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MANILA, Philippines – Senator Benigno Aquino III has been proclaimed as the country’s 15th President.

Chorus of cheers hailed from the gallery as Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and Speaker Prospero Nograles raised the hands of Aquino and Vice President Jejomar Binay at 3:40 p.m., officially sealing their victory in the May 10 automated elections.

Following tradition, Aquino and Binay did not deliver speeches before the plenary. They are expected to hold a news conference after the proclamation ceremonies.

Aquino, who wore a Barong Tagalog embroidered with his trademark ribbon, came with sisters Kris Aquino-Yap, Pinky Aquino-Abellada, Balsy Aquino-Cruz, Viel Aquino-Dee, and their families.

Congress, sitting as the national board of canvassers, finished counting the electronically-generated certificates of canvass in a record eight days.

In the final tally, Aquino garnered 15,208,678 votes against closest rival, former president Joseph Estrada, who got 9,487,837 votes or a difference of 5,720,841 votes.

Coming in third was Senator Manuel Villar with 5,573,835 votes; followed by administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro with 4,095,839 votes; evangelist Eduardo Villanueva with 1,125,878 votes; Senator Richard Gordon with 501,727 votes; disqualified candidate Vetallano Acosta with 181,985 votes; Senator Ma. Ana Consuelo “Jamby” Madrigal with 46,489 votes; Nicanor Perlas with 54,575 votes; and JC Delos Reyes with 44,244 votes.

The vice presidential race had been a toss-up between Binay and Senator Manuel “Mar” Roxas II throughout the entire canvassing in Congress.

But Binay won big in Cavite, Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas, Makati City, and some Mindanao provinces that gave him a 727,084-edge over Roxas.

In the final tally, Binay got 14,645,574 votes as against the 13,918,490 votes of Roxas.

Senator Loren Legarda ranked third with 4,294,664 votes, followed by Bayani Fernando with 1,017,631; Edu Manzano with 807,728; Perfecto Yasay with 364,652; Jay Sonza with 64,230; and Dominador Chipeco with 52,562.

A 50-year-old bachelor, Aquino is the son of martyred Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino, who ascended to power through a bloodless people’s uprising that ousted the Marcos dictatorship in 1986.

Aquino had no plans of seeking the presidency until the death of his mother in August 2009, when calls from various sectors forced him to join the presidential race.

In his campaign advertisements, Aquino’s message focused in the fight against corruption and taking the right path (daang matuwid) towards national development.