Beijing's top diplomat in Manila on Thursday met with Department of Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo Teodoro in a visit that came shortly after another incident of harassment of Philippine personnel in the South China Sea. Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian sat down with newly-appointed Teodoro for talks...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian told him that the Philippines will not be spared if it allows the United States to utilize its military installations in the country to launch an aggressive action against China. During his program Gikan sa...
Chinese Ambassador to Manila Huang Xilian reported that there were 75,000 Chinese tourists who visited the Philippines in the first five months of 2023 as the country’s tourism department aims to target two million by end of this year. Chinese tourists in the Philippines (Photo courtesy of the...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc met Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian at his official residence in Makati City on Monday, May 16, to boost the province’s relations with China. GOV. Matthew Manotoc (right) and Chinese envoy Huang Xilian...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang was very useful and productive as the two of them were able to iron out misinterpreted pronouncements between the Philippines and China. *President Marcos welcomes Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he intends to talk to Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, and clarify the latter's "surprising" statement about the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan. Marcos said this after [Huang called on the Philippines to oppose the...
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian has maintained his silence over his controversial remark related to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan and instead called to maintain the friendship between the Philippines and China. In his first public appearance on Wednesday after issuing...
Flag of China (Unsplash) Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 18, brushed off the clarification of controversial Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian that his statement on the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan was misquoted. Hontiveros had earlier advised Malacañang to ask Beijing to...
The Philippine government has put in place measures to assure  the safety of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid controversial remarks made by China's top diplomat in Manila. In a statement on Monday night, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured the public that...
A Filipino official deployed to Taiwan has questioned a statement made by China's ambassador in Manila when the latter linked American military's access to Philippine military sites to the employment of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the self-governing island. Silvestro Bello, chairperson of...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Sunday, April 16, accused reports of misquoting or misinterpreting the remarks made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian about the fate of some 150,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Taiwan amid the intensified Philippine-United States (US)...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday, April 15, took exception to the remarks issued by Chinese envoy Huang Xilian that the Philippines should stop meddling with China’s affairs in Taiwan lest it risks the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) there. (Chinese Ambassador to...
