In this handout taken on Thursday and released by the Presidential Communication Operations Office (PCOO) Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) is sworn-in by Supreme court associate justice Bienvenido Reyes (L) while his daughter Veronica Duterte holds the bible and other children (back L-R) Sebastian Duterte, Sara Duterte and Paolo Duterte look on during the oath-taking ceremony in Malacañang. AFP PHOTO
 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (R) is sworn-in by Supreme court associate justice Bienvenido Reyes (L) while his daughter Veronica Duterte holds the bible and other children (back L-R) Sebastian Duterte, Sara Duterte and Paolo Duterte look on during the oath-taking ceremony in Malacañang. AFP PHOTO

MANILA: Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in as Philippine president on Thursday after a landslide election victory last month built on a series of bold and controversial pledges.

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