(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. tapped Medal of Valor awardee Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro Jr. as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Malacañang confirmed on Monday.

The Commander-in-Chief likewise named LtGen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. as head of the Philippine National Police (PNP), while Medardo de Lemos was appointed director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

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