Second inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in Cebu City
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| Date | June 30, 2004 |
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Cebu Provincial Capitol Cebu City |
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President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Hilario Davide, Jr. Manuel "Noli" L. de Castro |
The Inauguration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as the fourteenth President of the Philippines took place on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu City. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term (and full six-year term) of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as President and the only six-year term Noli de Castro as Vice President. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Hilario Davide, Jr. Before that, Arroyo delivered her inaugural speech at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
The inauguration formally ended the Presidential transition of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that began when Arroyo won the 2004 Philippine presidential election. Arroyo took her first oath of office at EDSA Shrine following the Second People Power Revolution as mandated by the Constitution when Joseph Estrada step down. Her succession to the presidency is to finish the unexpired term of Estrada. Her inauguration took place in Cebu marking it the first inauguration to be held outside of Luzon. Cebu became the place of inaugural as a gesture of gratitude for Arroyo garnering the highest number of votes.
At around 7:45 AM P.S.T. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo arrived at the Quirino Grandstand and it started with the singing of the Philippine National Anthem by Sarah Geronimo followed by an ecumenical prayer. Then Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo introduced Arroyo and gave her speech that lasted for 20 minutes. After that, the inaugural theme, "Pilipinas, Ngayon Na" was interpreted by Mark Bautista and Jolina Magdangal.
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