MANY FILIPINOS expect President Rodrigo Duterte to “fulfill most, if not all, his promises” across all geographical areas, social classes, gender and levels of educational attainment, according to the results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey.
The results of the SWS survey was released on the day of Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address on Monday.
Some 63 percent of the respondents had high hopes of the new President, with 22 percent of the respondents saying Duterte could fulfill “all or nearly all” his promises and 41 percent saying he could fulfill “most” of those.
Malacañang welcomed the Filipinos’ optimism.
“The President is a man of action. He simply walks the talk,” Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said in a statement.
“We are glad that the Filipino people see and recognize the President’s strong-solution and fast- action initiatives. Rest assured that he will continue to make good on his promises to bring about genuine and meaningful change.”
Only 32 percent of the respondents said they expected “a few” of Duterte’s promises to be fulfilled, while one percent said Duterte could fulfill “none or almost none” of his promises. Three percent had no answer.
Even among the undecided, 41 percent said most, if not all, Duterte’s promises would be fulfilled, while for those with “little trust” in Duterte it was 30 percent and those with “very little trust,” 32 percent.
The optimism was highest in Duterte’s home region of Mindanao at 75 percent, followed by 66 percent in Metro Manila, 60 percent in Balance Luzon and 54 percent in the Visayas and across all classes, with 69 percent of the respondents from Classes ABC having high hopes followed by 65 percent of those in E and 63 percent of those in D.
Roughly 65 percent of the female respondents and 62 percent of the males said the same, the polling firm said further
Such optimism was reflected by 66 percent of those aged 25 to 34 years old as well as those at least 55 years old, 62 percent of those 18 to 24 years old and those 35-44 years old, as well as 59 percent of those 45 to 54 years old.
The June 2016 survey was conducted from June 24 to 27, 2016, using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults with a sampling error margins of ±3 percent for the national percentages, and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.