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Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos is now officially the Philippines’ 17th president after he took his oath of office at noon on Thursday at the National Museum grounds in the nation’s capital.

Constitutional Court judges voted unanimously Wednesday not to hold a judicial deliberation of a complaint against Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha about the controversy related to his oath wording.

The coalition whips have asked the Cabinet to make a decision on the date for holding a House debate on the allegation that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Cabinet failed to complete the wording of the oath as required by the charter.

Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam plans to initiate a Cabinet discussion on Tuesday (August 27) to prepare for an upcoming House debate over a perceived flaw in the way the prime minister was sworn into office.

A special House meeting may be convened next month for the opposition to grill Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha over allegations that he failed to complete his oath wording as required by the charter.

A debate in which the opposition parties plan to grill the prime minister for failing to complete the oath of office with the Cabinet as required by the charter may not be held within this month, a deputy House speaker said on Sunday.

The opposition on Thursday vowed to seek a parliamentary debate against Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha over the controversy related to his oath-taking wording.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Wednesday that he would not attend a House meeting to answer a motion regarding errors in his Cabinet’s oath-taking because the issue had been taken up by the Ombudsman Office for an investigation.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha asserted on Friday (August 9) that he would continue to work as prime minister, shrugging off a controversy related to his government’s oath-taking.

Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa on Friday expressed confidence that Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha would survive the political storm surrounding his oath-taking ceremony.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday apologised to his Cabinet members for the ongoing controversy regarding his taking of the oath before taking office in what was seen as a tacit admission that he had failed to complete the wording of the oath as required by the constitution.

Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has completed the oath-taking statement to the King as required by the constitution, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam insisted on Wednesday.