Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. buong katapangan ang ipinakita pangangalaga sa soberenya ng bansa laban sa China

HINDI gaya ng ilang opisyal ng gobyerno, buong katapangang ipinakita ni Defense Secretary Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. ang pangangalaga sa soberenya ng bansa laban sa China.

Ayon kay Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, dapat parangalan si Teodoro sa ipinakita niyang tapang laban sa mga opisyal ng China hinggil sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea. 

Bilang ganti, ipinagbawal ng China si Teodoro at ang kanyang pamilya na maglakbay sa mainland, sa Hong Kong at Macau.

“I laud Sec. Gibo Teodoro’s consistent defense of our sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea. China’s announcement barring Sec. Teodoro and his family from entering Mainland China and its territories as well as in engaging in any transaction with its citizens and organizations is testament to such valiant defense of our sovereignty,” sinabi ni Cendaña.

“Sec. Teodoro joins the honor roll of individuals who have earned Beijing’s ire for their actions to defend the West Philippine Sea,” dagdag ng kongresista.

Sa araw ng Kalayaan, dapat ipakita ng ating government officials ang tapang laban sa China tulad ng ginawa ni Teodoro sa mga pahayag nito. 

“We hope other government officials will emulate such an example made by public servants, WPS frontliners and fisherfolk communities who are consistent in their patriotism and resistance against China’s relentless bullying,” sinabi ni Cendaña. (Vina de Guzman)