by Catherine S. Valente - Javier Joe Ismael - Red Mendoza
May 19, 2024 12:15 am
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday said the Philippines would 'vigorously defend what is ours' against 'intruders who have been disrespecting our territorial integrity,' in an apparent reference to China's continued aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
In his speech during the graduation ceremony of the Philippine Military Academy's Bagong Sinag Class of 2024 in Baguio City, Marcos said, however, that while doing this, 'our conduct would always be guided by law and [by] our responsibility s a rules-abiding member of the community of nations.'
ROLLING BY President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. does a pass-in-review on board an open-top military jeep during the graduation ceremonies for the ‘Bagong Sinag’ (New Hope) Class of 2024 of the Philippine Military Academy at Fort del Pilar in Baguio City on May 18, 2024. Marcos, as commander in chief, addressed the 278 new soldiers, led by Cadet 1CL Jeneth Elumba, who topped her batch, graduating magna cum laude. PHOTO BY RIO DLUVIO
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