Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is sworn in as the Philippines 17th president
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Ferdinand Marcos Jr. sworn in as the 17th President of the Philippines.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr took the oath at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will serve as president until 2028.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has replaced Rodrigo Duterte, who served as the President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.
Sara Duterte Carpia has been elected Vice President.
Marcos Jr. won the presidential election in May with 60 percent of the vote over rival Maria Leonor Robredo.
The President is the head of the executive branch of the Philippine government. The President is directly elected by the people.
The term of the President in the Philippine Constitution is six years.
About Philippines
The Philippines is a country located in Southeast Asia.
It got complete independence on 4 July 1946 after the Second World War.
It is the country with the fifth longest coastline in the world.
The Philippines is the second largest producer of geothermal energy in the world, after the United States.
Capital - Manila
Currency - peso
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