On October 22, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs issued a statement criticizing recent social media remarks by the Chinese embassy for undermining mutual trust, destabilizing the situation, and undermining efforts to improve bilateral relations, and reiterated that it reserves the right to take further diplomatic action.
In response to Liton's recommendation of expulsion, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines replied on X on October 21: "Why don't you suggest closing the entire embassy?"
On October 21, 10 members of the Philippine House of Representatives submitted Resolution No. 1562, calling on the president to declare Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan a "persona non grata" or ask Beijing to recall him, citing remarks such as "Just do it" at the embassy as grounds.
On October 20, the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines posted on X a joint statement signed by 10 Philippine House representatives calling for action against Ambassador Jing Quan, accompanied by the caption “Noted for the record. You are now on the list.”
The political party of three Philippine House representatives from Akbayan who joined the joint statement responded to threats from the Chinese embassy: "We will take pride in this. We will not be silenced by intimidation."
Philippine police found 5 abandoned coffins in Manila, one of which was placed outside the Chinese Communist Party embassy, bearing photos of Xi Jinping, Wang Yi and Jing Quan.