Ratings of top government execs drop – Pulse

MANILA, Philippines — The performance and trust ratings of the country’s highest officials have declined in the latest Pulse Asia survey, with Vice President Sara Duterte suffering double-digit drops.

The survey, conducted from Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, found that 48 percent of the respondents approve of the performance of President Marcos, down two points from the 50 percent he obtained in a similar survey in September.

Some 25 percent said they disapprove of Marcos’ performance, up from 21 percent, while 29 percent were undecided.

In terms of trust, Marcos obtained a rating of 47 percent, down three points from 50 percent in the September poll.

Twenty-seven percent said they distrust the President, up from 22 percent, while 26 percent were undecided, down from 28 percent.

Meanwhile, Duterte, who is facing three separate impeachment complaints, experienced significant declines in her ratings, although these were still marginally higher than Marcos.

Her performance rating dropped 10 points from 60 percent to 50 percent, while her trust ratings dropped 12 points from 61 percent to 49 percent.

Those who disapproved of her performance increased from 17 percent to 28 percent, while distrust of her increased from 17 percent to 27 percent.

Senate President Francis Escudero now has the highest ratings among the top government officials, although these were also lower than in September.

He obtained an approval rating of 53 percent from 63 percent and a trust rating of 51 percent, down from 56 percent.

Disapproval and distrust of Escudero hardly changed, from eight percent to nine percent and from eight percent to 10 percent, respectively. The rest were undecided.

Speaker Martin Romualdez’s ratings also dropped, from 32 percent to 25 percent in terms of approval and from 31 percent to 21 percent in terms of trust.

The Speaker’s disapproval rating increased from 24 percent to 32 percent, while his distrust rating increased from 25 percent to 35 percent.

Pulse Asia’s fourth quarter survey had 2,400 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus two percent.

Meanwhile, a significant majority of Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of and trust the Philippine Army, a commissioned survey conducted by the OCTA Research group found.

The Nov. 10 to 16 survey, which was commissioned by the Philippine Army, found that 78 percent of the respondents were satisfied with the performance of the largest branch of the country’s armed forces.

This was composed of 19 percent who said they were “very satisfied” and 59 percent who were “somewhat satisfied.”

Only two percent said they were dissatisfied with the Army, while 20 percent cannot say if they were satisfied or not.

The Army’s satisfaction rating slightly decreased from the 81 percent obtained in a similar survey conducted last August.

Meanwhile, trust in the Army slightly declined from 81 percent to 77 percent.

Some 19 percent said they “strongly trust” the military branch, while 58 percent said they “somewhat trust” it.

Only two percent said they distrust the Army, while the remaining 21 percent were undecided.

The poll had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus three percent.