PHILIPPINE-CHINA RELATIONS: Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Wednesday joined Premier Li Keqiang of the People’s Republic of China in a meeting which discussed how to build closer Philippine-China relations.

The meeting, hosted by Li, was held at the Conrad Hotel in Pasay City, and included Senate Majority Floor Leader Vicente Sotto III, Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Emmanuel Pacquiao, and Sherwin Gatchalian