MANILA, Philippines - The net satisfaction rating of President Benigno Aquino III dropped to 32 percent in the fourth quarter, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Wednesday.
The president's satisfaction rating decreased from 41 percent (64 percent satisfied minus 22 percent dissatisfied) in September to 32 percent (58 percent satisfied minus 16 percent dissatisfied).
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Despite the nine-point drop, Aquino's net satisfaction rating remains "good" (+30 to + 49) in the SWS terminology.
The satisfaction rating of Aquino was highest in the Visayas region with 73 percent of the respondents saying that they are satisfied with the president's performance.
Aquino scored 55 percent in the National Capital Region, 52 percent in Luzon and 58 percent in Mindanao.
The SWS stressed that the public satisfaction survey with the president was non-commissioned.
The survey was conducted from December 5 to 8 among 1,200 respondents nationwide. The respondents were asked if they were satisfied or dissatisfied in the performance of Aquino.
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