MANILA - Ambassador Marciano Paynor, head of the Palace Inaugural Committee, said President-elect Rodrigo Duterte insisted on having a simple and meaningful inauguration, one that will not cause any traffic jams in the vicinity of the venue.

Speaking on ANC's "Talkback with Tina Monson Palma," Paynor said they offered Duterte three options for his inauguration, which included having the inauguration at Rizal Hall, at the Palace grounds, and at the Quirino Grandstand.

Duterte eventually chose to hold the inauguration at the Rizal Hall, despite the limited number of guests (around 600) it can accommodate.

To prevent any traffic jams in the vicinity of Malacañang, Paynor said only diplomats will be allowed to bring their own cars. The other guests will be asked to go to the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), where they will park their cars and undergo a security check. They will all be bussed to Malacanang.

"We asked all the guests to proceed to PICC. That's where we'll do the security check, and that where we'll provide them with ample breakfast because after the inaugural ceremonies, that will already be 1:30 or 2 p.m.," Paynor said.

The inaugural program is also expected to last for only two hours.

"From noon where he takes his oath, he gives his speech and after that he swears in all of those he appointed as officials in his Cabinet and the other sub-Cabinet levels, and after that the program is finished, around 1:30 p.m.," Paynor said.

After the inauguration, Duterte will meet with diplomats during the diplomatic reception.

"The diplomatic reception is another tradition and aspect of the inauguration which allows diplomats to convey to the new president the greetings and felicitations of their respective heads of state, heads of government.

"They will be introduced and then after that, the dean of the diplomatic corps will offer a toast for the new president," Paynor said.

Just like with his appointed Cabinet officials, only the ambassadors will be allowed to attend the event. Their respective spouses will not be invited.

"Only the ambassadors are invited because this is the limitation of space," Paynor said.

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Despite the simplicity of the event, Paynor said they will ensure that it will remain elegant, especially in terms of the movement of the people attending the event.

"Simplicity, I think, from his point of view is doing away with the traditional ceremonies, like the ones in the civic-military parade, et cetera. So this time, it will all just be in the Palace, so this will be a two-hour event, so it's actually... the elegance there is, especially as the cameras are concerned, the movements are well executed. No photobombers, etcetera," he said.

He added that everything will be timed, and everyone inside the venue should know his or her purpose in the event.

"Everyone will know exactly where he or she is supposed to be. Everything is timed, everything has a purpose. If you don't have a purpose, you're not supposed to be there, then we ask you to please stay on the side," Paynor explained.

"So that it does not look like it's neither here nor there. Everything will be simple. Everything is orchestrated in such a way that people will not be tentative, hesitating," he said.

Paynor said they will have a dry run of the inauguration on Tuesday, after which they will give the detailed sequence of events to Duterte.

Duterte will take his oath as the 16th president of the Philippines on Thursday.

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