00:00Determined to leave no stone unturned, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has tasked newly appointed Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno to tighten the screws on smugglers and beef up border protection, as our William Theo tells us more.
00:15Intensify the campaign against smuggling. That was the marching order of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. to newly appointed Bureau of Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno.
00:27Nepomuceno took his oath of office before the President on Monday, replacing erstwhile predecessor, Bienvenido Rubio.
00:36Ang marching order, unang-una po, eh dapat proteksyonan po, strengthen yung border protection, at labanan nga po ang smuggling.
00:45At nagsisimula na po ang pamalaan sa paglaban, sa mas matinding laban sa smuggling.
00:53Several other officials of the agency were also replaced, including deputy commissioners, directors, and collectors.
01:02Ang Pangulo ang naispo talaga ay makapagbigay ng mas magandang servisyo ang bawat heads of agencies, ang bawat leader na nasasakupan ng ating Pangulo.
01:16So, ang tanging gusto ng Pangulo ay maging tapat sa bansa, labanan ng smuggling, at siyempre po, maging transparent sa koleksyon ng revenues.
01:31Meanwhile, Maria Teresa Lázaro also took her oath before the President as the new Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
01:40Under the Republic of the Philippines, under the Republic of the Philippines, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines, the Constitution of the Philippines.
01:50Lázaro vowed to strengthen the Philippines' position in the global community ahead of the country's ASEAN chairmanship in 2026
01:58and bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council for the years 2027 to 2028.
02:05A seasoned diplomat with four decades of experience, Lázaro recognized as a top negotiator in dealing with China and ASEAN.
02:15She previously served as ambassador to France and Switzerland and as permanent delegate to UNESCO.
02:22For her contributions to Philippine foreign relations, she was conferred the Order of Sikatuna Grand Cross Gold Distinction.
02:35In a separate statement, Malacanang clarified that the President has not yet received a shortlist for the position of ombudsman,
02:44which is expected to be vacated by mid-July.
02:48This in response to questions on whether President Marcos Jr. had given his approval to Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Boying-Rimulia's reported plan to apply for the post.
03:00William Theo for the National TV Network for a new and better Philippines.
