BBM struggling to take control of government and his agenda

By Yen Makabenta

Jan 10, 2023 12:05 am

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THE rationale for all the talk about the 'first hundred days' of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. was to enable him to 'hit the ground running,' and take effective control of the government as quickly as possible.

The early days, it was thought, constitute a window of opportunity for him to get a head start on his governance agenda.

With the President's approval very high, and Congress open to new leadership, it was seen as a time of opportunity and change.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech after arriving at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City from his state visit to China on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. PHOTO BY JOHN RYAN BALDEMOR

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