With President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. marking his first 100 days in office today, House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Thursday lauded him for steering the country in the right direction “of robust economic growth.' READ:
him for steering the country in the right direction “of robust economic growth” and gaining steady progress toward full recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
“I think what we have managed to do in the first 100 days is put together a government that is functional and which has a very, very good idea of what we are targeting in terms of strict economic targets for example, in terms of the numbers of growth, the numbers of our different measures, the different metrics that we are using for the economy,” he said Wednesday night in a press conference.Mr.
The President has also done “very well” in engaging the international business community, and this was evident in the latter’s most recent trip to Singapore, the Speaker added in a chance interview with reporters Thursday. Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III told the Chief Executive to “keep his eyes on the ball” considering his overwhelming mandate from Filipinos, 31 million of whom voted him into power in the May 9 elections.
For his part, Sen. Robin Padilla said the President’s first 100 days “is a good start that I hope will be sustained in the President’s next 2,092 days in his term – from October 8, 2022 to June 30, 2028 – to address the other problems our nation faces.” The Speaker, a first cousin of Mr. Marcos, acknowledged that serious challenges face the country as post-pandemic shock and global tensions continue to push the economies of the world to the brink.
Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte echoed Romualdez’s commendation to the President in his first 100 days in office, despite the government’s limited fiscal space resulting from the required huge healthcare and economic stimulus spending during the two-year pandemic. “President Marcos has done well in his first 100 days in office, hitting his stride already at the onset of his six-year term with major initiatives and feats meant to set in motion the Philippines’ economic and political resurgence, and communicating adeptly how he intends to achieve that vision, in keeping with his ‘Bangon bayan muli’ campaign pledge for all Filipinos,” he said.
“What the President has adeptly managed to convey over the past 100 days with his slew of initial actions, projects and speeches is this he has a clear grasp of what and where the Philippines should be in the near future—and how he intends to take us there on his watch,” he said.
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