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Aquino fetches Arroyo in Malacañang


President-elect Noynoy Aquino and outgoing Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo leave Malacañang for Luneta for inauguration rites. Howie Severino
President-elect Benigno Aquino III arrived in Malacañang shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday to fetch outgoing President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for the inauguration ceremonies at the Quirino Grandstand. According to GMA News' Tina Panganiban-Perez, Aquino is now at the premier guest house in the Palace. Mrs. Arroyo, meanwhile, arrived at the Palace around 9:30 a.m. Other outgoing Arroyo Cabinet officials spotted at the Palace are Executive Secretary Leandro Mendoza, Trade Secretary Peter Favila, and former Justice chief Agnes Devanadera. Aquino and Arroyo boarded the presidential vehicle on the way to Quirino Grandstand at the Rizal Park (Luneta). — Mark Merueñas/LBG, GMANews.TV