SWS: Duterte admin satisfaction rating drops, but still ‘very good’
MANILA, Philippines — The public satisfaction of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration dropped in the first quarter of 2018, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey.
The administration scored a net satisfaction rating of +58. It showed a 12-point decline from the +70 in the last quarter of 2017 when the Duterte administration exceeded the record set by his predecessor.
This score qualifies as “very good”—one grade down from “excellent” in the fourth quarter of 2017.
The survey, conducted from March 23 to 27, found 69 percent of adult Filipinos satisfied with the performance of the current administration.
Only 11 percent expressed dissatisfaction, while the remaining 18 percent were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied.
The pollster noted that the 12-point decrease was due to declines in the net satisfaction scores in Balance Luzon, Mindanao and Metro Manila combined with a steady score in the Visayas.
It remained “excellent” in Mindanao +72, although down by 15 points from the record-high +87 in December 2017.
The score stayed “very good” in the Visayas at +57 and Balance Luzon at +50, although there was a 17-point decline from +67 in the last quarter of 2017.
It, however, fell by one grade to “very good” from “excellent” in Manila at +58 in March 2018—down by 13 points from +71 December 2017.
The net satisfaction of the Duterte administration maintained its “very good” rating in classes ABC (+56) and class E (+54).
But it fell to “very good” +58 from “excellent” +71 in class D or the masa.
Excellent in helping victims of disaster
The net satisfaction rating of the Duterte administration was “excellent” in helping victims of disasters (+75), SWS said.
A Pulse Asia survey released last month also found that public approval is more pronounced toward the Duterte administration’s work in the area of responding to the needs of calamity-stricken areas (86 percent).
READ: Pulse Asia: Filipinos approve of Duterte admin's calamity response most
Meanwhile, the latest SWS survey also showed that Filipinos viewed the current leadership as “very good” in helping the poor (+68), reconstructing Marawi City (+63), building and maintaining of public works (+62), promoting the welfare of the overseas Filipino workers (+59), fighting terrorism (+58) and protecting human rights (+54).
It was “good” on eradicating graft and corruption (+46), ensuring an efficient public transportation system (+41), telling the truth to the people (+41), reconciling with Muslim rebels (+41), fulfilling commitments in international treaties (+40), fighting crimes (+40), having good relations with the United Nations and other international organizations (+37), reconciling with communist rebels (+37), foreign relations (+36), defending the country’s territorial rights (+36) and defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+34).
The Duterte government got a “moderate” rating on ensuring that no family will ever be hungry (+22) and “neutral” on fighting inflation (+6).
The March 2018 Social Weather Survey was conducted from March 23-27, 2018 using face-to-face interviews. It has sampling error margins of ±3% for national percentages, and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao.
Public trust in Vice President Leni Robredo eroded in the first quarter of 2018, a Social Weather Stations poll released Wednesday finds.
According to an SWS survey of 1,200 adults conducted from March 23-27, 58 percent of Filipinos have “much trust” in Robredo. On the other hand, 18 percent have “little trust” in her while 23 percent of the respondents were undecided.
That yielded a net trust rating of “good” +39, 13 points below and down by one grade from the “very good” +52 a quarter ago.
SWS reports former President Rodrigo Duterte ended his term with a record-high +81 net satisfaction rating.
Based on the survey conducted from June 26 to 29, the last days of the Duterte administration, SWS found that “88% of adult Filipinos satisfied, 5% undecided, and 7% dissatisfied with the performance of Rodrigo R. Duterte as President.”
Vice President Leni Robredo maintains her "good" net satisfaction rating with +36 in December 2019, according to a Social Weather Stations Survey released Tuesday.
Among top government officials, Senate President Tito Sotto scores the highest net satisfaction rating with a "very good" +62 while House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano records +53.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta obtains a "moderate" rating with +21.
The fourth quarter 2019 survey was conducted from Dec. 13 to 16, 2019 using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide.
A new SWS survey finds that President Duterte sets a new net satisfaction rating record at +72 or "excellent."
The fourth quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey, conducted from Dec. 13-16, 2019, found that 82% of adult Filipinos are satisfied, 8% undecided, and 10% dissatisfied with Duterte's performance as president.
His current rating is seven points above the "very good" or +65 in September 2019, and a new personal record that surpassed the previous record of "very good" or +68 in June 2019.
For reference, here's SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings: +70 and above, "excellent"; +50 to +69, "very good"; +30 to +49, "good"; +10 to +29, "moderate", +9 to -9, "neutral"; -10 to -29, "poor"; -30 to -49, "bad"; -50 to -69, "very bad"; -70 and below, "execrable."
The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide: 300 each in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. It has sampling error margins of ±3% for national percentages and ±6% each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo says they will take the latest survey results as a challenge to redouble their efforts "both in continuing to serve the public and keeping the Filipino people better informed of the work VP Leni is doing."
"We are likewise grateful that the VP continues to enjoy significant support from our fellow Filipinos. This support will further strengthen her commitment to stay true to her Constitutional mandate, uphold our nation’s interests, and work to uplift the lives of our people, especially the poor and marginalized," Robredo's spokesperson Barry Gutierrez says on the latest Pulse Asia survey results.
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo says "the underlying message" of President Rodrigo Duterte's +68 satisfaction rating is that dissatisfaction with the Duterte administration is limited to "the few boisterous minority."
"The survey indicates that 80% of the Filipinos, or 8 out of 10 of our countrymen, are satisfied with PRRD's overall performance. The polling firm considers this as a record-high since this is the president’s highest satisfaction rating since he assumed office in June 2016," he says.
"We note that this survey, with data being gathered from June 22-26 this year, is the first post-midterm election independent survey conducted and was done at the height of the Recto Bank incident – an issue which the anti-Duterte forces pulverised the President with venom, and until now pilloried ad nauseum," he also says.
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