Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>&quot;<a href="https://noc.social/tags/Locsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Locsin</span></a>, who filed numerous diplomatic protests and sometimes tweeted expletives against <a href="https://noc.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>China</span></a>, led the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at a time when the Philippine leader, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Duterte" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Duterte</span></a>, sought closer ties with Beijing. He was Duterte’s third and longest-serving foreign secretary, steering the DFA from October 17, 2018, until Duterte’s term ended on June 30, 2022.&quot; <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Philippines" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Philippines</span></a> <a href="https://noc.social/tags/ForeignAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ForeignAffairs</span></a></p><p>Marcos names Locsin, Duterte’s top diplomat, as special envoy to China<br /><a href="https://www.rappler.com/nation/marcos-names-teddyboy-locsin-special-envoy-china/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rappler.com/nation/marcos-name</span><span class="invisible">s-teddyboy-locsin-special-envoy-china/</span></a></p>