Benigno Noynoy Aquino – officially the new President of the Philippines
We covered nearly every new count after the May 10 elections this year in the Philippines. And we already knew, as you did too probably, that Benigno Noynoy Aquino is the new president of the Philippines.
But this was not official and for a long time Joseph ERAP Estrada was not giving up, saying he might still win. We covered this here – Is Joseph ERAP Estrada finally giving up?
But as of today, Benigno Noynoy Aquino is our new President.
A joint session of parliament proclaimed Mr Aquino the 15th president of the Philippines. His six-year term will begin on June 30 when he will take over from Gloria Arroyo, who has reached the legal limit of time in office. The son of former president Corazon Aquino took a record 42 per cent of the election vote, well ahead of his nearest rival.
Here our collection of articles about Noynoy Aquino during the election time:
What did Noynoy Aquino say about the defective voting machines?
Official Election Results for the Philippine Presidential Elections 2010
Benigno Noynoy S Aquino III – The new President of the Republic of the Philippines
Manny Villar concedes and congratulates the new President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino – Video
The New President of the Philippines Noynoy Aquino says thank you to his voters – Video
Benigno Noynoy Aquino – Why Gloria Arroyo needs to be scared of him now – Inside report – Video
So it is official, we have a new president. If we voted for Noynoy Aquino or not, we believe we should all support him now. He has some pretty rough tasks ahead and the current president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is not making it easier for Noynoy. She is still busy putting her people in place and making jobs available for “good friends”. Of course not official, but you know how it works in the Philippines.
Aquino, our new president, will probably be measured on the success he will have in cutting down on corruption in the Philippines and how he can make us all work in the same direction, as a team. If he can get those things done as our new president then we can do everything here in the Philippines. Congratulations Mr. Noynoy Aquino …
