Manila, Philippines, June 09, 2010, SPA -- The Philippine Congress has proclaimed Benigno Aquino III the country's new president. A joint Senate and House of Representatives session voted Wednesday to formalize Aquino's landslide victory in the country's first national automated elections last month. Aquino will take his oath of office on June 30 to succeed Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, the Associated Press reported. --SPA 12:04 LOCAL TIME 09:04 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/790670