RESILIENT PHILIPPINES. Newly-installed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. delivers his inaugural speech after taking his oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo at the National Museum of the Philippines in the City of Manila on Thursday (June 30, 2022). Marcos promised to build an "agile and resilient" nation under his leadership. (Photo by Rey S. Baniquet) MANILA - Newly-installed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. promised on Thursday to transform the Philippines into an "agile and resilient" nation under his leadership. In his inaugural address delivered at the National Museum of the Philippines, Marcos said he would act in haste and avoid delays in making decisions, in a bid to give Filipinos a better life in a "safer" and "more prosperous" country. "That is how agile and resilient Republics are made," he said. "The sooner we start, the surer and quicker the prospect of achieving