INQToday: PH and China coast guard ships collide in West Philippine Sea

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

PH and China coast guard ships collide in West Philippine Sea

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels collided in the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday, causing “minor structural damage” to the Philippines’ ship.

Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said the incident happened during the “rotation and reprovisioning operation” (RORE) of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the West Philippine Sea.

Senate panel orders arrest of Quiboloy after skipping probe

The Senate panel on women on Tuesday ordered the arrest of religious leader Apollo Quiboloy after he skipped the chamber’s probe over his alleged crimes.

At the Senate’s Tuesday hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros moved to cite Quiboloy for contempt and requested the issuance of an arrest warrant against the controversial sect leader.

Inflation breaks 4-month downtrend with 3.4% spike in Feb

Inflation snapped four straight months of slowdown after quickening to 3.4 percent in February on the back of higher prices of key food items, especially rice.

The February reading was markedly faster than the 2.8 percent price growth in January, data released Tuesday by the Philippine Statistics Authority showed.