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‘Very solemn, simple’ inaugural ceremony planned for Marcos Jr

‘Very solemn, simple’ inaugural ceremony planned for Marcos Jr

The inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr on Thursday, is now all set, with his camp saying the event will be “very solemn and simple”.

Franz Imperial, who oversees the preparation committee, said on Tuesday that apart from some minor details still being finalised, the programme is all set.

“The programme we have prepared is very solemn and simple. It will be very traditional because ‘BBM’ himself said in his vlog that he will not stray from tradition,” Imperial said.

Marcos is set to take his oath of office at noon on Thursday at the National Museum, instead of the traditional Quirino Grandstand, because the latter was not readily available due to the Covid-19 isolation facilities erected on its grounds.

Imperial said the ceremony will start with actress Toni Gonzaga singing the national anthem. Details for the ecumenical invocation that will follow are still being finalised as of press time, he added.

There will also be a 30-minute military-civil parade. After the parade, the inauguration song will follow, Imperial said.

“The inauguration song will be ‘Pilipinas Kong Mahal’ and it will be performed by Cris Villonco and the Young Voices of the Philippines choir,” he said.

Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo will administer the oath of office.

Imperial also said that while they have yet to receive details of Marcos’s inaugural speech, the president-elect would not need a teleprompter.

Since 1992, tradition has dictated that the inaugural ceremony be held at the Quirino Grandstand, where the outgoing president will conduct a final troop review and is presented to the public before departing the Grandstand aboard his private vehicle.

After the outgoing president’s final troop inspection, the inauguration proper then begins with the singing of the national anthem.

The president-elect then takes his oath of office exactly at noon then a 21-gun salute is immediately fired after which the new president delivers his inaugural address.

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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‘Very solemn, simple’ inaugural ceremony planned for Marcos Jr


 

 

 

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