Fun fact: The inaugural tradition started on Dec. 30, 1953, during the oath-taking of then-President Ramon Magsaysay at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila. | via philstarlife
swore on a Bible owned by Aurora Aquino, the mother of her husband Ninoy. Her son Noynoy used the same Bible during his inauguration in 2010.Malacañang Palaceswore on the Bible of his mother Soledad.The tradition also includes significant people holding the Bible for the president during oath-taking., his wife Amelita Ramos held it for him during his inauguration in 1992. Ramos, though he's the first non-Catholic president of the country, still kept with the tradition.
Other presidents also opted for different personalities to hold the Bible for them, like Carlos Garcia, who in 1957 had Bohol Gov. Juan Pajo, a fellow Boholano beside him. Corazon's mother in law Aurora held the Bible for her, while Noynoy had Jesuit theologian Fr. Catalino Arevalo.Rodrigo Duterte swears on the Bible being held by his daughter Kitty., the Bible he swore on was placed on a lectern while his wife Liza and children Sandro, Simon, and Vincent were beside him.Screenshot from RTVM
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