UNDER INVESTIGATION
Two Chinese nationals, a consular officer (left) and her husband (right, with handcuffs), suspects in the shooting of Chinese consul general Song Ronghua at a restaurant, talk to an interpreter at a police station in Cebu City. AFP PHOTO
Two Chinese nationals, a consular officer (left) and her husband (right, with handcuffs), suspects in the shooting of Chinese consul general Song Ronghua at a restaurant, talk to an interpreter at a police station in Cebu City. AFP PHOTO
But, according to him, waiters who served them beforehand had heard the guests shouting at each other.
“They are all friends who apparently figured in an argument,” he said, citing the waiters.
A spokesman at the Chinese Embassy in Manila, Li Lingxiao, said she could not comment immediately.
“Our embassy is still verifying the facts. We’ll update you as soon as I have anything new,” Li said in a text message.
Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said he also had no comment, as authorities were still determining what happened.
WITH BERNICE CAMILLE V. BAUZON AND AFP