“Mabuhay po kayo Secretary Locsin!”
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Tuesday saluted Foreign Secretary Teddy Boy Locsin’s expletive-laced post on Twitter asking China to “get the f*** out” of the West Philippine Sea, saying the diplomat’s outburst was warranted.
“In an era when diplomacy is practiced by those who ‘speak softly and carry a selfie stick,’ it pays to have a foreign affairs secretary who is brave and brilliant because it will allow our country to punch above its weight,” he said.
“While we may not have missiles to launch, we possess something more potent – Locsin missives, against which no shield has been proven effective,” Recto said.
“He can make the enemy lose face before the entire world without us losing a single man,” he said of the country’s top diplomat.
“Those who are saying that he should have couched his statements in diplomatese are missing the point. This is the knight of the King’s English,” Recto said.
Locsin is the diplomat “who can tell you to go to hell in such an elegant way that you’ll look forward with pleasure to making the trip,” he added.
“But such a tactful way has not worked with a nation who has brazenly violated our sovereignty. So it is time to convey our dismay in a language they can understand. And we have that message delivered by our best weapon in a shouting war,” Recto said.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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