TODAY’S TOP STORIES (from
online and print media monitoring)
08 August 2023,
Tuesday, as of 5:00 p.m.
In this handout photo taken on June 30, 2023 and received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on July 5, a Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) allegedly blocks Philippine Coast Guard patrol ship Malabrigo, as it escorts a Philippine Navy re-supply mission near Second Thomas Shoal in the disputed South China sea. Philippine Coast Guard
1. WEST PHL SEA INCIDENT
-Government vows:
Philippines will never abandon Ayungin
-Malaya: No promise
made to remove BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal
-Philippines says
Sierra Madre a permanent station in Ayungin
-PBBM says govt
finalizing next move after latest incident at Ayungin Shoal
-Marcos asserts PH
sovereignty: DFA sends verbale to China over Ayungin Shoal incident
-Not yet time to invoke
MDT after water cannon attack — DFA
-DFA summons Chinese
envoy over Ayungin incident
-China didn’t pick up
phone during water cannon incident in West Philippine Sea – DFA
-PBBM's response to
water cannon attack is 'the right decision', says Romualdez
-Expert: PCG, CCG
coordination vital
-Carpio urges Marcos to
be careful, says no gray area in WPS issue
-Pro-China 'political
elite' in the Philippines enables Chinese aggression in WPS — expert
-China's neighbors wary
on South China Sea aggression
-AFP eyes resumption of
resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal ‘within two weeks’
[Manila Bulletin, The
Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, BusinessMirror,
Rappler, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Daily Tribune, Pilipino Star Ngayon, CNN
Philippines]
2. PH LEGISLATIVE ON WEST PHL SEA INCIDENT
-Senators condemn
China's 'bullying' in Ayungin Shoal
- ‘Brazen attack’:
House lawmakers decry China’s use of water cannons vs PH ships
-2 House reps urge
Marcos to take more decisive steps vs China
-Bring China actions to
int’l level, Zubiri urges Executive after Ayungin
- Senators push for
executive session amid water cannon incident
-Stop bullying us, Go
tells Beijing; solons chime in
-Mindanao solon up in
arms over WPS water cannon incident
-Robin Padilla revives
call for mandatory ROTC after China’s water cannon attack
-Don't escalate
tensions in WPS, House leader tells Chinese Coast Guard
-Go urges Marcos gov’t:
Secure PH's sovereign rights on West PH Sea with help from int’l partners
[ABS-CBN News,
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Standard, Manila Bulletin, GMA News, CNN
Philippines, Rappler]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/07/23/senators-condemn-chinas-bullying-in-ayungin-shoal
3. PCG to 'intensify' patrol in Ayungin Shoal after fresh tension with China
- PCG eyes more, larger
vessels to escort resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal
[ABS-CBN News, GMA
News, CNN Philippines]
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/08/23/ph-to-intensify-ayungin-patrol-after-fresh-china-tension
4. China says sea clash with Philippines vessels 'professional and restrained'
-Chinese envoy:
Philippines has repeatedly taken unilateral actions on disputed shoal
-China demands PH to
remove grounded ship from Ayungin
-China claims PH has
yet to remove BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal as promised
[Manila Bulletin,
PhilStar, ABS-CBN News, GMA News, Inquirer, Daily Tribune]
https://mb.com.ph/2023/8/7/china-says-sea-clash-with-philippines-vessels-professional-and-restrained
5. R&I upgrades PHL outlook, affirms BBB+ rating
[BusinessMirror, The
Manila Times, The Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila Bulletin,
Manila Standard, Daily Tribune, Rappler]
6. Bongbong Marcos leads aid distribution in typhoon-hit Bulacan,
Pampanga
Luzon flood victims get
gov’t help
-Over P200M provided to
‘Egay’-hit families
[Inquirer, Daily
Tribune, Rappler, Remate]
7. ARMY CHANGE OF COMMAND
-New Army chief says
soldiers should be skilled beyond ‘tools of violence’
-Marcos hopes new Army
chief will finally crush insurgency
-Army urged: Boost
foreign engagements
-Army urged: Be agile,
adaptable, competitive
-Marcos orders Army:
Enhance interoperability, be world-class
[Rappler, The
Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Daily Tribune. The Manila Times,
Manila Bulletin, GMA News]
https://www.rappler.com/nation/new-army-chief-galido-assumes-post-august-7-2023/
8. LUZON FLOODING
-Marcos eyes long-term
solutions to Luzon floods
-Elevated NLEX part,
water impounding system to solve flood woes
-Fernando recommends
water reservoirs, impounding areas in Bulacan to PBBM
-Marcos tells DPWH:
Solve flooding in Central Luzon
-DPWH to look for funds
to raise bridge crossing over NLEX
[The Philippine Star,
Manila Standard, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin, Inquirer, Pilipino Star
Ngayon, GMA News]
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2023/08/08/2287003/marcos-eyes-long-term-solutions-luzon-floods
9. Romualdez secures rice supply deal with Vietnam
[Philippine Daily
Inquirer, The Philippine Star, Manila Bulletin, The Manila Times, Manila
Standard, People’s Tonight, BusinessMirror]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/08/news/national/romualdez-secures-rice-pledge-from-vietnam/1904395
10. Former DILG Usec. Martin DiΓ±o dies after cancer battle
[Philippine Daily
Inquirer, Manila Times, GMA News, ABS-CBN News, Rappler, Manila Bulletin, Daily
Tribune]
https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/08/08/news/ex-dilg-undersecretary-dio-dies/1904424
11. NBI forensic expert: Bone found in Bilibid septic tank likely from chicken, not human
[ABS-CBN News, GMA
News, Rappler]
© Philippine Information Agency Monitoring Unit
