GMA won’t witness oathtaking; Morales accepts request to swear in Aquino
By Aytch S. de la Cruz 06/19/2010 A Malacañang official yesterday said most of the traditional inaugural rites will be retained in the turnover procedures that the Palace aides are laying out, including the limousine ride of outgoing President Arroyo and the incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino. Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Chief Ma. Elena Bautista-Horn, however, said Arroyo most likely would no longer stay for the rest of the inaugural ceremony as a courtesy to her successor who is supposed to be the star of the show during that important occasion. She added that traditionally, outgoing presidents leave the inaugural site right after their departure honors and arrival honors for their successor. Only former President Fidel V. Ramos during his turnover of government to President Joseph Estrada in 1998 stayed for the whole ceremony since it was the centennial celebration of Philippine independence that year. She also shared a preview of the pre-inaugural scenes in which Aquino will arrive in Malacañang to pay a quick courtesy call to the President and from there, they will board the presidential car on their way to the inaugural site which is the Quirino Grandstand. Both presidents will be given honors by the chief of the military, after which, the outgoing President will shake hands with President Aquino signifying that she is now turning over the entire nation under his leadership. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100619hed5.html |
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