SWS: Leni up; Sereno ratings plummet

MANILA, Philippines — Public satisfaction with Vice President Leni Robredo improved in the past three months, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The third quarter survey of SWS showed 62 percent of Filipinos approved of Robredo’s performance while 21 percent were dissatisfied, resulting in a net satisfaction score of +41, classified as “good.”

This was five points above her June net satisfaction rating of +36 (60 percent satisfied and 24 percent dissatisfied.)

The non-commissioned poll, taken from Sept. 23 to 27, used face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults nationwide.

SWS said Robredo’s net satisfaction rating rose in all areas except Mindanao. It stayed very good in the Visayas, at +60 in September from +53 in June. It also stayed good in balance Luzon, at +42 from +35.

In Metro Manila, it remained moderate at +23 from +20. It stayed good in Mindanao at +31, hardly moving from +32 in June.

Leni elated by survey results

Robredo was elated by the results of latest survey showing an increase in her approval ratings in the third quarter of the year.

But the Vice President said public officials should not be influenced too much by surveys.

“While surveys are important, there are also times when doing the right thing is not equivalent to doing what is popular. That’s why we try not to be ruled by surveys also,” she said in an interview at St. Theresa’s College in Quezon City.

The Vice President believes her office’s anti-poverty program Angat Buhay was behind the rise in her satisfaction ratings.