VICE President Sara Duterte suffered a 12 percentage point drop in her satisfaction rating and an eight percentage point drop in her trust rating in the third quarter Tugon ng Masa survey of OCTA Research.
While majority of Filipinos still trust Duterte and are satisfied with her performance, she had the biggest decrease in ratings among the five government officials included in the survey.
OCTA said 70 percent were satisfied with Duterte’s performance in October 2023, down from 82 percent in July 2023.
Her trust rating went down to 75 percent in October from 83 percent in July.
The survey was conducted from September 30 to October 4, in the wake of the House of Representatives’ removal of P650 million in confidential funds from the 2024 budget of Duterte’s offices. Duterte and her allies had defended the funds amid questions over their necessity.
Duterte suffered a drop in her satisfaction and trust ratings in all areas of the country and across all socio-economic classes, according to a report on abogado.ph.
The biggest decreases in her satisfaction rating were in the Visayas and the areas of Luzon outside Metro Manila, and in the ABC and E socio-economic classes.
As for her trust rating, the biggest drops were seen in Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, and in the ABC and E socio-economic classes.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. also suffered a six percentage point drop in his satisfaction rating, which went down to 65 percent in October from 71 percent in July.
It decreased in all areas and across all socio-economic classes. The biggest drop was recorded in Metro Manila and in the ABC socio-economic class.
But Marcos’ trust rating was largely unchanged. It was 73 percent in October and 75 percent in July.
The survey had a margin of error of +/- 3 percent, which makes the change in the trust rating statistically insignificant.
Trust for him increased 15 percentage points in the Visayas, but decreased in the rest of the country. The biggest drop was in Metro Manila. It also decreased across all socio-economic classes, with the biggest drop coming from the ABC class.
Meanwhile, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri’s satisfaction and trust ratings were largely unchanged.
Zubiri’s satisfaction rating was 58 percent in October and 57 percent in July, while his trust rating was 57 percent in October and 56 percent in July.
Things look better for Speaker Martin Romualdez, whose ratings increased by six percentage points.
His satisfaction rating was up to 61 percent in October from 55 percent in July, while his trust rating increased to 60 percent in October from 54 percent in July.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo’s satisfaction rating dropped to 20 percent in October from 28 percent in July, while his trust rating dropped to 21 percent in October from 27 percent in July.
