Most Filipinos trust results of May elections – Pulse Asia

MANILA, Philippines — Most Filipino adults trust that the results of the May 2022 elections are accurate and credible, according to a Pulse Asia survey released yesterday.

During a virtual forum, Pulse Asia Research president Ronald Holmes presented the results of the survey on the Filipino voter’s perception of the conduct and legitimacy of the 2022 national elections commissioned by Stratbase ADR Institute.

Holmes said the nationwide survey was conducted from June 24 to 27 using face-to-face interviews based on a sample of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above.

The survey found that 82 percent of respondents had “big trust” in the outcome of the national and local elections.

Trust is most pronounced in Mindanao as 96 percent of the respondents believed in the result and least manifested in Luzon at 73 percent.

Some four percent of Filipino adults expressed distrust on the election results while 14 percent were undecided on the matter.

Among the developments that transpired in the period leading up to the survey period was the proclamation by Congress on May 25 of former senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio and their oath-taking last month as the two top officials of the land.

Satisfaction with the automated voting system or counting of votes through the vote counting machines (VCMs) is expressed by 89 percent of Filipino adults.

Faster release of electoral results was the most often cited primary benefit of the automation of elections in the country as expressed by 72 percent of the respondents.

A huge majority of Filipino adults or 89 percent are in favor of using the automated voting system in future elections.