Presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III
President-elect Benigno S. Aquino III (left) and outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (right) shakes hands in the Malacañang Palace lobby before the formal inauguration ceremony begins | |
| Formation | June 16, 2010 |
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| Type | Quasi-governmental–private |
| Purpose | Peaceful/Organized transfer of power |
| Headquarters | Times Street, Quezon City, Philippines |
The presidential transition of Benigno Aquino III began when he won the 2010 Philippine presidential election. On June 9, 2010, at the Batasang Pambansa Complex, in Quezon City, the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino as the president-elect of the Philippines, following the 2010 election with 15,208,678 votes, while Jejomar Binay, the former mayor of Makati, was proclaimed as the vice president-elect of the Philippines with 14,645,574 votes, defeating runner-up for the vice presidency Mar Roxas, the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for vice president.
The transition was in charge of the new presidential residence, cabinet appointments and cordial meetings between them and the outgoing administration.