Gilberto Teodoro
Philippines' Aquino vows new era of clean rule
May 12, 2010 07:58 EDT
Philippine president-elect Benigno Aquino pledged a new era of clean government as he railed Wednesday against outgoing leader Gloria Arroyo and her corruption-tainted administration.
Philippines' Aquino vows new era of clean rule
May 12, 2010 05:13 EDT
Philippine president-elect Benigno Aquino pledged a new era of clean government as he railed Wednesday against outgoing leader Gloria Arroyo and her corruption-tainted administration.
Philippines' Aquino prepares for office vowing change
May 12, 2010 03:43 EDT
Philippine presidential front-runner Benigno Aquino began preparing Wednesday for office with a pledge to bring in clean government as he awaited a formal proclamation of his landslide election win.
Philippines' Aquino prepares for office vowing change
May 12, 2010 01:17 EDT
Philippine presidential front-runner Benigno Aquino began preparing Wednesday for office with a pledge to bring in clean government as he awaited a formal proclamation of his landslide election win.
Filipinos start voting to elect new President
May 09, 2010 19:57 EDT
MANILA (Reuters) - Filipinos began voting early on Monday for a successor to President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, hoping a new automated voting system worked smoothly and anxious to avoid the fraud and violence that has marked previous ballots.
Philippines hopes for smooth and safe elections
May 09, 2010 03:16 EDT
MANILA (Reuters) - Automated voting machines were being tested and sealed across the Philippines ahead of Monday's elections as officials rushed to fix a technical problem, with some violence-prone areas placed under special control.
'Son of God' backs Philippine presidential hopeful
May 02, 2010 23:25 EDT
A self-proclaimed "son of God" in the Philippines has thrown his influential support behind outgoing President Gloria Arroyo's chosen successor in next week's election.
Philippines' Aquino set for landslide presidential win
Apr 29, 2010 07:05 EDT
The son of late Philippine democracy heroine Corazon Aquino appears headed for a landslide victory in next month's presidential election, according to a survey released Thursday.
Philippines' Aquino set for landslide win: poll
Apr 29, 2010 03:48 EDT
The son of late Philippine democracy heroine Corazon Aquino appears headed for a landslide victory in next month's presidential election, a survey said Thursday.
Philippines' Aquino set for landslide win: poll
Apr 29, 2010 03:04 EDT
The son of late Philippine democracy heroine Corazon Aquino appears headed for a landslide victory in next month's presidential election, a survey said Thursday.
Philippines' Aquino set for landslide win: poll
Apr 28, 2010 23:16 EDT
The son of late Philippine democracy heroine Corazon Aquino appears headed for a landslide victory in next month's presidential election, a survey said Thursday.
Philippines' ruling coalition in disarray
Apr 01, 2010 11:41 EDT
Philippine leader Gloria Arroyo's ruling coalition appeared to be in disarray on Thursday with just over a month before national elections to choose a new president.
Philippines' Arroyo defends economic record
Mar 03, 2010 12:09 EST
Outgoing Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Wednesday defended her economic achievements during nine years in power, amid criticism that poverty levels had not improved and her government was corrupt.
Philippine army presents alleged rebels to court
Feb 15, 2010 07:52 EST
The Philippine military presented 43 people it says are communist rebels to a Manila court Monday for a hearing on allegations the detainees are actually health workers who were falsely charged and tortured in detention.
Violence, tight race mark Philippine poll campaign
Feb 09, 2010 01:28 EST
Tight race, violence mark beginning of Philippine election campaign. Campaign posters went up and jingles blared at election rallies Tuesday as the Philippines' richest politician and the son of its democracy icon began a tight race to succeed scandal-tainted President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
Aquino continues to lead ahead of Philippine poll
Dec 21, 2009 00:49 EST
The son of the late Philippine democracy icon Corazon Aquino has maintained his commanding lead over rivals in next year's presidential election, a nationwide survey showed Monday.
Philippine boxing icon Pacquiao joins opposition party
Dec 18, 2009 04:20 EST
MANILA (Reuters) - Seven-time world boxing champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, seeking a seat in the lower house of Congress in next May's elections in the Philippines, has joined the opposition party, his lawyer said on Friday.
Marcos joins Pacquiao, Arroyo in run for Congress
Dec 02, 2009 00:40 EST
Imelda Marcos joins boxing champion Pacquiao, President Arroyo in run for Philippine Congress. Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos filed her candidacy for next year's congressional elections, joining the country's boxing champion and the outgoing president in the star-studded race for the lower house.
Philippines' Arroyo ignores church, launches parliament bid
Dec 01, 2009 12:55 EST
Philippine President Gloria Arroyo ignored a rebuke by the influential Roman Catholic church and the fury of her opponents Tuesday as she launched her bid to become a member of parliament.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Gilberto C. Teodoro, Jr. | |
Teodoro (right) with Robert M. Gates, US Secretary of Defense | |
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| In office August 3, 2007 – November 15, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Norberto Gonzales |
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| Succeeded by | Norberto Gonzales |
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| In office 1998 – 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jose Cojuangco, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Monica Prieto-Teodoro |
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| Born | June 14, 1964 Manila, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Monica Prieto-Teodoro |
| Children | Jaime |
| Alma mater | Xavier School, De La Salle University University of the Philippines Harvard Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Religion | Catholic |