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AQUINO'S INAUGURATION
Amid cheers, Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales administered Aquino’s oath of office at the highly yellow Quirino grandstand, minutes short of the 12:00 time as mandated by the Constitution.
A 21-cannon salute was delivered after Aquino’s oath while two choppers showered the crowd with yellow rose petals.
Fr. Catalino Arevalo, the family’s spiritual adviser, held the bible where Aquino symbolically placed his hand as he delivered his oath.
Earlier, Vice President Jejomar Binay also took the oath administered by Morales.
In a brief but highly symbolic move, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo formally relinquished her post to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino.
FIRSTS' AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT NOYNOY AQUINO
President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III may have made history as the first chief executive elected in an automated election. But do you know he holds more firsts?
In a document issued by historian and Aquino’s inauguration spokesman Manuel Quezon III, Aquino appears to hold many other firsts, including being the first never-been-married president in the country’s history.
Aquino is also the first president with no children.
Although two other former presidents Elpidio Quirino (widower) and Corazon Aquino (widow) were unmarried during their term, they had children unlike Noynoy.
Aquino is also the first president, since 1992, inaugurated into office without having been vice president. His predecessors Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were both vice presidents before becoming Presidents.
He is also the first president to have a February birthday; first to use the suffix –III and first to have graduated from Ateneo.
Aquino also holds the record of being the youngest of the presidents who became chief executive in their 50s. His family’s adversary, former president Ferdinand Marcos came second by becoming president at age of 51.
At 50, Aquino is the 15th president. He is president
Amid cheers, Associate Justice Conchita Carpio-Morales administered Aquino’s oath of office at the highly yellow Quirino grandstand, minutes short of the 12:00 time as mandated by the Constitution.
A 21-cannon salute was delivered after Aquino’s oath while two choppers showered the crowd with yellow rose petals.
Fr. Catalino Arevalo, the family’s spiritual adviser, held the bible where Aquino symbolically placed his hand as he delivered his oath.
Earlier, Vice President Jejomar Binay also took the oath administered by Morales.
In a brief but highly symbolic move, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo formally relinquished her post to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino.
FIRSTS' AND AMUSING FACTS ABOUT NOYNOY AQUINO
President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III may have made history as the first chief executive elected in an automated election. But do you know he holds more firsts?
In a document issued by historian and Aquino’s inauguration spokesman Manuel Quezon III, Aquino appears to hold many other firsts, including being the first never-been-married president in the country’s history.
Aquino is also the first president with no children.
Although two other former presidents Elpidio Quirino (widower) and Corazon Aquino (widow) were unmarried during their term, they had children unlike Noynoy.
Aquino is also the first president, since 1992, inaugurated into office without having been vice president. His predecessors Joseph Estrada and Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo were both vice presidents before becoming Presidents.
He is also the first president to have a February birthday; first to use the suffix –III and first to have graduated from Ateneo.
Aquino also holds the record of being the youngest of the presidents who became chief executive in their 50s. His family’s adversary, former president Ferdinand Marcos came second by becoming president at age of 51.
At 50, Aquino is the 15th president. He is president