Manila, June 12 -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday said China's sanctions against him and his family is a usual punishment for those who speak out on its deception.
"That is their right. That is truly what they do to those who speak the truth against their deception," he said in a statement.
"Their own countrymen and the others under their control suffer far worse. I will just keep doing my duty and uphold our nation in the face of the wickedness they are committing here and even in our seas," he added.
China barred Teodoro and his immediate family from entering mainland China, its special administrative regions Hong Kong and Macao and prohibiting Chinese firms from conducting business wi...