At least half of Filipino adults (51%) trust in the media’s role in addressing corruption involving flood control projects across the country. Civil society organizations followed closely with 50% of respondents expressing trust in them.
The results are based on the latest Ulat ng Bayan poll of Pulse Asia, which revealed that public trust in the Senate stands at 37%, while 36% are undecided about its trustworthiness.
The Office of the Ombudsman has nearly identical figures in terms of public trust and indecision, with 39% expressing trust and 43% expressing indecision.
In the House of Representatives, a similar situation is observed, as 36% of respondents distrust the legislative chamber, while 40% are uncertain about their feelings, neither trusting nor distrusting it.
The survey also revealed that around seven in 10 Filipinos (71%) believed that government officials involved in the irregularities in flood control projects will be held accountable.
This belief is more pronounced in Metro Manila (47%), followed by Balance Luzon (43%), while Mindanao is at 40% and Visayas at 26%.
The face-to-face survey was conducted from September 27 to 30 with 1,200 respondents aged 18 and above.
The sampling error margin is ± 2.8% error margin at the 95% confidence level. Subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have the following error margins at 95% confidence level: ± 5.7% for Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
