President Marcos gets ‘good’ satisfaction rating, Vice President Sara ‘very good’

MANILA, Philippines — Satisfaction with President Marcos decreased over the past year, but remained “good” at the end of 2023, a survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS) found. 

SWS vice president Gerardo Sandoval presented the trends in satisfaction ratings of top government officials during the 2024 SWS Survey Review held at the Asian Institute of Management on Thursday. 

Latest survey results conducted last December 2023 showed that Marcos obtained a net satisfaction rating of “good” +47, down from the “very high” +68 he obtained in December 2022. It slightly recovered from the +44 he obtained in September 2023. 

The net satisfaction rating is obtained by subtracting those who said they were dissatisfied from those who were satisfied with the performance of the government official. 

SWS classifies net satisfaction ratings of at least +70 as “excellent;” +50 to +69 as “very “good;” +30 to +49 as “good;” +10 to +29 as “moderate;” +9 to -9 as “neutral;” -10 to -29 as “poor;” -30 to -49 as “bad;” -50 to -69 as “very bad;” and -70 and below as “execrable.”

Details of the survey results, including the percentage of those who were satisfied and dissatisfied with Marcos, have yet to be released. 

Meanwhile, Vice President Sara Duterte obtained a net satisfaction rating of “very good” +61 in the December survey. 

Although still higher among top government officials, it is still below the “excellent” +77 that she obtained in December 2022. 

Like Marcos, her rating also slightly recovered from the +57 she obtained in September 2023. 

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri obtained a net satisfaction rating of “good” +44, Speaker Martin Romualdez “moderate” +28 and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo “good” +32. 

The SWS fourth quarter survey had 1,200 adult respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus 2.8 percent.

The trends seen in the SWS poll mirror the results of the separate survey conducted by OCTA Research group, which showed that Marcos and Duterte’s ratings slightly recovered after a slump most of last year. 

Results of the Dec. 10 to 14 survey released last Tuesday found that 71 percent of respondents were satisfied with the performance of Marcos.

It was up six points from the 65 percent obtained in a similar survey conducted in October, but still below the 80 percent he obtained in March.

Those who were dissatisfied with the President dropped from 13 percent in October to nine percent in December, while those who were undecided decreased from 22 percent to 20 percent.

Satisfaction with Duterte increased from 70 percent in October to 75 percent in December, while dissatisfaction remained at seven percent. Those who were undecided decreased from 22 percent.

Duterte has vowed to intensify her efforts to serve the public, after she garnered high trust and performance ratings in the fourth quarter of 2023 based on the latest survey of OCTA Research.

“The Office of the Vice President expresses its profound appreciation to the Filipinos’ continued trust in Vice President Sara Duterte as a leader and the recognition of her performance as a public servant,” the Office of the Vice President said in a press statement issued on Thursday night.

OCTA’s Tugon ng Masa survey had 1,200 respondents and a margin of error of plus/minus three percent. — Elizabeth Marcelo