MANILA, Philippines - Six in 10 Filipinos or 63 percent believe President Duterte will fulfill most, if not all, of his promises, a recent survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed.
The SWS nationwide poll was conducted from June 24 to 27, just days before Duterte took his oath of office on June 30.
Results of the survey were published in the newspaper BusinessWorld yesterday, coinciding with Duterte’s first State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Of the 63 percent who think the President will make good on his promises, 22 percent said Duterte could fulfill “all or nearly all” and 41 percent said he could fulfill “most” of his promises.
Thirty-two percent of respondents said they expect “a few” of the promises would be fulfilled, while only one percent said “none or almost none.”
Three percent of the respondents did not provide an answer, the SWS said.
Asked to comment on the SWS survey, Palace spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a text message, “Let’s hold it until we hear his deliverables. Great day.”
He was referring to the targets that the President was expected to enumerate in his SONA.
Last week when Duterte garnered a 91 percent trust rating in a Pulse Asia survey, Abella simply said, “It’s all part of the job.”
High in all areas
Belief that Duterte will fulfill most, if not all, of his promises was “high” in all geographical areas, the pollster said.
It was highest in Mindanao, Duterte’s home region, at 75 percent; followed by 66 percent in Metro Manila; 60 percent in balance Luzon and 54 percent in the Visayas region.
SWS said the Visayas has the highest proportion of respondents saying they expect Duterte to fulfill “a few” as well as “none or almost none” of his promises at 39 percent and six percent, respectively.
Sixty-nine percent of the respondents from Class ABC, 65 percent of those in E and 63 percent of those in D believe the President can fulfill most, if not all, of his promises.
By gender, about 65 percent of female respondents and 62 percent male respondents think Duterte can deliver on his promises.
By age, 66 percent of those aged 25-34 years old as well as those at least 55 years old shared the same view, 62 percent among those 18-24 and those 35-44 years old, and 59 percent among those 45-54 years old.
Such optimism was similarly high among respondents across levels of educational attainment, the SWS noted.
The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults nationwide and has sampling error margin of plus or minus three percentage points for national percentages and plus or minus six percentage points each for Metro Manila, balance Luzon, the Visayas and Mindanao.
Pro-poor
Militant Anakpawis party-list also expressed optimism that Duterte would be able to fulfill his promise of fundamental change that would benefit the poor.
In a statement yesterday, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao said the legitimate demands of the masses remain – land, wages, jobs, shelter and basic rights.
“These are by-products of genuine land reform and nationalist industrialization. Hence, we urge the President to draft his political and economic agenda by this framework,” Casilao said.
He noted that during the campaign, Duterte promised agricultural development, free irrigation services for farmers, the return of the multibillion-peso coconut levy fund to the farmers, banning of labor contractualization and an end to demolition of urban poor communities if there are no relocation areas. – With Christina Mendez, Ding Cervantes