Duterte's satisfaction rating soars amid martial law declaration
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his speech during the 64th Araw ng Hagonoy celebration at the Municipal Complex in Hagonoy, Davao del Sur on July 5, 2017, expresses his grief over how Filipinos have been dying in the war in Marawi City. Presidential Photo/Karl Norman Alonzo
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte posted a record-high net satisfaction rating following his declaration of martial law in Mindanao, according to the latest Social Weather Stations survey released Friday.
In the second quarter survey conducted from June 23 to 26, 78 percent of the respondents said they were satisfied with the performance of Duterte while 10 percent were undecided and 12 percent said they were dissatisfied.
This yields a "very good" net satisfaction rating of +66 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), a three-point increase from his first quarter rating of +63.
Presidential Ernesto Abella said that the latest survey shows "tacit public support for the president's action following the rebellion in Marawi."
The president, however, experienced a 12-point drop in his public satisfaction ratings in Mindanao from +87 in March to +75 in June.
Duterte scored "excellent" net satisfaction ratings in Mindanao and Visayas with +75 and +73, respectively. He scored +63 in the National Capital Region while he obtained the lowest rating in Balance Luzon with +58.
The president also obtained "very good" net ratings on both urban and rural areas with +68 and +63, respectively.
Among socioeconomic classes, Duterte scored the highest in Class E with +67, followed by Class with +66 and Class ABC with +59.
Duterte also has higher net satisfaction ratings among Filipino women with +69 compared to Filipino men with his score of +63.
The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide, 300 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas and Mindanao.
- Latest
- Trending
