DAVAO CITY—More Filipinos placed their trust in President-elect Rodrigo Duterte days before the May 9 elections, but they trusted Vice President-elect Leni Robredo better, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey revealed Friday.
The survey, conducted via face-to-face interviews with 4,500 validated voters nationwide, showed Duterte earning a “moderate” +26 net trust rating, with 54 percent saying they had “much trust” in him for a gain of 7 points from the December 2015 survey.
But those who said they had “little trust” in the president-elect declined to 28 percent from 31 percent in December 2015.
Duterte’s net trust rating had been largely “moderate” in December (+16), January (+13), February (+17), March 4-7 (+26), March 30 to April 2 (+29) and April 18 to 30, when he earned his first “good” rating (+30).
Robredo fared better with a net trust rating of +45, with 61 percent saying they had “much trust” in her against 50 percent in December.
The number of respondents who said they had “little trust” went down to 17 percent from 21 percent in December 2015.
Robredo’s net trust rating improved to +29 net last December, after which it stayed “good” between January and May.
The SWS categorized net trust ratings of at least +70 as “excellent”; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”; +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”; and -70 and below “execrable.”