Released October 21, 2026 1:01 pm
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Vice President Sara Duterte is not siding with Beijing in the middle of the heated exchange in between Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan and other Philippine federal government authorities, her representative stated Wednesday.
“Hindi naman po kinakampihan ni VP Sara ang China sa usaping ito– ‘yung parang word war na nangyayari in between the ambassador and our federal government authorities,” attorney Paolo Panelo stated in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.
(VP Sara is not siding with China on this problem– the continuous war of words in between the ambassador and our federal government authorities.)
“Ang pananaw po ni VP Sara diyan, dapat po ‘yung mga political leaders, kasama na po siya, hindi po makisawsaw sa problem na ‘yan dahil ang dapat nakikipag usap sa China ay ang mga diplomats natin,” he included.
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(VP Sara’s view on that is that political leaders, including herself, need to not meddle because problem since our diplomats are the ones who need to be speaking to China.)
He released the remark when sought for discuss Duterte’s ideas on the matter.
Panelo stated Duterte thinks the scenario needs to be “deescalated.”
“Ang position niya po si dapat bring the temperature level down, diba. I-deescalate itong stress at hayaan ang mga diplomats natin sa Department of Foreign Affairs na makipag usap at ayusin itong gusot na ito sa China,” he stated.
(Her position is that we should bring the temperature level down? De-escalate the stress and let our diplomats at the Department of Foreign Affairs talk with China and fix this disagreement.)
Senator Risa Hontiveros has actually submitted a resolution advising President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to state Jing Quan personality non grata or demand the Chinese federal government to remember him.
Following this, the Chinese Embassy in Manila mentioned that if its diplomats are unwanted, it will react with equivalent treatment.
This stemmed after Jing Quan’s remark that while China might quickly win if it utilized force versus the Philippines, it picks peace rather. — Joahna Lei Casilao/ VAL, GMA News
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