Philippine President-elect Benigno Aquino (C) is proclaimed by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (L) and Speaker of the House Prospero Nograles (R) as the winner of the May 10 presidential elections during a ceremony at the House of Representatives in Manila on June 9, 2010.
Benigno Aquino was proclaimed the next president of the Philippines amid joyous celebrations on Wednesday, but he struck a sombre tone as he warned the impoverished nation was in crisis.
The 50-year-old bachelor achieved one of the most emphatic election wins in the Southeast Asian nation's history last month after promising to tackle the endemic graft and pervasive poverty that have long afflicted the country.
