PACIFIC NEWS ASEAN: PH takes on equal access, sea https://manilastandard.net/news/top- 30 row stories/361262/asean-ph-takes-on-equal- access-sea-row.html Chinese-Filipino general's role in https://mb.com.ph/2021/08/01/chinese-filipino- 31 strengthening PH-China ties cited generals-role-in-strengthening-ph-china-ties- cited/ 11 US senators denounce PH for https://manilastandard.net/news/national/3612 32 ‘abuses’ 56/11-us-senators-denounce-ph-for-abuses- .html USA-Japan-Taiwan form trilateral to https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/de check China's territorial ambitions fence/usa-japan-taiwan-form-trilateral-to- 33 check-chinas-territorial- ambitions/articleshow/84939785.cms Frustration as Biden, Congress allow https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-business- 34 eviction ban to expire health-coronavirus-pandemic-us-supreme- court-3065b165b8110c4238c698af8bcb8a42 Senior US officials kick off 'unusually https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230 35 frequent' visits to SE Asian countries 240.shtml US economic growth decelerates, made https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/1230 36 worse by decoupling from China 204.shtml Beijing Olympics Means ‘Patting Xi https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/olympics 37 Jinping on the Back’ Amid Xinjiang, Tibet -genocide-07312021141743.html Horrors Japan-US ties must not harm China, https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 38 Chinese envoy warns article/3143388/japan-us-ties-must-not-harm- china-chinese-envoy-warns The common interests behind China and https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/ 39 the Taliban’s talks in Tianjin article/3143125/common-interests-behind- china-and-talibans-talks-tianjin Olympics-IOC has no plan to mark https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/sport/ 40 moment of silence on Hiroshima olympics-ioc-has-no-plan-to-mark-moment-of- anniversary silence-on-hiroshima-anniversary-15355770 Senior Japanese Embassy diplomat https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021 41 recalled home after disparaging remarks /08/120_313145.html against Moon North Korea’s pandemic isolation fuels https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health- 42 humanitarian disaster fears environment/article/3143300/kim-jong-un- hints-hardships-stoking-fears-famines Thailand Begins Crackdown On ‘Fake https://www.eurasiareview.com/01082021- 43 News’ Amid Rising Criticism Of thailand-begins-crackdown-on-fake-news- Government amid-rising-criticism-of-government/ What's happening in Myanmar, six https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/ 44 months after the coup? myanmar-junta-coup-aung-san-suu-kyi- 15352212 Descent into Darkness https://www.rfa.org/english/news/special/myan 45 mar-unrest/six-month.html Myanmar military ruler promises https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/ 46 elections, says ready towork with myanmar-military-ruler-elections-min-aung- ASEAN ( hlaing-coup-asean-15352784 Pak says it wields ‘modest leverage’ on https://www.hindustantimes.com/world- Taliban; refuses to take in refugees news/pak-says-it-wields-modest-leverage-on- 47 taliban-refuses-to-take-in-refugees- 101627837712367.html New Zealand apologizes for historic https://www.news10.com/news/international/ne 48 raids on Pacific people w-zealand-apologizes-for-historic-raids-on- pacific-people/ The IOC Should Stop Lying to Itself https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/08/01/the-ioc- 49 About the Beijing Olympics should-stop-lying-to-itself-about-the-beijing- olympics/ DEFENSE NEWS Towards A Rigorous Code Of Conduct https://www.eurasiareview.com/01082021- 50 For The South China Sea towards-a-rigorous-code-of-conduct-for-the- south-china-sea-analysis/ UK carrier not looking for confrontation https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/30/asia/south- 51 in South China Sea, official says china-sea-military-activity-hms-queen- elizabeth-intl-hnk-ml/index.html The Royal Navy’s operation in the https://asiapost.live/the-observer-view-on-the- 52 South China Sea royal-navys-operation-in-the-south-china-sea- observer-editorial/ The British Defence Singapore Support https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-british- 53 Unit – enabling the tilt defence-singapore-support-unit-enabling-the- tilt/ US Warships Escort Oil Tanker https://www.eurasiareview.com/01082021-us- 54 Attacked In Indian Ocean warships-escort-oil-tanker-attacked-in-indian- ocean/ Iraq withdrawal marks latest phase in https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/a 55 US shift to Asia-Pacific rticle/3143328/iraq-troop-withdrawal-deal- marks-latest-phase-us-shift-asia Justice Department: Russians hacked https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/08/02/justic 56 US federal prosecutors e-department-russians-hacked-us-federal- prosecutors/ PLA flattops, advanced warplanes https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202108/12302 57 celebrate China's Army Day 31.shtml The Chinese Navy Keeps Building https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/more- 58 Aircraft Carriers more-more-chinese-navy-keeps-building- aircraft-carriers-190923 Taiwan military to design new armored https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/42621 59 vehicle 41 Taiwan military underusing combat https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archi 60 simulation technology ves/2021/08/02/2003761887 Japan nuclear white paper warns https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20210 61 against complacency 801_04/ SoKor: Clean-up cost dispute delays http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=2021 62 US base move 0801000220 Seoul faces dilemma in upcoming joint https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/ 63 military drill 08/103_313176.html Unification official calls for delay in https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/08/0 Korea-U.S.