 President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III (left) and outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (right) shakes hands in the Malacañang Palace lobby before the formal inauguration ceremony begins | |
| Formation | June 16, 2010 |
|---|---|
| Type | Quasi-governmental–private |
| Purpose | Peaceful/Organized transfer of power |
| Headquarters | Times Street, Quezon City, Philippines |
The presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III began when he won the 2010 Philippine presidential election.[1] On June 9, 2010, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, in Quezon City, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the president-elect of the Philippines,[2] following the 2010 election with 15,208,678 votes,[1] while Jejomar Binay, the former mayor of Makati, was proclaimed as the vice president-elect of the Philippines with 14,645,574 votes,[3] defeating runner-up for the vice presidency Mar Roxas, the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for vice president.
The transition was in charge of the new presidential residence, cabinet appointments and cordial meetings between them and the outgoing administration.
- ^ a b "Congress final tallies – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.
- ^ "Aquino promises justice as Philippines president - Yahoo! News".
- ^ "Final tally: Binay leads Roxas by 700,000 votes". ABS-CBN News Online Beta.