INQToday: Alice Guo confirmed as spy by She Zhijang’s ex-cellmate

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

Alice Guo “was a Chinese spy, but not a special one,” according to a certain Wang Fu Gui, who confirmed this to Sen. Risa Hontiveros’ office.

Wang was a former cellmate of She Zhijiang — a self-confessed Chinese spy who is also a central figure in a documentary earlier released by Al Jazeera. Wang said he is a good friend to She, adding that they stayed together in prison for 1.5 years.

Jonvic Remulla is new DILG chief

Juanito Victor “Jonvic” Remulla took oath as the new secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday.

His oath-taking was held in the Malacañan Palace hours after Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cesar Chavez confirmed to reporters in a Viber message on Tuesday morning that the chief executive chose the Cavite governor as a replacement for Benjamin Abalos Jr.

A Filipino national was executed in Saudi Arabia for the murder of a Saudi national on Oct. 5, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday.

DFA Undersecretary for Migration Eduardo Jose de Vega said there is no official notification from the Saudi government as of this posting but confirmed that “there was an execution”.

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