Some 15 senators and 10 House lawmakers have crossed party lines in pushing back against what they described as increasingly aggressive and undiplomatic public statements by the Chinese Embassy in Manila. Under Senate Resolution No. 256, the senators slammed the language used by a Chinese embassy official against lawmakers and other Philippine officials as “contrary to accepted standards of diplomatic conduct and mutual respect between states.”

Cruz, M. V., Superable, R., & Espiritu, R. (2026, January 28). 15 senators, 10 solons slam China aggression. Manila Standard, pp. A1, A2.