On October 24, residents of Manila, Philippines took to the streets with their dogs, holding up "JUSTICE FOR WANGWANG" signs to support the stray mother dog "Wangwang" and her puppies who were abused to death in Jieyang, Guangdong, calling for an end to animal abuse and stronger animal protection.
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs summoned Chinese Ambassador Jing Quan on October 19, expressing serious concern and strong opposition to his earlier remarks claiming that China could easily defeat Manila if it used force.
On October 1, Yide Middle School and Jili College in Metro Manila separately notified parents that Chinese teachers must return to China immediately or be unexpectedly recalled by the dispatching agency; the two schools are arranging substitute classes or considering online Chinese-language courses.
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.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro stated at a regional security conference in Kuala Lumpur that Manila will continue to resist pressure exerted by China, vowing to resist and counter it.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi held a meeting of about 90 minutes in Manila, Philippines, focusing on preparations for Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States in September.
Wang Yi met with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Manila, requesting that the UK provide a fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said during the ASEAN foreign ministers' meetings in Manila, Philippines, that China's rhetoric is aggressive and specifically targeted at Japan, and that it frequently uses critical minerals to control Japan.
Wang Yi met with Rubio, and the two sides discussed core interests, the one-China principle, the consensus reached by the heads of state, and high-level exchanges in the next phase.
Wang Yi met with the ASEAN Secretary-General, the Philippine Foreign Secretary, and the Indian External Affairs Minister in Manila, and chaired the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The U.S. State Department announced that Secretary of State Rubio will visit Manila to attend the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Post-Ministerial Conference, the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting, and the ASEAN Regional Forum Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Manila to attend an ASEAN meeting, but neither the United States nor China has yet confirmed whether Rubio and Wang Yi will hold a meeting.
The Philippine government held a commemorative event in Manila to mark the 10th anniversary of the ruling handed down by the arbitral tribunal in The Hague on the South China Sea issue ten years ago, emphasizing the ruling's legally binding force.
On July 10, China Daily posted an AI-generated video on Facebook depicting Filipinos in a humiliating image. The Philippine government strongly condemned it on July 16 and demanded its removal, while the Chinese side said the media's actions were unrelated to the government.
Wang Yi represented the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at an ASEAN meeting in Manila, Philippines, where Australia, the United States, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and others criticized China's position at the meeting or on related occasions.