DFA ‘completely disassociates’ from former boss Locsin’s Palestine post
The Foreign affairs department says it ‘completely disassociates itself’ from statements made by Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro ‘Teddy Boy’ Locsin Jr.
Full story: https://www.rappler.com/philippines/dfa-statement-completely-dissociates-locsin-palestine-post-october-2023/
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00:00 The Foreign Affairs Department says it completely disassociates itself from statements made
00:06 by Philippine Ambassador to the United Kingdom Teodoro "Teddy Boy" Loxine Jr.
00:11 In a now-deleted post on X, Loxine says in a riposte, "That's why Palestinian children
00:17 should be killed.
00:18 They might grow up to become as gullible as innocent Palestinians letting Hamas launch
00:22 rockets at Israel."
00:24 The DFA says Loxine's statement was "made in his strictly personal capacity."
00:30 On Sunday, October 22, Loxine apologized, saying he immediately deleted his "sarcastic"
00:35 tweet as he realized it could be misconstrued and retweeted to incite.
00:40 The death toll in the war between Israel and Hamas continues to rise, with over 1,400 Israelis
00:46 and at least 4,600 Palestinians killed.
00:50 Loxine is both Ambassador to the UK and Special Envoy to China for Special Concerns.
00:54 (bell chimes)