MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Leni Robredo is grateful for the Filipinos' trust in her, Robredo's spokesperson Georgina Hernandez said on Tuesday despite lower survey scores.
"The support of the majority is an encouragement to Vice President Leni Robredo," Hernandez said in a statement on Tuesday.
In the latest Social Weather Stations survey, Robredo's net satisfaction ratings for the first quarter of 2017 saw a drop of 11 points to 26 percent from 37 percent in the last quarter.
According to the survey conducted from March 25 to 28, 53 percent of the respondents also said they were satisfied with the vice president's performance while 27 percent were dissatisfied. Another 19 percent, however, said they were undecided on her performance.
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Robredo's net satisfaction rating initially dropped to 37 percent in December from 49 percent in September. The drop coincided with her resignation from President Rodrigo Duterte's Cabinet.
Robredo conceded in March that her popularity has been affected by a propaganda campaign against her. She is facing an electoral protest from former Sen. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., who lost to her in May 2016 by around 200,000 votes.
"Pero talagang talo tayo sa propaganda, iyong bawat galaw o kahit wala pang galaw mayroon na talaga silang kuwento," she said in a radio interview in March.
Some Duterte allies, including influential blogger and movie and TV censor Mocha Uson, have taken to referring to her as "Fake VP." Uson and other bloggers have also criticized her constantly. Recently, Uson criticized the vice president over a photo showing her in the shade, implying that Robredo is afraid to get her skin burned by the sun.
Hernandez said that the Office of the Vice President is taking the results of every survey as a challenge to to do better and make a bigger difference in the lives of the marginalized.
"These results are a steady reminder that there are more families and communities to reach out to," Hernandez said.
Robredo is currently facing impeachment threats from Duterte allies for allegedly betraying public trust after she sent a video message criticizing the government's war on drugs to a side event of a United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs forum.
President Duterte has repeatedly denied any involvement in the impeachment threats and has asked his supporters to stop.