Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       PH, China trade blame fore near-collision The Philippines says China’s coast guard blocked a Philippine Coast Guard vessel on a routine patrol, causing the near-collision. China says the Philippines provocatively ‘barged’ into the waters of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, which it claims.   PAO lawyer testifies in reopened Leila case A Muntinlupa court on Friday reopened one of two drug cases against former Sen. Leila de Lima so that government prosecutors could present testimony from a lawyer from the Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) who helped prepare an affidavit against her.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial FACE-OFF Chinese coast guard personnel (front) aboard their rigid hull inflatable boat observe their Philippine counterparts as they conduct a survey in the waters of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea, in this photo taken on April 23. Manila and Beijing have earlier agreed to open a “hotline” to defuse tensions over situations like this. —AFP   SUBSCRIBE NOW   Frequent outages seen in the Visayas Power consumers in the Visayas have been advised to prepare for possible rotational brownouts because the energy supply may be lower than what is needed by the six Visayan islands interconnected in the grid.   RATE NOW   Waiting for their rightful share The President did the right and commendable thing in raising this long-standing issue of unpaid wages of our OFWs, who had done the backbreaking jobs to build the prosperous Middle Eastern countries.     Hi Edward, We'd like to know what you think of this newsletter. Send us your feedback by leaving a message in our suggestion box. SAY HI     © 2023 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Flat icon Unsubscribe