BBM, Sara approval ratings fall
Marcos and Duterte still enjoy majority trust ratings at 71 percent and 75 percent, although these also slid from 85 percent and 87 percent, respectively, in June
Daily TribuneMarcos and Duterte still enjoy majority trust ratings at 71 percent and 75 percent, although these also slid from 85 percent and 87 percent, respectively, in June
The approval ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte plummeted in September amid rising commodity prices, China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea, and concerns about confidential and intelligence funds in the proposed 2024 national budget.
The latest Pulse Asia survey on Monday showed that Marcos' approval rating fell 15 basis points from 80 percent in June to 65 percent in September.
Meanwhile, Duterte's approval rating fell 11 basis points from 84 percent to 73 percent over the same period. Still, the Vice President, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, outperformed Marcos.
"Although the President and the Vice President continue to enjoy majority approval scores at the national level and across geographic areas and socio-economic classes, both experienced significant erosions in their respective approval ratings during the period June 2023 to September 2023," the pollster said.
Marcos and Duterte still enjoy majority trust ratings at 71 percent and 75 percent, although these also slid from 85 percent and 87 percent, respectively, in June.
Meanwhile, only half of adult Filipinos had an upbeat assessment of the work being done by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, from 56 percent in June.
House Speaker Martin Romualdez's approval rating also fell from 52 percent to 41 percent.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo's approval rating slid further from 44 percent to 34 percent in the same period.
Pulse Asia conducted the survey using face-to-face interviews from 10 to 14 September. It was based on a sample of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above.
It had a plus-minus 2.8 percent error margin at the 95 percent confidence level.
