00:00In facing the men and women in uniform under his command, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
00:06exhorted his military officers to forever abide by its duty to stand with the troops under their command,
00:12uphold the constitution, and protect the civilians or Filipino people.
00:17The Commander-in-Chief urged his senior military officers to follow heed in today's function or
00:22occasion in Malacañang Palace for the oath-taking of the 36 newly promoted generals and flag officers
00:28of the AFP. Likewise, he also acknowledged the AFP's critical role in protecting the country's
00:34sovereignty and responding to rescue and victims of natural disasters and calamities,
00:39the last five or six storms and typhoons in particular that struck the country in nearly five weeks.
