QUEZON CITY, (PIA) -- National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Police Major General Felipe Natividad congratulated the 17th President of the Philippines, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" R. Marcos, Jr.

“We elatedly congratulate President Ferdinand "Bong Bong" Romualdez Marcos Jr. on his inauguration today as the 17th President of the Republic of the Philippines and as our newly installed Commander-in-Chief,” said PMGen Natividad.

The NCRPO chief said that the 23,000-strong men and women of the Metro Manila Police force pledge to commit full support to the President’s leadership.

He added that the NCRPO vows to be a dependable defender of the Constitution and a stronghold of democracy for the nation.

President Marcos, Jr. was inaugurated Thursday at the historic National Museum of the Philippines in Manila, succeeding Rodrigo Roa Duterte. (NCRPO/PIA-NCR)