Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte

Presidential Inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte

Rodrigo Duterte takes his oath of office as the 16th President of the Philippines.
Date	June 30, 2016; 7 months ago (2016-06-30)
Location	Duterte: Rizal Ceremonial Hall, Malacañang Palace Manila Robredo: Quezon City Reception House Quezon City
Participants	President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte Assuming office Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Bienvenido L. Reyes Administering oath Vice President of the Philippines Maria Leonor Robredo Assuming office Brgy. Punta Tarawal, Calabanga, Camarines Sur Captain, Ronaldo D. Coner Brgy. Mariana, Quezon City Captain, Regina San Miguel Administering oath Transition Team of Rodrigo Duterte and Presidential Transition Committee

The inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte as the sixteenth President of the Philippines took place at around noon (PHT) on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Palace in Manila. The oath of office was administered by the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Bienvenido L. Reyes. Veronica Duterte, Duterte's daughter to Honeylet Avanceña, held the Bible of the president's mother Soledad for her father. Veronica was joined by her 3 siblings, Sara, Paolo and Sebastian.

It was the fourth Philippine presidential inauguration that was held in Malacañang, the second scheduled since the fourth inauguration of Ferdinand Marcos, held in the midst of the 1986 People Power Revolution.

As requested by Duterte due to a variety of reasons,Leni Robredo, who was elected as the fourteenth Vice President of the Philippines, held a separate inauguration at the Quezon City Reception House.

The Inauguration was organized jointly by the Presidential Transition Cooperation Team of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III and the Transition Team of incoming President Rodrigo Duterte.