CHINA’S sanctions on Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. and his immediate family banning their travel to mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao have had a way of reviving concerns about his Filipinism. His pronouncements in the recent Shangri-La Dialogue condemning China’s so-called incursions into the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone would tend to depict him as a rabid Filipino nationalist. As such, he should earn the respect of all his peers.