Robin Padilla urges critics to engage in dialogue with Chinese envoy

GMA Network - Oct 21, 2026

Senator Robin Padilla urged detractors to talk to Chinese ambassador Jing Quan, maintaining that the envoy did not issue any threats to the Philippines.

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