President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration continues to show resiliency amidst the attacks and accusations hurled by its critics here and abroad.
The recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey only further proves this. According to its latest poll results, the Duterte administration has achieved the highest satisfaction rating since the poll on national administrations was conducted in 1989. In the first quarter 2019, the SWS survey done from March 28 to 31 showed that at least 81 percent of adult Filipinos say they are satisfied with the present administration, with only 9 percent dissatisfied, and 10 percent who are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied. The administration’s overall rating is six points above the very good +66 (76% satisfied, 9% dissatisfied) in December 2018, and two points above the previous record of excellent +70 in December 2017. Its “new record-high” net satisfaction rating reached +72, classified by SWS as “excellent.”
The SWS attributed the rise in the present administration’s overall net satisfaction rating with the increases in all areas, rising from very good to excellent in the Visayas, up by 11 points from +63 in December 2018 to +74 in March 2019.
Comparative data showed that during the same period in the third year of former President Benigno Aquino III, the national administration got a +53 points or “very good” rating.
Further, the Duterte administration’s net satisfaction rating is highest or “excellent” in helping the poor with +72 points while it is classified with a “very good” rating on reconstructing Marawi City with +58 points and fighting terrorism with +58 points. Out of 11 specific performance subjects rated, it attained “good” ratings on seven specific issues, such as fighting crimes at +48; reconciling with communist rebels at +45; reconciling with Muslim rebels at +44; eradicating graft and corruption at +41; defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea at +40; ensuring that no family will ever be hungry at +37; and +40 on foreign relations.
In terms of fighting inflation, the Duterte administration received “moderate” score with +22 points.
Overall, the high ratings of the administration underscore its performance in several platforms and the trust and confidence that it has maintained consistently with the people.
