1. Gibo’s brand of courage was praised by former President Fidel V. Ramos, this way: “While the other presidential aspirants merely condemned the massacre (of 57 persons in Maguindanao) as was expected, it was Teodoro who displayed the boldness and courage to immediately rush to Maguindanao even before the AFP/PNP moved to clear the province of its private armies and arms stockpiles.”
2. In forums on television featuring presidential candidates, Gibo Teodoro, president of Lakas,-Kampi-CMD comes out as convincingly intelligent, very articulate, well-read, very serious in promoting the welfare of this country, the type who will not tolerate hanky-panky deals and pay off political debts. His scholastic background is impressive — a bachelor’s degree from De La Salle, a bachelor of laws from the UP and a master’s degree from Harvard. He topped the bar
3. “Gibo has the brains, knowledge and experience to lead the government. I’m just telling the truth here,” Enrile said.