VETERAN journalist and former congressman Teodoro Locsin Jr. has accepted the post of Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Malacañang said on Sunday.
“Gentlemen and Ladies of the MPC, the former Congressman Teddyboy Locsin and I were in touch again last night, and he said he is accepting the position of UN Ambassador,” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a message to the Malacañang Press Corps.
According to Wikipedia, Locsin is a Philippine politician, lawyer and former journalist who served as congressman for the first district of Makati from 2001 to 2010.
Locsin now does the editorial segment “Teditorial” for ANC’s nightly newscast The World Tonight.
Wikipedia cited Locsin’s career as follows: Host of #NoFilter on ANC starting 2016; radio anchor of DZRH Executive Session (2014–present); segment anchor of The World Tonight’s TEDitorial (2011–present); former host of Assignment on ABS-CBN (1994–2003); publisher and editor-in-chief of the Today newspaper (1993–2005); executive director of The Philippines’ Free Press magazine (1993–present); publisher of The Daily Globe newspaper (1988–1993); Presidential speech writer (1985–1992); presidential spokesman, legal counsel and speech writer (1986–1988); lecturer of the US War College (1991); executive assistant to the chairman of Ayala Corp. and Bank of the Philippine Islands (1982–1985); associate of the Angara, Abello, Concepcion, Regala and Cruz Law offices (1977–1982); and editorial writer of The Philippines’ Free Press (1967–1972).