It’s wrong to equate Gibo with the Philippines
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-06-27 02:05 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, Military & Defence, Iran, Philippines, China, Family, Business & Economy, Asia Pacific
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CHINA’S sanctions on Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. and his immediate family banning their travel to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao have had a way of reviving concerns about his Filipinism. His pronouncements in the recent Shangri-La Dialogue condemning China’s so-called incursions into the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone would tend to depict him as a rabid Filipino nationalist.
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