President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. is set to be inaugurated into office on Thursday, June 30, 2022, Thursday where it was stated by Marcos' camp to be 'solemn and simple' and will not deviate from the norm of the presidential inaugurations.
How will the event proceed?
The ceremonial event that marks the start of the six-year term of a new chief executive traditionally starts with the meeting of the president-elect and the outgoing president at the Malacañang and will ride separately in presidential vehicles to the inauguration venue.
The event proper, which was revealed to begin at 10:15 in the morning, will start with the Philippine National Anthem to be sung by singer-actress, Toni Gonzaga.
Then an ecumenical prayer will follow that will be led by religious leaders.
Following the prayer will be the reading of the Joint Resolution by Senator Miguel Zubiri. The resolution was inked by the National Board of Canvassers-Joint Congressional Canvassing Committee.
Marcos will then takes his oath at exactly 12 noon before Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo.
Before Marcos delivers his inaugural address there will be a 21-gun salute and a 30-minute long military-civil parade will take place to celebrate the inauguration.
After the parade, the inauguration song 'Pilipinas Kong Mahal' will be sung by Cris Villonco and the Young Voices of the Philippines Choir.
Then after the inauguration, proper Marcos is said to be returning to the Malacañang for the mass oath-taking of his cabinet appointees along with the inaugural dinner and a thanksgiving concert will be held in the evening.
Why at the National Museum of the Philippines?
The said event will take place at the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), Ermita, Manila. By June 30, Marcos Jr. would be the fourth Philippines president to be inaugurated in the said location.
The NMP is composed of four different museums: the National Museum of Fine Arts (NMFA) which was the Old Legislative Building, the National Museum of Anthropology (NMA) which was the former Department of Finance building, the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) which was the Agriculture and Commerce building, and the National Planetarium (NP).
Marcos Jr. chose the NMFA or the Old Legislative Building as the inauguration site.
The building also houses both chambers of Congress, the house of Representatives and the Senate; the Bicameral Congress from 1926 to 1972 and the Senate from 1987 to 1997.
Past presidents also chose the NMP as their inauguration site: Manuel Quezon in 1935, Jose Laurel in 1943, and Manuel Roxas in 1946.
