Former Defense Secretary and senatorial candidate Gilbert (GIBO) Teodoro urged all nations to be observant of possible conflicts in different regions that may arise while the whole world focuses on the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

During an interview with DZRH on Monday, Gibo Teodoro said the Philippine government should keep an eye on this kind of geopolitical tension as the Russian-Ukraine war could spill over across the world.

“Ito’y (Russian-Ukraine war) magdudulot ng tension worldwide kaya marami tayong dapat bantayan na mga hotspots. Kailangang dapat palagi rin tayong maging handa sa – (let’s say) sa Middle East, baka may kaguluhan din doon, ‘di natin alam,” Gibo Teodoro said. “So lagi tayong handa dapat for repatriation, for amelioration.”

With the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine entering its third week, Gibo Teodoro expects that the end of this conflict is still far.

“Talagang ang malalaking mga bansa, sa panig ng Russia, wala siyang pakialam sa kung anong mangyari doon sa mga maliliit na bansa na maapektuhan ng kanilang gawain. On the other hand, ‘yong mga sanctions na ipinataw ng malalaking bansa na nagdudulot din ng malaking price increases at kahirapan, wala rin silang pakialam (sa maliliit na bansa),” the former defense secretary said.

“Ang leksiyon nito sa ating mga kababayan sa larangan ng usapang panlabas, kanya-kanya ito sa mundo, kanya-kanyang interes ang dapat uunahin,” Gibo Teodoro said.