WATCH: Marcos to summon Chinese envoy, fuel price changes top INQToday

Inquirer.net - Oct 16, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s plan to summon Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan over his remarks that the Philippines could easily lose in a conflict with China topped INQToday’s afternoon newscast. Also in the lineup were the expected rollback in gasoline prices and a slight hike in diesel prices next week, as well as

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