MANILA, Philippines — Public satisfaction and trust in most of the country’s highest government officials dropped in the fourth quarter of last year, with Vice President Sara Duterte suffering significant declines in her ratings, a survey conducted by the OCTA Research showed.
The survey, conducted from Nov. 10 to 16, showed that President Marcos maintained the satisfaction and trust of a majority of the respondents despite a marginal decline.
From 66 percent in September, his satisfaction rating dropped by two points to 64 percent.
Satisfaction for the President was highest among those in balance Luzon at 72 percent (from 74 percent), followed by those in the Visayas at 65 percent (from 57 percent), Metro Manila at 63 percent (from 66 percent) and Mindanao at 45 percent (from 48 percent).
The President’s trust rating, meanwhile, decreased by four points from 69 percent to 65 percent.
It was also highest in his bailiwick balance Luzon at 74 percent (from 78 percent), followed by that in Metro Manila at 66 percent (from 69 percent), the Visayas at 65 percent (from 71 percent) and Mindanao at 45 percent (from 50 percent).
For the first time in OCTA’s polls, Duterte’s satisfaction and trust ratings dropped to less than a majority of the respondents.
From 52 percent in the third quarter survey, her satisfaction rating dropped to 48 percent in the most recent poll.
She still obtained high satisfaction among those in her bailiwick Mindanao at 92 percent (from 90 percent), followed by those in the Visayas at 58 percent (from 54 percent), balance Luzon at 29 percent (from 37 percent) and Metro Manila at 48 percent (from 52 percent).
In terms of trust, only 49 percent of the respondents said they had trust in the Vice President, down 10 points from the 59 percent she obtained in the September poll.
It dropped across areas, including in Mindanao, which remained the highest or steady at 90 percent. It was followed by those in the Visayas at 61 percent (from 63 percent), Metro Manila at 30 percent (from 47 percent) and the rest of Luzon at 28 percent (from 43 percent).
Dissatisfaction and distrust in the Vice President increased, from 15 percent to 29 percent and from 14 percent to 28 percent, respectively.
Senate President Francis Escudero fared better than the other top officials included in the survey.
While his trust rating also dropped, from 67 percent to 63 percent, he was able to maintain his satisfaction rating at 65 percent.
Speaker Martin Romualdez obtained a satisfaction rating of 59 percent, down from 62 percent, while his trust rating dropped from 61 percent to 58 percent.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo obtained a satisfaction rating of eight percent (from 14 percent) and a trust rating of 10 percent (from 15 percent). Chief justices often receive lower ratings than the four other top officials, who are all elected.
The latest OCTA survey had 1,200 adult respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus three percent.