Today, June 30, 2010, marks a very special day for all Filipinos. Today, Vice President Jejomar Binay and President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III were sworn into office. The inaugural speech of President Noynoy Aquino was delivered largely in Filipino and was reportedly revised a total of 10 times. In case you missed the Aquino-Binay inauguration today, here’s the full text of President Benigno Noynoy Aquino’s inaugural speech (BukidnonOnline.com would like to thank the Noynoy Aquino media bureau for this):

(Pres. Noynoy Aquino’s Inaugural Speech: June 30, 2010)

His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta, Former President Fidel V. Ramos, Former President Joseph Estrada, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and members of the Senate, House Speaker Prospero Nograles and members of the House, members of the Supreme Court, members of the foreign delegations,Your Excellencies of the diplomatic corps, fellow colleagues in government, aking mga kababayan.

Ang pagtayo ko dito ngayon ay patunay na kayo ang aking tunay na lakas. Hindi ko inakala na darating tayo sa puntong ito, na ako’y manunumpa sa harap ninyo bilang inyong Pangulo. Hindi ko pinangarap maging tagapagtaguyod ng pag-asa at tagapagmana ng mga suliranin ng ating bayan.

Ang layunin ko sa buhay ay simple lang: maging tapat sa aking mga magulang at sa bayan bilang isang marangal na anak, mabait na kuya, at mabuting mamamayan.

Nilabanan ng aking ama ang diktadurya at ibinuwis niya ang kanyang buhay para tubusin ang ating demokrasya. Inalay ng aking ina ang kanyang buhay upang pangalagaan ang demokrasyang ito. Ilalaan ko ang aking buhay para siguraduhin na ang ating demokrasya ay kapaki-pakinabang sa bawat isa. Namuhunan na po kami ng dugo at handa kong gawin ito kung muling kinakailangan.

Check the rest of the speech HERE.

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