1. Gilbert Teodoro served in the same post from 2007 to 2009 under President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
33 Facts About Gilbert Teodoro
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Gilbert Teodoro then earned his Master of Laws degree from Harvard Law School.
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Gilbert Teodoro practiced law until he was elected as Representative of Tarlac's 1st district, serving from 1998 to 2007.
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Gilbert Teodoro finished elementary in 1977 and high school in 1981 at Xavier School.
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Gilbert Teodoro obtained his undergraduate degree in commerce major in Financial Institutions from De La Salle University in 1984.
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Gilbert Teodoro studied law at the University of the Philippines College of Law from 1985 to 1989, and finished at the top of his class.
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Gilbert Teodoro was awarded the Dean's Medal for Academic Excellence.
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From 1989 to 1996, Gilbert Teodoro was a lawyer at the EP Mendoza Law firm, owned by Estelito Mendoza.
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At the age of 16, in 1980, Gilbert Teodoro was elected as the Kabataang Barangay President in Tarlac.
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Gilbert Teodoro became a member of the Tarlac Provincial Board when his mother was the Tarlac representative in the National Assembly.
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Gilbert Teodoro assumed the position of Assistant Majority Leader in the 11th Congress and head of the Nationalist People's Coalition House members.
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Gilbert Teodoro was a member of the House contingent to the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council.
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Gilbert Teodoro was appointed Secretary of the Department of National Defense in August 2007 at the age of 43.
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Gilbert Teodoro was the second youngest person to ever hold the position after Ramon Magsaysay, who assumed the position a day after he turned 43.
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When Typhoon Ketsana hit the country, Gilbert Teodoro immediately issued an appeal for international aid through the United Nations and organized relief operations in the affected areas given the limitations in resources and the scale of the disaster.
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Gilbert Teodoro mitigated the devastation wrought by the typhoon and prioritized the areas at risk of being wiped out.
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In March 2009, Gilbert Teodoro announced his intention to run for President of the Philippines in the May 2010 election.
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Gilbert Teodoro stated that he would not interfere if Arroyo were to be charged at a later date.
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On May 11,2010, a day after the elections were held, Gilbert Teodoro conceded defeat to the leading presidential candidate, Senator Noynoy Aquino of the Liberal Party, who is his second cousin.
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Gilbert Teodoro was yet again offered by Duterte for the defense post on August 23,2016.
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In June 2021, Gilbert Teodoro expressed interest in running for vice president and becoming the running mate of Sara Duterte, who was rumored to run for president in 2022.
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Gilbert Teodoro was named to the UniTeam Alliance senatorial slate.
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On June 5,2023, Gilbert Teodoro was reappointed as Secretary of National Defense by President Bongbong Marcos, whom the former succeeded Usec.
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Gilbert Teodoro described China encroaching in Philippine waters as akin to acting like illegal occupants, or "squatters" in Philippine colloquial terms.
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In September 2024, Gilbert Teodoro extended the stay of the Typhon midrange capability missile in the country to protect the South China Sea.
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Gilbert Teodoro is the chairman of the Board of Indophil Resources Incorporated.
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Gilbert Teodoro is an independent director of the Philippine Geothermal Production Company, Inc, and Alphaland Corporation.
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Gilbert Teodoro wrote an op-ed piece entitled "The Philippines' Triumph: Right over Might" published on The Diplomat in July 2016.
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Gilbert Teodoro participated in the 150th Rizal Anniversary Conference on Nation and Culture and subtitled his "Thoughts on Philippine Culture from a Non-Culturati Person".
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Gilbert Teodoro is the nephew of Danding Cojuangco, chairman of San Miguel Corporation.
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Gilbert Teodoro is a second cousin of former president, Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, son of former President Corazon Aquino and former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr.
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Gilbert Teodoro's mother is a first cousin of Aquino's mother, former President Corazon Aquino.
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Gilbert Teodoro, who holds distinct memberships in the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, UP Alumni Association, UP Law Alumni Association, Harvard Alumni Association and the Harvard Law Alumni Association, is a licensed commercial pilot with a Learjet 31 rating and a Colonel in the Philippine Air Force Reserve.