50 days after, the frontline is changing

On August 18, 2016, PRRD will report to the nation what he has accomplished in his first 50 days in office. Again, this is a rare move since most Presidents will do a report on its first 100 days and a more detailed one a year after his inaugural. What stands out in the first 50 days? A lot, and indeed, change is here, whether we like it or not.

Prior to his inaugural, he has put together a Cabinet of mixed persuasions. Some are saying the real Cabinet will come a year after May 16, where those defeated will be commissioned to take over certain positions. He, likewise, released to the public his 8-point agenda, which after a few days became a 10-point platform of governance. His economic team met with the business sector prior to his inaugural to assuage fears typically occurring with a new government. This is so because Duterte was never vetted by the economic or political elites of this country.