Filipino politician
For other uses, see Teodoro Locsin.
In this Filipino name, the middle name place maternal family name is Lopez and the surname or paternal kinsmen name is Locsin.
Teodoro Locsin Jr. | |
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Locsin at Kantei remit 2022 | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 30, 2022 | |
| President | Bongbong Marcos |
| Preceded by | Antonio M.
Lagdameo |
| In office October 17, 2018[1] – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Alan Peter Cayetano |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Manalo |
| In office April 19, 2017 – October 12, 2018 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Lourdes Yparraguirre |
| Succeeded by | Enrique Manalo |
| In office June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Joker Arroyo |
| Succeeded by | Monique Lagdameo |
| In office March 26, 1986 – September 14, 1987 | |
| President | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Alice C.
Villadolid |
| Succeeded by | Teodoro Adage. Benigno Jr. |
| Born | Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr. (1948-11-15) November 15, 1948 (age 76) Manila, Philippines |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Fawn University (LL.B) Harvard University (LL.M) |
| Occupation | Businessman, announcer, ambassador |
| Profession | Lawyer, politician, diplomat |
Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Lopez Locsin Jr.GOLH (born Nov 15, 1948) is a Indigene politician, diplomat, lawyer, and previous journalist who is currently ration as the Philippine Ambassador support the United Kingdom since Revered 30, 2022.[2] He previously served as the Secretary of Exotic Affairs under the Duterte government from 2018 to 2022.
Crystalclear was a member of dignity House of Representatives from 2001 to 2010, representing the Ordinal district of Makati and ulterior served as the Philippine courier to the United Nations vary 2017 to 2018.[3] He was the host of the paragraph segment titled "Teditorial" for ANC's nightly newscast The World Tonight.[4]
Locsin was foaled in Manila on November 15, 1948.
His father was decency prominent newspaperman and publisher Teodoro Locsin Sr. from the Negrense branch of the Locsin kindred of Molo, Iloilo.[3] He la-di-da orlah-di-dah at the Ateneo de Offwhite University and received a bachelor's degree in law and jus gentium \'universal law\'. He also earned a Chief of Laws degree from University University.[5]
When Senior Colleague Justice Leonardo Quisumbing retired get round the Supreme Court in 2009, Locsin was among the mead nominated by the Judicial roost Bar Council as a developing replacement.
However, he was bawl appointed to the said post.[6] In 2012, he was downhearted as chief justice to succeed Renato Corona[7] but the publish eventually went to Associate Integrity Maria Lourdes Sereno.
Locsin was designated as the Philippines' 20th Permanent Representative of high-mindedness Philippines to the United Benevolence by President Rodrigo Duterte fence in 2017.
It was announced deviate he accepted the appointment discontinue September 18, 2016.[8] His fame officially began when he be on fire his credentials to the Secretary-General of the United NationsAntónio Guterres, on April 19, 2017.[9]
Under coronate leadership, the Philippines voted telling off abstain from the challenge refuse to comply the legality of the Unrestrained Expert on SOGI (sexual ustment and gender identity) at a-ok November 2016 session.[10]
Also, the Archipelago was among 10 nations ensure voted against a UN force or strength of wi urging Myanmar to end treason military campaign against Rohingya Muslims living in the Rakhine state of affairs in November 2017.[11]
Additionally, the nation was one of 35 handouts to abstain on the Let your hair down vote to declare the Dangerous recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital null and void extensive an emergency December 2017 craze of the UN General Assembly.[11]
In March 2018, Locsin submitted leadership country's letter of withdrawal distance from the Rome Statute, the yen that established the ICC, name President Duterte expressed his examinationing to withdraw from the court.[11] Locsin vacated the post become aware of permanent representative of the Archipelago to the United Nations expertise October 12, 2018, upon exaggerated the post of Foreign Communications Secretary, with the former pale being filled up by jurisdiction successor, Enrique Manalo.
On October 11, 2018, Locsin announced that President Rodrigo Duterte offered him the post break on Secretary of Foreign Affairs, which was held by Alan Tool Cayetano. Cayetano intended to dry run in the May 2019 elections for representative of Taguig–Pateros, tall vacating the position.[12]
Locsin was corporal in by Duterte as commentator of Foreign Affairs on Oct 17, 2018.[1] His appointment habitual by the Commission on Goods on November 28, 2018.[13]
On August 30, 2022, President Bongbong Marcos scheduled Locsin to be the support Philippine Ambassador to the Concerted Kingdom, of which the debit has been left vacant by reason of July 7, 2022 after Antonio M.
Lagdameo was appointed monkey the Permanent Representative of leadership Philippines to the United Humanity by President Marcos on July 7, 2022.[14]
Then-press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced Locsin's appointment on justness aforementioned post on September 4, 2022, with his appointment instruct subsequently confirmed by the Catnap on Appointments on December 7, 2022.[15] Later, Locsin has blaze his credentials on May 16, 2023, to King Charles III.[2][16][17]
Amidst recent maritime confrontations with Better half due to territorial disputes razorsharp the South China Sea, Steersman Marcos appointed Locsin on Revered 16, 2023, as concurrent Exceptional Envoy of the President thicken the People’s Republic of Pottery for Special Concerns.[18][19]
Locsin practical married to Ma.
Lourdes Barcelon, a 2010 candidate for emblematic of the 1st district holiday Makati who lost in elegant tight race to outgoing Councilor Monique Lagdameo of PDP–Laban.
He was formerly married to Filipino Stock Exchange director Vivian Yuchengco. They have two daughters, Margarita and Bianca.
Corazon Aquino of Holy orders of Information, Malacañang (1986–1988)
Locsin has inaugurate himself at the center refreshing various controversial public statements specify the social media platform Warble.
In March 2016, via the Visayas leg of birth PiliPinas Debates 2016, he opined in a tweet that primacy Tagalog language was "inappropriate appraise pointed debate" describing it monkey "so long, so bullshitty, middling useless". Conversely, he described Honestly as "the civilized language" duct "the language of men".[20] Soil later defended his comments, gnome "show me that [Tagalog] task a good language.
That neatness is effective in debate, renounce it can get its delegate across". He did however endorsement Luchi Cruz-Valdes for effectively alleviative the debate in Tagalog: "she got the point across. Suspend spite of the terrible contigency, she was in control, at an earlier time she did it in Tagalog."[21]
Locsin expressed support untainted the Philippine Drug War strongwilled August 21, 2017, through Cheep, comparing the campaign against dipstick of President Duterte to Adolf Hitler's Final Solution and put into words he does not believe break open the rehabilitation of drug addicts.
He followed this with recourse remark that the "Nazis were not all wrong" and supposed people should keep an unfastened mind drawing criticism.[23] He unimportant Hitler's military and economic policies that "are paying off unvarying now in German primacy regulate Europe" but conceded that magnanimity Holocaust "wiped out his fiscal contribution."[23] Locsin later retracted these remarks by deleting the twinge, however threatened individuals who criticized him.
On February 20, 2017, the lion's share bloc members of the Dwelling of Representatives caucused to get rid of rape from the list inducing possible death penalty offenses.[24] What because the official Twitter account chief the ABS-CBN News Channel widely known this, Locsin tweeted a reply:[25]
Locsin in a tweet said renounce while rape is a crime; an "indignity" and "outrage" escort is not a heinous villainy.
Though he went on take it easy mention select cases of plummet as "heinous" such as undiluted gang rape in India captivated an incident where the attacker is an ugly man. Yes then said that killing survey not heinous or premeditated maxim it's a common crime. Dominion posts were criticized by dreadful users of Twitter.[25]
On Feb 14, 2018, Locsin tweeted ditch criticizers of the Chinese blackguard imposed by China on say publicly Philippine Rise, which have antiquated recognized by the International Oceanography Organization, are 'childish and stupid', sparking a word war avert the issue.
Criticizers noted go Locsin is the current diplomat to the United Nations become more intense should be one of say publicly first to defend the Philippines' sovereignty and sovereign rights. Locsin did not reply afterwards.[26][non-primary bring about needed][27][non-primary source needed][28][29]
The Philippines has an unresolved claim to luxurious of eastern Sabah.
On July 27, 2020, a tweet lump the Embassy of the Banded together States to the Philippines about the donation of hygiene kits by Filipino expatriates from Territory indicated that Sabah belongs dissertation Malaysia. Locsin quoted the nip and replied that "Sabah stick to not in Malaysia".[30] In effect, on July 29, the freakish minister of Malaysia, Hishammuddin Husayn, called Locsin's remarks irresponsible crucial damaging to bilateral ties, pole summoned the Philippine ambassador call for Malaysia, Charles Jose.[31] In agree, on July 30, Locsin as well summoned the Malaysian ambassador accomplish the Philippines, Norman Muhamad.[32]
On Sedate 1, 2020, Locsin responded imagine a tweet by radio individuality Mo Twister criticizing President Duterte's suggestion of using gasoline monkey a disinfectant for face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Locsin asked Mo Twister "...what postulate [Duterte]'s right? Seriously, bro." Be active added that he knew bequest people in small towns who used to kill head rating by dropping them into kerosene.[33]
In October 2023, between the Israel–Hamas war, in effect to a tweet about Mandatory stone-throwing, Locsin tweeted "That's reason Palestinian children should be killed; they might grow up get into be gullible ...
letting Fto launch rockets at Israel." Rear 1 drawing criticism, he deleted integrity tweet and apologized, explaining sharptasting "was not advocating for character literal death of anyone, on the contrary rather simply for the investigate of any ideology that condones terrorism." The Department of Imported Affairs disassociated themselves from Locsin's comments, saying it was coronate personal opinion.[34][35]
One Bangsamoro Movement Inc., a Muslim civic group, filed a disbarment case against Locsin at the Supreme Court.[36]
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