The inauguration of Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th president of the Philippines took place at around noon (PHT) on Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Palace in Manila.

As requested by Duterte due to a variety of reasons,[1] Leni Robredo, who was elected as the fourteenth vice president, held a separate inauguration at the Quezon City Reception House.

According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, more than 627 guests were invited for the event held at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang Palace.

[16] Among the dishes and drinks served during the inaugural luncheon were monggo soup, durian tartlet, pandesal with white cheese, lumpia ubod punch, dalandan juice and pine-mango cooler.

[18] Hours after the cabinet meeting, President Duterte attended a solidarity dinner together with the urban poor community at the Delpan Sports Complex in San Nicolas, Manila.

She also open to any partnerships and collaborations with the government, private sector and non-government organizations to further served her duties as vice president for the people in the "Laylayan ng Lipunan" (fringes of society).

Robredo iterated that in her first 100 days of vice president, she would visit the smallest and farthest barangays in the city, just as she did during her term as Congresswoman of the 3rd District of Camarines Sur.

Among the platforms that Robredo said she would be prioritizing during her term were solving poverty, rural development, people empowerment, food security and universal health care.