In 2013, he married a Chinese girl, Guo Hongyan, who gave birth to a baby

"It's irresponsible and unhelpful for the settlement of the issue to unjustly blame others and shirk responsibilities in any form," she added

Some of China's practices are also worth learning, such as how it trains its officials

But Filipinos also share positive views of China and its leader, President Xi Jinping

I became the first South Korean person to receive the Chinese Central Government's Friendship Award in 2002 and the first from my country to get permanent residency in China in 2006