At noon on Thu, Jun 30, President Rodrigo Duterte was officially sworn in as the 16th President of the Philippines.
As mandated in the 1987 Constitution, the new President is to be inaugurated at noon of Jun 30.
Thus, Duterte had to wait for a few minutes after the national anthem, ecumenical prayer, a performance by Freddie Aguilar, and current Senate President Franklin Drilon’s reading of the proclamation.
Duterte’s youngest child, Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, was tasked to hold the Bible as he was sworn in.
