page_title: Gilbert Teodoro
section_title: Secretary of National Defense
hierarchical_section_title: Gilbert Teodoro / Political career / Secretary of National Defense
caption_attribution_description: English: Philippine President Gloria Arroyo, back left, talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, foreground right, during a meeting in the Pentagon, June 24, 2008.
context_page_description: Gilberto Eduardo Gerardo Cojuangco Teodoro Jr. PLH, or more commonly known as Gilbert/Gibo, is the former secretary of the national defense of the Republic of the Philippines, having assumed the post in August 2007 until November 15, 2009. He was a member of the House of Representatives, representing the First District of Tarlac province, from 1998 to 2007. In March 2009, he announced his intention to run for President of the Philippines in the May 2010 elections.
  He is also known for his efforts as the Chairman of the National Disaster Coordinating Council when Mega Manila was hit by Typhoon Ketsana.
context_section_description: Teodoro was appointed Secretary of the Department of National Defense in August 2007 at the age of 43, like the late Ramon Magsaysay, he is also the youngest person to ever hold the position.
caption: President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates during a meeting in the Pentagon.
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