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Philippines' new vice president assumes office

Xinhua, June 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Philippines' new vice president Leni Robredo took her oath of office on Thursday.

The 52-year-old politician was sworn into office as the country's 14th vice president in Quezon City where she will hold office for a six-year term.

In her inaugural speech, she called for unity and promised to bring prosperity to the Filipinos, especially the poor.

Hours after her inauguration, the country's new president Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as the Philippines' 16th president at the presidential palace Malacanang.

Robredo defeated five other vice presidential bets in the May election, who ran under a different party from Duterte. Endit