Benigno Aquino III was sworn in Wednesday as the Philippines' 15th President, the Associated Press reported. Hundreds of thousands of people, many clad in his yellow campaign color, applauded and yelled Aquino's nickname, «Noynoy,» as he took his oath before a Supreme Court justice at Manila's seaside Rizal Park. Vice President Jejomar Binay was sworn in before Aquino in the nationally televised ceremonies. Diplomats from more than 80 countries and two former Philippine presidents _ Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada _ attended. East Timor President Jose Ramos Jorta, a longtime supporter of the Aquino family, and U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, sent as head of the American delegation by President Barack Obama, were among the foreign dignitaries. «Today our dreams start to become a reality,» Aquino said. «It's the end of a leadership that has long been insensitive to the suffering of the people.» Addressing his new justice secretary, Leila de Lima, Aquino ordered her to deliver «true and complete justice for all.»
