@dailytribuneofficial: ‘I’M NOT AN ACTOR’ WATCH: Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. dismissed suggestions of theatrics behind his public rebuke of China at a recent defense forum in Seoul, saying his reaction was purely instinctive. “I’m not an actor. I don’t know theatrics,” Teodoro said, referring to the moment he was handed a note outlining Beijing’s position on the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling while onstage. Asked whether his Chinese counterpart would attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting in Manila in the coming months, Teodoro reserved his answer. “If this is the kind of behavior that I’m witnessing, I think they have to resolve to behave properly,” he said. | VA Angeles #GiboTeodoro #China #Philippines #DailyTribune

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