Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as the 16th president of the Philippines on Thursday.

 

本周四，菲律宾第16任总统罗德里戈·杜特尔特宣誓就职。
 

 

Supreme¹ Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes administered the oath of office at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanang, the presidential palace. Duterte's children, namely Paolo, Sara, Sebastian and Veronica stood witness. He signed his oath of office afterwards.

 

The former Davao City Mayor won the Philippine presidential election held on May 9 with 16,601,997 votes, a lead of almost 7 million over the second-placer Manuel Roxas. 

 

In his inaugural² speech, Duterte promised the Filipinos that his administration will make a change to the country, a message he has been sending out since he started presidential campaign.

 

"Change must start with us and in us... We have become our own worst enemies, and we must have the courage and the will to change ourselves," he said.

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