Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez.
SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday lauded the appointment by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Romualdez Marcos Jr. of Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as Defense secretary and Dr. Teodoro Herbosa as Health secretary.
“They are welcome additions to the President’s immediate official family. Their wealth of experience and knowledge in defense and health strengthen the Marcos Cabinet,” he said.
Their appointments also mean that the President “is bent on finding the best and the brightest to join him in serving our people,” he said.
He said Teodoro and Herbosa are both knowledgeable in their respective fields.
“I think that most importantly, they will bring a civilian perspective to the defense and health sectors,” he added.
Teodoro is a former defense secretary and Tarlac congressman. His father, Gilberto Teodoro Sr., was Social Security System administrator during the time of President Marcos’ father.
He finished law at UP and topped the 1989 bar examinations. He holds a master’s degree in law from Harvard University.
Herbosa once served as health undersecretary and was a Philippine General Hospital official for many years.
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