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  • 7/8/2025
The foreign affairs department summoned Chinese ambassador Huang Xilian on Friday, July 4, days after China imposed sanctions on former senator Francis Tolentino, an ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/manila-summons-china-envoy-sanctions-francis-tolentino/
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00:01The Foreign Affairs Department summoned Chinese Ambassador Wang Silian on Friday, July 4.
00:06This, days after China imposed sanctions on former Senator Francis Tolentino, an ally of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
00:14Palace spokesperson Claire Castro confirms this on Tuesday, July 8.
00:18Beijing announced on July 1 that Tolentino will be barred from entering Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, and Macau, citing supposed egregious conduct on China-related issues.
00:30Ang tugon ni Secretary of Foreign Affairs Maria Teresa P. Lazaro, the DFA conveyed to the Chinese side that
00:38while the imposition of such sanctions falls within China's legal prerogative,
00:43the imposition of punitive measures against democratically elected officials for their official acts is inconsistent with the norms of mutual respect and dialogue
00:56that underpinned relations between two equal sovereign states.
01:01In the letter read by Castro, the DFA pointed out that inquiring into matters of national interest is part of a senator's mandate.
01:08It also reminded the Chinese ambassador that as a democracy, the Philippines values freedom of expression.
01:15Tolentino was the chairman of the Senate's Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones.
01:19In April, Tolentino accused the Chinese embassy in the Philippines of tapping a marketing firm to propagate a pro-Beijing message.
01:27His committee led the passage of the Philippine Maritime Zones and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Acts,
01:32which codified the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea.
01:36Tolentino presented a tough stance on China in the elections last May, but failed to win another term at the Senate.
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