The Senate will review the joint oil and gas exploration deal with China as well as 28 other agreements signed during the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping amid calls for transparency sparked by concerns that these could compromise the country’s sovereignty or lead to a debt trap.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the establishment of a mechanism for coordination between Philippines and China that will promote cooperation in disputed waters so that Filipino fishermen will not be harassed.

The protocol on the display of the Philippine flag was breached during the two-day state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, a historian said on Tuesday.

Apart from extending assistance to victims of the Marawi siege, Chinese President Xi Jinping has also donated 10,000 tons of rice to help communities devastated by Typhoon Ompong.

WE must thank China President Xi Jinping for being with us for two days, if only because his state visit helped open up and clarify some sticky points regarding Philippines-China relations.