IT’S official: The Philippines has a new president and vice president.
On Wednesday afternoon, Congress proclaimed Sen. Benigno Aquino III and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay winners in the May 10 presidential and vice presidential races, capping eight days of canvassing votes cast in the country’s first nationwide automated elections.
VERA Files’ Mario Ignacio captures the jubilant mood in the halls of the House of Representatives in the following photos: