Mayor Jerry P. Treñas yesterday rebuffed the statement of a Chinese consul who labeled the arbitral award of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague in 2016 as “illegal, null, and void.” In a statement, Treñas said the claim of Zhang Zhen, Consul General of the People’s Republic of China in Cebu, seemed “not to appear undiplomatic” although the he said he does not want to contradict her. “Unfortunately for her, I do not at all agree to her statements. The arbitral judgment in favor of the Philippines is supported by evidence while that of China is mere imagination,” said Treñas.

Dalipe, G. IV. (2024, February 12). Treñas rebuffs Chinese consul: China's evidence n WPS 'mere imagination'. Panay News, p. 2.