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Nearly 6 in 10 Filipinos satisfied with Marcos admin—survey

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Amid rising inflation, nearly six in 10 Filipinos or 59% remain satisfied with the performance of the government led by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. as of December 2024, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The non-commissioned survey, conducted face-to-face from December 12 to 18, 2024, gathered responses from 2,160 adults nationwide: 1,080 from Balance Luzon, and 360 each from Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao.

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The respondents were asked: “Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the current national administration?” Results showed that 59% were satisfied, 23% dissatisfied, and 17% were neutral about the administration’s overall performance.

This maintained the same net satisfaction rating of the administration in September 2024, but marked a four-point drop from +40 in June of that year. 

Regional satisfaction ratings revealed Balance Luzon and Visayas had the highest net satisfaction scores at +44 each, followed by Metro Manila with +31. Meanwhile, Mindanao recorded the lowest satisfaction rating at +16.

The SWS reported that the national government fared well in terms of helping disaster victims (+65), improving the quality of education (+60), assisting the poor (+57), job generation policies (+51), and developing science and technology (+51).

Other key areas where the administration was rated “good” included food security, defense of sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, efficient public transportation, and addressing climate change.

Interestingly, despite food security being rated as “good,” many Filipinos remain concerned about hunger. The administration’s performance on “ensuring that no family will ever be hungry and have nothing to eat” was rated moderate, while its efforts in “fighting inflation” were deemed “poor.”

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported a 2.9% inflation rate in December 2024, 0.4% up from 2.5% in November, exceeding market expectations of 2.6%. 

This marks the highest inflation rate since August 2024, bringing the country’s average inflation for the year to 3.2%, still within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) target of 2%–4%. 

The primary drivers of inflation in December were higher housing, utilities, and fuel costs. Earlier, the BSP warned that inflation could accelerate in 2025 due to potential hikes in transport fares and electricity rates.

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