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| Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. took his oath of office as 17th president. |
Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. took his oath of office at
noon Thursday to become the 17th President of the Philippines, 36 years after the People
Power Revolution ousted his late father and sent their entire family to exile in Hawaii.
BBM, as his supporters call him, took his oath before
Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, witnessed by members of the
Marcos family including First Lady Liza Araneta, their children, and the
President’s sisters Senator Imee and Aimee Marcos, as well as mother Imelda. Vice
President Sara Duterte also attended the event.
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In his speech, Marcos recounted that his campaign call for
unity "started to resonate with you, it did so because it echoed your
yearnings, mirrored your sentiments, and expressed your hopes for your family,
for the country, and for a better future.”
He added: “By your vote, you rejected the politics of
division.”
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He claimed that “I offended none of my rivals in this campaign. I listened instead to what they were saying and I saw little incompatibility with my own ideas about jobs, fair wages, personal safety, and national strength and unending want in a land of plenty.”
For OFWs, Marcos said he will give them “all the advantages”
to survive, but did not discuss concrete plans.
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He vowed, though, to unveil a comprehensive plan for the nation
when he delivers his State of the Nation address when Congress reopens next month.
After the ceremonies, Marcos proceeded to Malacanang and swore in his cabinet, one of his first official acts as president.
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This was followed by the first dinner in the palace for the new
first family.
In the morning, before the swearing-in ceremonies, Marcos met with his predecessor, Rodrigo
Duterte, at Malacanang. After the departure
honors, Duterte went to a mall in Makati, before taking his flight back home to
Davao City.
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On another side of town, inside the Bantayog ng mga Bayani
near the corner of EDSA and Quezon Ave in Quezon City, martial law survivors
and relatives of those who died during martial law, took their oath to continue
fighting historical revisionism.
Police who were sent to watch a possible protest at the
museum were instead limited to watch passing pedestrians and give away loot
bags containing face masks, candies and jellies.
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| Bayan HK leaders called for a rejection of the Marcos-Duterte leadership |
A day earlier in Hong Kong, leaders of groups under the umbrella of Bayan Hong Kong and Macau staged a token protest outside the Philippine Consulate in Admiralty to denounce what they called as the electronic cheating that led to Marcos, Jr. becoming president.
The protesters led by Unifil-Migrante chair Dolores Balladares-Pelaez questioned why the results of the election were declared way too fast. After two hours, she said the result from more than 50% of the votes were already known.
"Aba, dinaig pa ang Amerika sa bilis ng pagbibilang," she said. (Wow, they even beat America with the speed of the vote-count.
The group called for a rejection of the Marcos-Duterte leadership.
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| PADALA NA! |
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