First 100 days
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Noynoy Aquino can dismiss his non-performance in his first 100 days in Malacañang — that gave him barely passing marks — as a non-issue. But the reality of it all is, it is during the first 100 days of his presidency wherein he is judged. And unfortunately for him and his administration, they have been found wanting by the Filipino public.
Yet Noynoy could have done a lot, with his political capital in abundance then. He could have taken a leaf from US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who electrified America and gave its people hope in his first 100 days — and to think that Roosevelt rose to power during the time of the Great Depression.
Roosevelt’s first day in office, it has been recorded, was to call Congress to a special session, and directed a series of legislative measures, among them, bills that created jobs, which were needed during the Depression.
By the time his 100 days were over, all the bills had been enacted, and his government, remembered for his “New Deal” was off and running..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101006com1.html
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