Cory Aquino

Watch what happens

It's been said often enough to explain the many inexplicable events that take place here; "only in the Philippines!"

But indeed, where else would a presidential inauguration day end with the newly sworn-in leader himself regaling a crowd of thousands with an out-of-tune version of Frank Sinatra’s "Watch What Happens?"

That's exactly how Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III, the newly-installed 15th president of the Philippines, capped celebrations in Manila on Wednesday evening - and it was all broadcast live to a hopeful nation.

Let someone start believing in you,
let him hold out his hand,
Let him touch you and watch what happens…