The first 50 days: Duterte’s rights and wrongs

First of Three Parts

The problem with the first-50, first-100 and even first-year assessments of any presidency is the oft-repeated warning, given routinely to stock investors, that past performance is no guarantee of future gains. So it must be cautioned about the rash of articles now appearing on the first 50 days of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.