In first 100 days, Marcos advised to focus on inadequate healthcare, economy, poor education

President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. poses with his certificate of proclamation as the country's president with Senate President Vicente Sotto III, as family members including his mother and former first lady Imelda Marcos look on at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Manila on May 25, 2022.

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Floor Leader Franklin Drilon said Thursday that president-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. must exercise political will in the first 100 days of his term to address pressing issues facing the country, such as the inadequate healthcare and the poor education system. 

Marcos Jr., who won the polls by a huge margin over his archrival Vice President Leni Robredo, was proclaimed the 17th president of the Philippines by Congress on Wednesday evening. He is set to assume his duties on the afternoon of June 30, when the outgoing president Rodrigo Duterte steps down. 

"President-elect Bongbong Marcos should capitalize on the so-called ‘honeymoon period’ and exercise political will in the first 100 days of his presidency to address... four urgent issues that remain unresolved and define his legislative priorities," Drilon said in a statement shared by his media office. 

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