President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. sends a message of solidarity to the Cagayan de Oro Press Club. The organization marks 40 years since the late senator Nene Pimentel declared the annual observance as a political statement against the Marcos dictatorship. This is Marcos Jr.'s first time to acknowledge the role of the free press in society after he was proclaimed as the next president by Congress.

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