Press Statement

It is unfortunate that the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson stooped to such low and gutter level talk – resorting to insulting our President and the Filipino nation, and further debasing herself, the Ministry, and Party she represents in the process.

But then again, we should not at all be suDND rprised – being a nation and people enjoying the privileges, rights, and freedoms of a democratic society – that an agent of a Party and system of government incompatible with our way of life and who routinely spouts State-sanctioned propaganda and disinformation would go that far and that low.

It is unfortunate, but I am, myself, unsurprised. The Spokesperson’s statements were “on brand.” We, and the world, should not expect more.

Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr.
Secretary
Department of National Defense