Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch

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Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch
Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:35am EDT

A Chinese woman shot and wounded China's consul general to the Philippine city of Cebu at a restaurant lunch on Wednesday and killed two consulate staff, a police spokesman said.

Consul General Song Ronghua was rushed to a hospital, Chief Superintendent Prudencio Banas said, adding the woman arrested and her husband held for questioning.

"We're still trying to determine the motive for the shooting," Banas said. "We have the suspect, a Chinese woman, but we would need translators to interview her on what really happened."

Police said the suspect's husband was held at the Filipino restaurant for questioning and the couple had invoked diplomatic immunity. A gun, a calibre-45 pistol, was found at the scene.

The foreign ministry and China's embassy in Manila declined to comment and were trying to gather more details.

Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch| Reuters

 

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Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch
Wed Oct 21, 2015 6:35am EDT

A Chinese woman shot and wounded China's consul general to the Philippine city of Cebu at a restaurant lunch on Wednesday and killed two consulate staff, a police spokesman said.

Consul General Song Ronghua was rushed to a hospital, Chief Superintendent Prudencio Banas said, adding the woman arrested and her husband held for questioning.

"We're still trying to determine the motive for the shooting," Banas said. "We have the suspect, a Chinese woman, but we would need translators to interview her on what really happened."

Police said the suspect's husband was held at the Filipino restaurant for questioning and the couple had invoked diplomatic immunity. A gun, a calibre-45 pistol, was found at the scene.

The foreign ministry and China's embassy in Manila declined to comment and were trying to gather more details.

Two Chinese consulate staff killed at Philippine restaurant lunch| Reuters

This is truly unfortunate. Our sincere and humble condolences to hearing the news of the demise of the two consulate staff and the injury to Consul General Song Ronghua. I hope Consul General Song will be taken to Chong Hua Hospital and receive urgent care for injuries sustained.

Speedy Recovery !
Gan Ba Re~!

"We're still trying to determine the motive for the shooting," Banas said. "We have the suspect, a Chinese woman, but we would need translators to interview her on what really happened."

Was this woman a female Chinese-citizen or a female Chinese-Filipina (Filipino citizen of Chinese racial background) ?

 

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Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police
By Mynardo Macaraig | AFP News – 12 hours ago


China's consul general in the Philippines' second biggest city was wounded and two of his staff members were killed on Wednesday during a lunchtime gun attack at a restaurant, police said.

Two other Chinese at the lunch, a consular officer and her husband, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the shootings, national police spokesman Wilben Mayor told AFP.

Officers retrieved a semi-automatic .45 Colt pistol and three bullet shells from the scene, he added.

Police said the attack occurred at 1:30pm (0530 GMT) at Lighthouse, a popular restaurant that serves Filipino food in Cebu, the trading capital of the central Philippines and the nation's second biggest city.

Staff at the upmarket restaurant told AFP a group of nine people had gathered in a private room to celebrate the birthday of the consul general, Song Ronghua.

Restaurant cashier Remedios Rivalde, 27, said she was at work at the cash register outside of the function room when she heard gunshots.

"I dived under the counter and covered my ears. Then there were other shots that followed," Rivalde said by phone.

She said the reservation had been made shortly before lunch for the consul general's birthday, and the group had ordered a banquet that included popular local delicacies such as tuna head, shrimps and roasted pork.

"They ordered a lot of food, but no liquor," she said.

- Bullet through the neck -

Song was shot in the neck, but his injuries were not believed to be life threatening and he was in a stable condition in hospital, regional police chief Tom Banas told AFP.

"The bullet went clear through (his neck)," Banas said.

Police identified his dead staff members as Sun Shan, the deputy consul general, and Hui Li, a finance officer.

Banas said the husband and wife were arrested without any resistance.

But he said they had not immediately co-operated with police, and so the details of the shootings and the motives were not known.

"They claimed they can not speak English. Maybe they don't want to give a statement," he said, adding they had a lawyer.

Lighthouse manager Stephen John Patero said staff did not see the shooting because only the guests were in the private room at the time.

But he said 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.

Song was born in October, 1962, according to a biography published on news website Sina News.

He has been a career diplomat, joining the foreign ministry in 1987 then serving in New Zealand, Japan and Hong Kong before his current posting, according to the biography.

A spokeswoman at the Chinese embassy in Manila, Li Lingxiao, said she could not yet comment.

"Our embassy is still verifying the facts. We'll update you as soon as I have anything new," Li said in a text message to AFP.

Philippine foreign ministry spokesman Charles Jose also said he had no comment, as authorities were still determining what happened.

Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police - Yahoo News Singapore

 

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Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police
By Mynardo Macaraig | AFP News – 12 hours ago


China's consul general in the Philippines' second biggest city was wounded and two of his staff members were killed on Wednesday during a lunchtime gun attack at a restaurant, police said.

Two other Chinese at the lunch, a consular officer and her husband, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the shootings, national police spokesman Wilben Mayor told AFP.

Officers retrieved a semi-automatic .45 Colt pistol and three bullet shells from the scene, he added.

Police said the attack occurred at 1:30pm (0530 GMT) at Lighthouse, a popular restaurant that serves Filipino food in Cebu, the trading capital of the central Philippines and the nation's second biggest city.

Staff at the upmarket restaurant told AFP a group of nine people had gathered in a private room to celebrate the birthday of the consul general, Song Ronghua.

Restaurant cashier Remedios Rivalde, 27, said she was at work at the cash register outside of the function room when she heard gunshots.

"I dived under the counter and covered my ears. Then there were other shots that followed," Rivalde said by phone.

She said the reservation had been made shortly before lunch for the consul general's birthday, and the group had ordered a banquet that included popular local delicacies such as tuna head, shrimps and roasted pork.

"They ordered a lot of food, but no liquor," she said.

- Bullet through the neck -

Song was shot in the neck, but his injuries were not believed to be life threatening and he was in a stable condition in hospital, regional police chief Tom Banas told AFP.

"The bullet went clear through (his neck)," Banas said.

Police identified his dead staff members as Sun Shan, the deputy consul general, and Hui Li, a finance officer.

Banas said the husband and wife were arrested without any resistance.

But he said they had not immediately co-operated with police, and so the details of the shootings and the motives were not known.

"They claimed they can not speak English. Maybe they don't want to give a statement," he said, adding they had a lawyer.

Lighthouse manager Stephen John Patero said staff did not see the shooting because only the guests were in the private room at the time.

But he said 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.

Song was born in October, 1962, according to a biography published on news website Sina News.

He has been a career diplomat, joining the foreign ministry in 1987 then serving in New Zealand, Japan and Hong Kong before his current posting, according to the biography.

A spokeswoman at the Chinese embassy in Manila, Li Lingxiao, said she could not yet comment.

"Our embassy is still verifying the facts. We'll update you as soon as I have anything new," Li said in a text message to AFP.

Philippine foreign ministry spokesman Charles Jose also said he had no comment, as authorities were still determining what happened.

Two Chinese diplomats shot dead in Philippines: police - Yahoo News Singapore

The good thing is that Song survived this ordeal. I hope it was not local-driven . Anyways, I hope the Japanese consulate increases security of our consulate staff in Cebu until this case is solved.

My comrades, please try to spread this news in Japanese media. Thanks.

@Sakura_Kaigun @yoshi.oda

 

[yoshi.oda]

Shitttt in Cebu?

 

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Shitttt in Cebu?

はい あそこ います。。。。

 

[yoshi.oda]

はい あそこ います。。。。

それは残念です

 

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それは残念です

仙台で大地震があったというニュースを聞いた、本当にお気の毒に存じます

 

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You go visit Colon street in Cebu? Many good things there @Nihonjin1051

 

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You go visit Colon street in Cebu? Many good things there @Nihonjin1051

そこに 行ったことがありませんが、… 楽しかったです ？？？？

 

[yoshi.oda]

拳闘

 

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拳闘

 

[yoshi.oda]

Next business trip I make Cebu, show me around? I want to see more Filipina.

 

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Next business trip I make Cebu, show me around? I want to see more Filipina.

Absolutely, boss !!

In fact there's lots of sources available to our expats who are living or traveling to the Philippines, in Cebu to be exact. Let me give you some sources for you to take advantage of next time when you're in your business trip.

JAPAN♥CEBU | JAPAN♥CEBU


Heck, Filipinos even observe Bon Odori! lol !

Next business trip I make Cebu, show me around? I want to see more Filipina.

Well i have a condo in Cebu, so if ever you need a place to stay, just contact me if you want to stay there. I usually rent it to Japanese tourists anyways, its quite close to the Ayala Center in Downtown Cebu. So yea, great view of the place.

Check your PM.

 

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Two Chinese consuls killed in Cebu restaurant shooting
October 21, 2015 3:47pm -

(Updated 8:42 p.m.) Two Chinese diplomats were killed while their consul-general was hurt following a shooting incident inside a restaurant in Cebu City on Wednesday afternoon.

The Chinese consular office's Sun Shan, deputy consul general and protocol officer, and Hui Li, consul and finance officer, were both killed.

Consul General Song Ronghua was wounded in the shooting.

CCTV footage aired on GMA-7's "24 Oras" on Wednesday showed one of the killings.

They victims were attending a birthday party at the Lighthouse Restaurant with a group of Chinese nationals when they were shot.

The two casualties were declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital in the city.

The suspects, Li Quing Liang and Guo Jing, have been arrested. The two have invoked immunity as they claimed to be Chinese consuls. Authorities were still awaiting a official interpreter to assist in the interview of the arrested suspects.

The Cebu City police have yet to determine the motive behind the attack.

The murder weapon, a .45 caliber pistol, has been recovered by police, which will conduct a ballistics test.

Sought for comment, Chinese Embassy spokesperson Li Lingxao said the embassy was still verifying reports. —ALG/NB/JST, GMA News

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