MANILA, Philippines —Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday floated the idea of a “President Gilbert Teodoro” as he commended the Defense secretary for denouncing China’s latest assertion over the West Philippine Sea during an international forum. Lacson noted the praise Teodoro received from South Koreans, saying the secretary showed what a brilliant mind can bring to the world stage in defending the country’s sovereignty. “Imagine a ‘President Gilbert Teodoro’ alongside global leaders: the world would inevitably ask why a nation led by such a brilliant mind remains poor and undeveloped,” Lacson wrote in a post on X.  READ: Teodoro calls out China’s […]...

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