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PRESIDENT elect Arroyo during her pre-inaugural
address. Arroyo on Wednesday outlined a 10-point program
for fighting poverty and bringing peace to the rebellion-torn
corners of the Philippines as she began a fresh six-year
term. AFP PHOTO |
Arroyo
begins fresh term, takes oath in Cebu
CEBU (Updated 2:36 p.m.) -- President
Gloria Arroyo was sworn in as the 14th president of the
Philippines Wednesday, pledging jobs and peace to the
Southeast Asian nation laboring under crushing debt, political
instability and armed rebellions.
Up to 10,000 residents cheered the 57-year-old US-educated
economist and grandmother as she flew to this central
city to take her oath of office at noon before Supreme
Court chief justice Hilario Davide.
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LET THERE BE LIGHT Veco men set up lights along Osmeña
Blvd. for today’s historic affair. (SUN.star Foto/Amper
Campaña) |
Inaugural
fete transforms Capitol
ON his last morning in office, Cebu Gov. Pablo Garcia
might no longer be able to use his office or might end
up sharing one with his daughter, Capitol consultant Gwendolyn
Garcia.
The governor's office in the right wing of the Capitol
building will be used as the holding area for President
Arroyo as soon as she arrives in Cebu for her oathtaking
today.
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Protests
to meet Arroyo on her inauguration
Protests rallies are
expected to greet President Arroyo here but the local
government and law enforcement groups assure that it would
only be minimal and would not disrupt Wednesday's inauguration
activities.
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Is she
the 14th or the 15th?
With her controversial
winning of the 2004 election, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
is regarded as having now secured an electoral mandate
for her presidency, according to a report by the British
Broadcasting Corp. (BBC).
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DRILL. Soldiers practice the moves for the inaugural
ceremony Wednesday as workers continue in background
to prepare the huge stage in front of the Cebu Capitol.
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Security
tight in Manila, Cebu
MANILA -- More military and police personnel have been
deployed in Metro Manila and Cebu to secure the inauguration
of President Arroyo and Vice President Noli de Castro.
Security is being tightened as some groups have warned
to protest Arroyo's oathtaking.
Malacañang has also declared June 30 as a special
non-working holiday in Cebu, where Arroyo will take
her oath of office.
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ALL SET. A laborer removes the grime on the seal of
the Cebu Provincial Government as part of the preparation
for the inaugural celebration of President Arroyo at
the Capitol on Wednesday. A huge stage is being built
at the Capitol grounds. (SUN.STAR FOTO/ALLAN CUIZON)
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Arroyo
says inaugural will be simple, austere
MANILA -- President Arroyo
yesterday said her June 30 inaugural would be marked by
simplicity and austerity that would also be the underlying
policy of her governance for the next six years.
"I will uphold the policy of simplicity and austerity
in governance, and we will set the guidelines as soon
as we get the Cabinet together," the President said
in a statement.
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Amante:
100 years of servitude
IT’S been
60 years, exactly, since a Cebuano held the presidency.
That may help explain why President Arroyo’s oathtaking
in Cebu will be a fiesta, despite official pledges of
austerity. If we can’t send a Cebuano to Malacañang,
some have said, we can at least take credit for electing
someone sympathetic enough to speak to us in our language.
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Where
will you be today?
So where will you be today?
If you are somebody who doesn't like crowded places, or
is fiercely apolitical (translation: doesn't like the
antics of trapos), don't go anywhere near the Cebu Provincial
Capitol or Fuente Osmena, and the roads traversing them.
That advice is also good for motorists who hate slow moving
or stalled traffic.
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GMA's
nightmare
At noontime today, Gloria
Macapagal Arroyo begins her term as elected president.
Welcome to your nightmare, Your Excellency..
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Simple,
austere inaugural
It is just unfortunate
that between Malacañang and City Hall, the former has
come out more sensitive to the plight of its constituents
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Editorial:
The President's oath
When Louis XVIII was restored as king of France (1814-1824),
after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte in Waterloo,
a turncoat stumblingly explained to the king that he
actually had not taken an oath of allegiance to Bonaparte.
"I understand," interrupted the king, "you
didn't swear an oath to Bonaparte, you swore an oathlet."
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7:04 p.m. -- President Arroyo
swears in Cebu City officials, starting with Mayor Tomas Osmeña.
6:40 p.m. -- Newly elected
Cebu officials prepare to take oath before President Arroyo
at the Fuente Osmeña Circle.
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| 6:30 p.m.
-- Cebu street barbecue party starts. Some 1,000 barbecue stalls
placed side by side along Osmeña Boulevard and attended
by urban poor residents start serving grilled pork, puso and
softdrinks. |
| 12:12 p.m.
-- President Arroyo, Vice-President Noli de Castro, their families,
visitors and special guests leave the Capitol grounds for the
Shangri-La Mactan hotel. |
| 12:07 p.m.
-- President Arroryo is given recession rights by the military. |
| 12:00 p.m.
-- President Arroyo is sworn in also by Chief Justice Hilario
Davide as the 14th President of the Philippines. |
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11:57 a.m. -- Vice President-elect
Noli de Castro is sworn in by Chief Justice Hilario Davide.
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| 11:52 a.m.
-- Actress Nora Aunor sings the Philippines National Anthem. |
| 11:44 a.m. -- President
Arroyo arrives at the Cebu Provincial Capitol grounds. |
| 11:20 a.m.-- President
Arroyo's convoy leaves Mactan Island for the Provincial Capitol
Building. |
| 11:05 a.m.
-- Philippine Air Lines chartered plane carrying
President Arroyo arrives at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. |
| 10:57 a.m.
-- Vice President-elect Noli de Castro arrives
at the Mactan Cebu International Airport |
| 10:30
a.m. --Anti-riot policemen blocked protesting militant
groups in Cebu City from proceeding to Fuente Osmena which is
just meters away from the Provincial Capitol grounds, the inauguration
site of President Arroyo. |
| 9:54
a.m. -- President Arroyo and her party board the Philippine
Air Lines chartered plane that will take them to Cebu for her
oath-taking at noon today, Wednesday. She is expected to arrive
at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport an hour after departure. |
| 9:15 a.m.
-- President Arroyo and First Family arrive at the Villamor
Air Base |
| 8:30 a.m.
-- President Arroyo and the First Family leave Quirino Grandstand
for Villamor Air Base for flight to Cebu |
| 8:25 a.m.
-- Vice President-elect Noli de Castro and family leave Quirino
Grandstand for Villamor Air Base for flight to Cebu |
| 8:20 a.m. --
President Arroyo ends pre-inaugural address |
| 8:00 a.m --
President Arroyo delivers pre-inaugural address |
| 7:48 a.m
-- President Arroyo arrives at the Quirino Grandstand to deliver
pre-inaugural address |
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