One morning in September, we waited for this man in black outside his home as he prepared to stake his claim on history. (Read: Waiting for Noynoy)
Exactly 9 months later, we watched him go up the steps of Congress and ascend to power in his mother’s footsteps.
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III, the man none dreamed would be president, today became the second person to benefit from his father’s dream of being one.
It was one of the swiftest in recent history–a tad 2 hours of quick-paced parliamentary formality after one of the country’s quickest counts and canvass.
The plenary hall at 8:30 a.m., as House staff started rearranging the congressmen's tables
It was the first presidential and vice presidential proclamation in the age of Web 2.0.
Much so that most eyes and ears on the country were trained on TV sets, radios, mobile phones, and computer screens with live feeds from the Batasang Pambansa.
