Majority of adult Filipinos were highly satisfied with government projects on infrastructure, disaster response, protection of overseas Filipino workers, and quality education but were least satisfied in the way inflation and reducing poverty issues were addressed, results of a recent OCTA Research survey showed.
OCTA’s December 2023 Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey showed state efforts on public infrastructure received an 81 percent satisfaction rating; followed by disaster response and protecting OFWs at 77 percent each, respectively; providing healthcare and quality education both at 75 percent; and improving foreign relations at 72 percent.
Majority of the respondents were least satisfied with the government’s performance in managing inflation (six percent) and reducing poverty (14 percent).
Dissatisfaction, on the other hand, was highest in the following issues: managing inflation at 75 percent; reducing poverty (46 percent); ensuring food security or access to affordable food (32 percent); creating more jobs (31 percent) and fighting graft and corruption (26 percent).
The survey showed a higher percentage of adult Filipinos in Balance Luzon were satisfied with the national government’s performance in enforcing the law on all (70 percent), stopping the spread of illegal drugs (63 percent), helping the poor (59 percent), and reducing hunger (53 percent).
Among socio-economic classes, a higher percentage of those in class ABC were satisfied with the national government’s performance in helping the poor (65 percent) and creating more jobs (51 percent) while a higher percentage of adult Filipinos belonging to Class E were satisfied with the national government’s performance in fighting criminality (68 percent).
The Tugon ng Masa nationwide survey was conducted from Dec. 10 to 14, 2023 through face-to-face interviews of 1,200 respondents aged 18 years and above.
The survey has a ±3% margin of error at a 95 percent confidence level.