MANILA — President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday told more than 600,000 people attending his inauguration: “You are the boss so I cannot ignore your orders.” “My presence here today is proof that you are my true strength. I never expected that I will be here taking my oath of office before you, as your [...]

MANILA — Benigno Aquino III was sworn in Wednesday as the 15th president, leading a nation his late parents helped free from dictatorship and which he promises to deliver from poverty and corruption. An estimated 600,000 people, many of them clad in yellow, applauded and yelled his nickname “Noynoy” as Aquino took his oath at [...]

Ang pagtayo ko rito ngayon ay patunay na kayo ang aking tunay na lakas. Hindi ko inakala na darating tayo sa puntong ito, na ako’y manunumpa sa harap ninyo bilang inyong Pangulo. Hindi ko pinangarap maging tagapagtaguyod ng pag-asa at tagapagmana ng mga suliranin ng ating bayan. Ang layunin ko sa buhay ay simple lang: [...]

MANILA — President Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III and Vice President Jejomar Binay took their oaths of office around 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, promising a change in a Southeast Asian nation long shackled by poverty, corruption, and armed conflicts. More than 1,000 police officers have been deployed to secure their inauguration at Quirino Grandstand, which was [...]