INQToday: Two of Alice Guo’s companions arrested in Indonesia

Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:

Two of Alice Guo’s companions arrested in Indonesia

Two of dismissed Bamban town mayor Alice Guo’s companions have been arrested in Indonesia, Interior Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said on Thursday.

Abalos said this was relayed to him by Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Marbil.

China slams US, other PH allies for meddling in sea row after ramming

China has again accused the US and other allies of the Philippines of meddling in the maritime dispute between Beijing and Manila and “provoking confrontation” in the South China Sea after its coast guard ships rammed and damaged two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels near a shoal off Palawan province early this week.

“The US and certain countries are not parties to the South China Sea issue and have no right to interfere in maritime matters between China and the Philippines,” the Chinese Embassy in Manila said in a statement on Tuesday, a day after the collision off Escoda (Sabina) Shoal.

VP Sara Duterte: Stay tuned for my next book about a friend’s betrayal

Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday announced that she is set to write another book about “a friend’s betrayal.”

Duterte made the pronouncement as she defended her self-authored book “Isang Kaibigan” from critics accusing her of plagiarizing.

‘Sampal sa kanila:’ Escudero hits PNP’s failure to arrest Quiboloy

Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday said the Philippine National Police’ (PNP) failure to arrest Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) leader Apollo Quiboloy is a “slap in the face.”

“Medyo nakakahiya na ang  Philippine National Police dahil isa ito sa mga major na kaso  na alam ng buong ng bansa at medyo sampal na sa kanila  na hanggang ngayon ay hindi nila maipatupad yung warrant of arrest laban sa apat na tao dahil nakuha na yata yung isa,” Escudero said  over Radyo 630.