Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte: Difference between revisions

{{Rodrigo Duterte sidebar}}The '''inauguration of [[Rodrigo Duterte]]''' as the [[List of presidents of the Philippines|16th]] [[president of the Philippines]] took place at around noon ([[Philippine Standard Time|PHT]]) on Thursday, June&nbsp;30, 2016 at the [[Malacañang Palace#Rizal Ceremonial Hall|Rizal Ceremonial Hall]] of the [[Malacañang Palace]] in Manila.<ref name="ABS-CBN">{{cite news|last1=Placido|first1=Dharel|title=Duterte to hold inaugural at Palace's Rizal Hall|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/focus/06/15/16/duterte-to-hold-inaugural-at-palaces-rizal-hall|access-date=June 16, 2016|work=ABS-CBN News|date=June 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="cnnph">{{cite news |url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/05/24/rodrigo-duterte-inauguration-five-minute-speech-barong-tagalog-cotton.html |title=Duterte eyeing 150 guests for low-key inauguration |author=Andalong, Ina |work=CNN Philippines |date=May 24, 2016 |access-date=June 7, 2016 |archive-date=June 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605222558/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/05/24/rodrigo-duterte-inauguration-five-minute-speech-barong-tagalog-cotton.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The oath of office was administered by the Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/nation/06/16/16/duterte-to-take-oath-before-sc-justice-bienvenido-reyes|title=Duterte to take oath before SC Justice Bienvenido Reyes|work=ABS-CBN News|date=June 16, 2016|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> Veronica Duterte, Duterte's daughter with [[Honeylet Avanceña]], held the [[Bible]] of the president's late mother [[Soledad Duterte|Soledad]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/137774-kitty-duterte-bible-duterte-oath-taking|title=Kitty Duterte to hold Bible of Duterte's mother for oath-taking|work=Rappler|last=Ranada|first=Pia|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref> Veronica was joined by her three siblings, namely [[Sara Duterte|Sara]], [[Paolo Duterte|Paolo]] and [[Sebastian Duterte|Sebastian]].

The inaugural speech was delivered mostly in English with a little mix of [[Filipino language|Filipino]] and [[Cebuano language|Cebuano]]. He vowed for the next six years to restore the people's trust and confidence in the government. He also said that the campaign against drugs and criminality would be relentless and sustained within the bounds of the law. Duterte also promised to secure peace agreements with the Moro separatists and the New People's Army, in accordance with the constitutional and legal reforms.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/06/30/President-Rodrigo-Duterte-inaugural-speech.html|title=President Duterte vows to restore Filipinos' faith in government|work=CNN Philippines|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701135848/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2016/06/30/President-Rodrigo-Duterte-inaugural-speech.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also vowed to eliminate red tape in government agencies by instructing his incoming cabinet members and agency heads to reduce requirements and processing time of applications. He also directed them to avoid changing the rules on any government contracts and transactions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/571885/news/nation/duterte-to-department-heads-reduce-red-tape-refrain-from-bending-rules|title=Duterte to department heads: Reduce red tape, refrain from bending rules|work=GMA News|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/business/2016/06/30/1598169/duterte-cabinet-ease-transactions-govt-honor-existing-contracts|title=Duterte to Cabinet: Ease transactions with gov't, honor existing contracts|work=The Philippine Star|last=Adel|first=Rosette|date=June 30, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2016}}</ref>