'Such statement was made in his strictly personal capacity,' the Department of Foreign Affairs says of Teodoro Locsin Jr's 'sarcastic' X post
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs, in a short statement on Monday, October 23, said it “completely disassociates itself” from statements made by its former chief, now Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro Locsin Jr. Unrestricted by character limits on his verified X account, Locsin added: “You know, do it with the same courage as white people showed to win their freedom as in the cases of…uh, let’s see now, uh.….uh…well never mind. It’s a thought. The Saudi Prince is right: civil disobedience beat the British in India after 40 years although there was Amritsar but that was a one-off thing or maybe two or three.
“I immediately deleted my sarcastic response to a tweet as I realized it could be misconstrued and retweeted to incite. My apologies to those who did misconstrue my sentiments and did in fact get triggered – I obviously was not advocating for the literal death of anyone, but rather simply for the end of any ideology that condones terrorism in any way, shape or form,” he said.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Egypt to prioritize Pinoys at Rafah — DFADefining the News
Read more »
DFA distances from Locsin’s violent post on Palestinian childrenThe Department of Foreign Affairs is separating the agency from the post of diplomat Teodoro Locsin Jr., who encouraged inciting violence against Palestinian children.
Read more »
DFA: Diplomatic protest filed vs. China over WPS collisionThe Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said that the country has filed a fresh diplomatic protest against China after its ships collided with Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to the Ayungin Shoal on Sunday.
Read more »
DFA files another diplomatic protest vs China over collision, maneuvers in WPS“We are always hopeful that China will act as a responsible member of the international community and that it will respect our sovereignty and our sovereign rights,” DFA spokesperson Teresita Daza said in a press conference.
Read more »
DFA raises Alert Level 3 in Lebanon over Israel-Hezbollah clashesOverseas Filipino workers based in Lebanon may seek voluntary repatriation to avoid getting trapped in the conflict between the Hezbollah and Israel.
Read more »