Teodoro’s wish: UN Security Council resolution vs China 

Part of Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr.’s wishes — if wishes came true — would be for the Philippines, its allies, and partners to hold China accountable for aggressive actions in the South China Sea through a United Nations Security Council resolution “condemning China and ordering it to stop.”

But Teodoro, a political veteran and a two-time defense chief, is quick to go back down to earth.

“Naturally, if you could ask me three wishes, it would be a security council...