A recent survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) found that 59% of Filipinos are aware of the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte.
Of those surveyed, the biggest chunk—42%—said they disagree with the complaint, while 32% are in favor of it. Another 18% are undecided, and 7% admitted they don’t know enough about the issue to give an opinion.
The same SWS poll, conducted from June 25 to 29, also showed that 44% of Filipinos think the Senate is intentionally delaying the impeachment trial.
About 25% disagreed with that idea, 22% were unsure, and 9% didn’t have enough knowledge to weigh in.
Last month, the Senate voted to send the articles of impeachment back to the House of Representatives. The House was asked to certify that the Constitution was not violated and that it still intends to prosecute the case once its new members take office on June 30.
For now, the House is holding off until the 20th Congress is fully formed before it acts on the Senate’s requests.
When it comes to awareness, Metro Manila tops the list with 68%, followed by the Visayas at 64%, Balance Luzon at 57%, and Mindanao at 52%.
Support for the impeachment is strongest in Metro Manila, where 44% agree with the complaint and 32% disagree, giving it a net agreement score of +12. Balance Luzon follows with +7.
On the other hand, opposition is strongest in Mindanao with a net agreement score of –52 (only 13% agree while 65% disagree), and the Visayas at –18.
As for those who believe the Senate is stalling the trial, Balance Luzon leads with a net belief score of +27, followed by Metro Manila (+20), the Visayas (+16), and Mindanao (+6).
SWS conducted the survey through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adult respondents nationwide.
