(UPDATE) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the new Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta, to lead the naval force with integrity and overcome challenges that it might face while protecting the country's maritime interests.

In his speech during the change of command and retirement ceremony in honor of Vice Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr. at the Philippine Navy headquarters in Manila, Marcos expressed confidence that Ezpeleta would continue the high standards set by his predecessor.