PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gained a slight recovery in his approval and trust rating as 2023 draws to a close, an independent survey showed.
In contrast, Vice President Sara Duterte suffered a minor decline which the pollster PAHAYAG said was “particularly pronounced” in her own bailiwick—Mindanao.
PAHAYAG’s “end of the year” research, conducted from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4, indicated that Mr. Marcos’ approval rating rose from 55 percent during the third quarter of the year to 58 percent this month.
On the other hand, Duterte suffered a three percentage point setback, or from 62 percent to 59 percent during the same survey period.
The President’s recovery was “notably driven by increased support in North-Central Luzon (NCL) from 56 percent to 62 percent, special land (SL) from 49 percent to 55 percent, and Visayas from 52 percent to 57 percent,” the study revealed..
It added that Mr. Marcos’ resurgence was “also buoyed by middle-nncome voters (51 percent to 60 percent), Catholics (51 percent to 57 percent), and the self-employed group (54 percent to 62 percent).”
In Mindanao, Duterte’s rating dropped from 84 percent to 76 percent.
“Contributing to the decline are various demographic groups, including the age groups 40-49 years old (68 percent to 63 percent), 50-59 y years old (56 percent to 51 percent), senior citizens (57 percent to 49 percent), low income (66 percent to 62 percent), high income (60 percent to 53 percent), private workers (65 percent to 60 percent), government workers (70 percent to 61% percent, unemployed (54 percent to 50 percent), non-OFW families (62 percent to 56 percent), vocational (70 percent to 58 percent), and college (62 percent to 59 percent).”
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri also bounced back from 43 percent during Q3 to 47 percent in Q4, attributed to increased support in special land (SL) from 35 percent to 47 percent.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez appeared to encountered a continuing setback as evinced by his rating of 42 percent in Q2, 37 percent in Q3, and 36 percent in Q4.
Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo has the most stable approval rating at 37 percent and trust rating of 28 percent.
“Though approval and trust are low, the Chief Magistrate does not lose or gain much and is just stable across quarters, demographics and psychographics,” PAHAYAG noted.
“As for the trust ratings of the national leaders, recovery to flat trend is seen to President Ferdinand Marcos (from 47 percent to 48 percent) and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (33 percent to 35 percent), and downward trend for Vice President Sara Duterte (from 55 percent to 53 percent). House Speaker Martin Romualdez continues to plunge from 29 percent to 25 percent trust rating,
resulting in low/no trust of 29 percent,” the pollster added.
The same survey suggested that the economy and inflation were the people’s principal concerns, each aspect given a significant 15 percent by the respondents.
Corruption and poverty were second at 12 percent and 9 percent, respectively.
PAHAYAG 2023 End of the Year Survey (P-EOY2023), conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc., is an independent and non-commissioned survey.
The survey employed purposive sampling composed of 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from the market research panel of over 200,000 Filipinos maintained by the Singapore office of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with multinational presence. The sample was restricted to registered Filipino voters maintained by PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with a multinational presence.
The survey delves into community safety concerns, revealing that 9 out of 10 Filipino voter respondents express apprehension about the rise of crimes and the use of illegal drugs in their communities. This sentiment underscores the interconnected nature of economic challenges and public safety concerns, painting a comprehensive picture of the multifaceted worries facing the Filipino electorate.
PAHAYAG 2023 End of the Year Survey (P-EOY2023), conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc., is an independent and non-commissioned survey. The survey period was from 29 November to 04 December 2023 using purposive sampling composed of 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from the market research panel of over 200,000 Filipinos maintained by the Singapore office of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with multinational presence. The sample was restricted to registered Filipino voters maintained by PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with a multinational presence.