(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday challenged newly installed Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil to address emerging threats and 'champion a police that is pro-God, pro-country, pro-people, [and] pro-environment' in line with his vision of a new Philippines.

During the PNP's change of command ceremony in Camp Crame, the Commander in Chief called on Marbil to foster closer collaboration between the 232,000-strong organization and his administration to address cybercrime, terrorism and transnational crimes.