‘Go ahead, make my day’What’s worse than assassins using an RPG or rocket-propelled grenade to assassinate a mayor in broad daylight? Unfortunately, it was the Chinese embassy spokesperson Ji Lingpeng, saying there was “no need for a Senate resolution” to declare “the deputy spokesperson of the Chinese embassy persona non grata” over the current word war between Philippine and Chinese officials. As a team, we stay or leave together.”“There is but one person who has the authority to ask Ambassador Jing to leave, and that is President Marcos Jr. I learned that the attack on Xi Jinping made sparks fly among Chinese embassy officials. Any diplomat or student of international studies will tell you that it is equivalent to Malacañang or President Marcos Jr. directly disrespecting China’s Xi Jinping.

Source: Philippine Star January 29, 2026 16:52 UTC