Benigno Aquino III 2010 presidential campaign
The 2010 presidential campaign of Benigno Aquino III, who was at the time Philippine Senator, started when he said his candidacy for the presidency of the Philippines at the Club Filipino, North Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila, on September 9, 2009, 40 days after the death of his mother, former President Corazon Aquino.[1][2] On September 21, 2009, Aquino's campaign announced that Senator Mar Roxas would be his running mate to be the Vice President.[3][4]
| Candidate | Benigno Aquino III Senator of the Philippines (2007–2010) Manuel Roxas II Senator of the Philippines (2004-2010) |
|---|---|
| Affiliation | Liberal Party |
| Status | Won election: May 10, 2010 |
| Headquarters | Matrinco Building, Pasong Tamo Avenue, Makati, Philippines |
| Key people | Mar Roxas (VP Nominee) Florencio Abad (Campaign Manager) Sergio Osmeña III (Former Campaign Manager) Edwin Lacierda (Spokesperson) Ballsy Aquino-Cruz Pinky Aquino-Abellada Viel Aquino-Dee Kris Aquino |
| Slogan | Kung Walang Corrupt, Walang Mahirap |
| Chant | Noynoy! |
| Website | www.noynoy.ph |
On June 9, 2010, the Congress of the Philippines declared Aquino President-elect of the Philippines, winning the election with 15,208,678 votes and defeating Former President Joseph Estrada of the Pwersa ng Masang Pilipino and seven other candidates.[5][6] Roxas, his vice presidential nominee, lost by a small amount to Estrada's running mate, Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay. Aquino, the tenth Philippine Senator to later be elected president, was officially inaugarated as the 15th President of the Philippines on June 30, 2010 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.[7]
References
change- ↑ Roxas throws support for Aquino in 2010 Archived September 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine---The Philippine Daily Inquirer
- ↑ Ager, Maila (August 1, 2009). "Cory Aquino dies". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on August 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ↑ "Mar Roxas Declares Vice Presidency Bid – Mar-Noynoy for 2010". Philippines. Archived from the original on 2019-12-22. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
- ↑ "Liberal Party launches Aquino-Roxas tandem for 2010". Sun.Star Network Online. Archived from the original on 2009-12-26.
- ↑ "Official Program Aquino Inaugural (Excerpts)".
- ↑ "Congress final tallies – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos". Archived from the original on 2010-08-22.
- ↑ "Final tally: Binay leads Roxas by 700,000 votes". ABS-CBN News Online Beta.