The net public satisfaction rating of the Cabinet of President Benigno Aquino III plunged in the fourth quarter of the year from +16 in September to +11, the Social Weather Stations said in its latest survey.
Malacañang downplayed the SWS survey results. “We note the latest Social Weather Station survey on Public Satisfaction with top government officials and top government institutions which show that the satisfaction rating for the Cabinet as a whole remained “moderate” with 38 percent of respondents satisfied, 32 percent undecided and 27 dissatisfied for a net satisfaction rating of +11,” said Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr.
The SWS also said public satisfaction of several top officials in the country also plunged, with some hitting their personal record lows.
Among those whose public satisfaction ratings dropped were Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senate President Franklin Drilon, House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes P. A. Sereno, the SWS said.
Results of a December 5 to 8, 2015 survey of the SWS, among 1,200 adults nationwide—with sampling error margins of ±3 points for national percentages and ±6 points each for Metro Manila, “Balance of Luzon,” the Visayas and Mindanao— showed that Drilon suffered the biggest drop in his net satisfaction rating, falling two grades and 35 points to a personal record-low “neutral” +7 from “good” +42 in September.
Some 38 percent of those surveyed said they were satisfied with Drilon, as opposed to the 31 percent who were dissatisfied.
According to the SWS, Binay’s net satisfaction rating dropped 9 points to a personal record-low of “moderate” +24 (with 52 percent satisfied against 28 percent dissatisfied) from +33 (with 58 percent satisfied and 25 percent dissatisfied) in September.
“It used to be very good to excellent from March 2011 to September 2014, and good from December 2014 to September 2015,” the SWS said.
The SWS said Sereno’s ratings decreased 5 points to a personal record-low of “neutral” -1 (with 29 percent satisfied and 31 percent dissatisfied) from September’s +4.
“Out of 13 surveys since December 2012, it was moderate in 8 and neutral in 5,” the SWS report said.
Belmonte decreased six points to a “neutral” -1 (31 percent satisfied, 32 percent dissatisfied) from +5.
The SWS also said that public satisfaction with the key institutions went down, with the Senate suffering the biggest drop.
The report also said that the Senate’s satisfaction rating slid 14 points to “good” +30 from +44.
In the House of Representatives, ratings dropped 10 points to “moderate” +16 from +26 in September.
The Supreme Court dropped by 5 points to “moderate” +22 from +27 in September.
