00:00 At this point, let's go back to the visit of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in exchange for the leadership of the Philippine Army.
00:07 We have on the line, Bea Bernardo. Bea?
00:11 Yes Audrey. The new leader of the Philippine Army officially took office today.
00:16 Lieutenant General Roy Galitina is the new Commander General of the Philippine Army.
00:21 President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is the one who will lead the change of command ceremony here in Fort Indes de Repaso in Tegucigil.
00:29 In his assumption speech, he said that one of his priorities is to promote the true force for territorial defense.
00:37 He said that even though the issue in the territory that the Philippines faces now is the tension in the West Philippine Sea,
00:43 the Philippine Army still needs to be prepared if the enemy reaches the land.
00:48 In territorial defense, the Philippine Army is the last line of defense of the country.
00:54 The new leader of the Philippine Army gave a warning that the organization needs to study again because their organization is patented in the World War II U.S. Army.
01:04 He will give a way for their work to be stronger.
01:08 The President said that he will support the Philippine Army under the leadership of Galito.
01:13 He will give support to the modernization program of the Philippine Army.
01:18 Galito is the 66th commanding general of the Philippine Army. He replaced General Romeo Browner Jr., who is the current ASU chief of staff.
01:28 Audrey.
01:29 Thank you very much Bea Bernardo.
01:31 Bernardo.
01:31 (upbeat music)
