Teodoro Locsin Jr.

This name uses Philippine naming customs. The first family name is Lopez and the second is Locsin.
Teodoro L. Locsin Jr.
PLH
20th Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations
Assumed office
September 20, 2016
Preceded by Lourdes Yparraguirre
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives of the First District of Makati City
In office
June 30, 2001 – June 30, 2010
Preceded by Joker Arroyo
Succeeded by Monique Yazmin Lagdameo
Personal details
Born Teodoro Lopez Locsin Jr.
(1948-11-15) November 15, 1948
Manila, Philippines
Nationality Filipino
Political party PDP-LABAN
Spouse(s) Ma. Lourdes Barcelon
Residence Tuscany Condominium, Makati City
Alma mater Ateneo de Manila University
Occupation Businessman, Journalist, Ambassador
Profession Lawyer, Politician. Diplomat
Religion Roman Catholic

Teodoro "Teddyboy" Lopez Locsin Jr. PLH is a Philippine politician, lawyer, and former journalist who served as congressman for the 1st district of Makati from 2001 to 2010.[1] He currently does the editorial segment titled "Teditorial" for ANC's nightly newscast, The World Tonight[2] and is the new Philippine envoy to the United Nations.[3]

Early life

Locsin was born in Manila on November 13, 1948. His father was the prominent newspaperman and publisher Teodoro Locsin Sr.[1] He studied in Ateneo de Manila University and got his Bachelor's degree

Supreme Court nominations

When Senior Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing retired from the Supreme Court in 2009, Locsin was among the candidates nominated by the Judicial and Bar Council as a potential replacement. However, he was not appointed to the said post.[4] In 2012, he was nominated as chief justice to replace Renato Corona[5] but the post eventually went to then-Associate Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Personal life

Relationships

He is married to Ma. Lourdes Barcelon, who ran for Congress at the First District of Makati for the Liberal Party, but lost to outgoing Councilor Monique Yasmin Lagdameo of PDP-Laban. She ran for such post as her husband is ineligible to seek reelection after three consecutive terms of service.

He was formerly married to Philippine Stocks Exchange officer Vivian Yuchengco. They have two daughters, Margarita and Bianca.

Social media presence

He is described as "one of the most amusing online presences on Twitter", which is a rather amusing way to twist facts.[6]

Career history

Controversy

Locsin has found himself at the center of various controversial public statements via the social media platform Twitter.

Filipino Language

In late March 2016, he was chastised by internet users over his comments on Twitter regarding the Tagalog language as he called it "a language inappropriate to pointed debate" during the Visayas leg of PiliPinas Debates 2016.[7] He later defended his prior comments concerning the use of Tagalog in debates.[8]

Hitler and the Nazis

On August 25, 2016, he wrote:

You may find this hard to believe but the Nazis were not all wrong, give or take killing millions of the wrong people. Keep an open mind.[9]

When asked to clarify this remark, Locsin added that there were:

Some things [Hitler] did right.[10]

Locsin later retracted these remarks by deleting the tweet,[11] however threatened individuals who criticised him.[11]

On Philippine Senator Leila de Lima

Locsin has had choice words about Senator de Lima, to wit:

Ah, shut the f*** up, you fat b****. GMA had a TRO from the Supreme Court and you spat on it.[12]

On rape

Locsin’s thoughts on rape are articulated in this tweet:

Remember how we threw out pro-Noynoy trolls from our timeliness by threatening to rape their mothers with backhoes? That worked.[13]

On Extrajudicial Killings

Locsin has been adamant in supporting President Rodrigo Duterte’s, war on drugs:

We cannot put at risk the imperative necessity of Duterte's SAVAGE WAR AGAINST DRUGS by letting these cops live. Kill them. NOW, SIR. NOW![14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Locsin, Teodoro Jr | Personal Information". i-site.ph. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Teditorial". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Teddy Locsin Jr. is new envoy to UN". ABS-CBN News. September 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ Purple Romero (June 14, 2012). "Teddy Boy Locsin nominated for chief justice". Rappler. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lorenz Niel Santos and Karl John Reyes (June 14, 2012). "InterAksyon columnist Teddyboy Locsin among 14 nominees to Chief Justice post". Interaksyon. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Leloy Claudio (May 14, 2012). "Teddyboy's homicidal view of politics". GMA News Online. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ Rap Torres (March 21, 2016). "Netizens irked by Teddy Locsin’s remarks on #PiliPinasDebates2016". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on April 24, 2016. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ Rose Carmelle Lacuata (March 21, 2016). "After drawing flak, Teddy Locsin Jr. defends 'Tagalog' comment". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ Katerina Francisco (1 October 2016). "LOOK BACK: Hitler and the Holocaust". Rappler.
  10. ↑ Katerina Francisco (2 August 2016). "LOOK BACK: Hitler and the Holocaust". Rappler.
  11. 1 2 Pocholo Concepcion (4 October 2016). "Teddyboy's tweet sparks word war". Inquirer.
  12. ↑ teddyboylocsin (26 September 2016). "Ah, shut the f*** up, you fat b****. GMA had a TRO from the Supreme Court and you spat on it." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ teddyboylocsin (26 September 2016). "Remember how we threw out pro-Noynoy trolls from our timeliness by threatening to rape their mothers with backhoes? That worked." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ teddyboylocsin (21 August 2016). "We cannot put at risk the imperative necessity of Duterte's SAVAGE WAR AGAINST DRUGS by letting these cops live. Kill them. NOW, SIR. NOW!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Joker Arroyo		 Representative, 1st District of Makati City
2001–2010 		Succeeded by
Monique Yazmin Lagdameo
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