‘Very good’ rating for Duterte admin — SWS

MANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration’s net satisfaction rating remained “very good” in the second quarter of the year, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS).

The survey, conducted from June 27 to 30, showed that 72 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with the performance of the administration, against only 13 percent who said otherwise.

This resulted in a net satisfaction score of +58, classified by the SWS as very good.

It was similar to its very good +58 (69 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) net satisfaction rating last March.

The administration’s net satisfaction rating remained excellent in Mindanao, President Duterte’s home region. It went up by four points from +72 last March to +76 in June.

It stayed very good in balance Luzon (areas in Luzon outside Mega Manila), also up by four points from +50 in March to +54 in June.

But it fell in Metro Manila by one grade from very good to good, +58 to +47.

It stayed very good in the Visayas, hardly moving from +57 in March to +56 in June.

Satisfaction with the government rose by one grade from very good to excellent in class ABC, higher by 25 points from +56 last March to +81 in June.

It remained very good in class E, from +54 in March to +62 in June.

It also stayed very good in class D, although it dropped by two points from +58 in March to +56 in June.

The administration of Duterte obtained a very good net satisfaction rating on: building and maintenance of public works (+62), reconstructing the war-torn Marawi City (+55), promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (+55), helping the poor (+54) and promoting women’s rights (+52).

It was good on: protecting human rights (+48), transparency in government activities (+43), having clear policies (+40), fighting terrorism (+39), ensuring that no family will ever be hungry (+39), foreign relations (+39), fighting crimes (+37), ensuring an efficient public transportation system (+36), fulfilling commitments in internal treaties (+33), deciding quickly (+33), reconciling with Muslim rebels (+31) and eradicating graft and corruption (+30).

It received moderate scores on the following issues : reconciling with communist rebels (+27) and defending Philippine sovereignty in West Philippine Sea (WPS), +20.

It garnered a neutral score on fighting inflation (+1).

The administration’s net rating rose by two grades from moderate to very good on promoting women’s rights, up by 24 points from +28 in December 1995 to +52 last June.

It rose by one grade from moderate to good on transparency in government activities, up by 20 points from +23 in September 2015 to +43 last June.

It also improved by one grade from moderate to good on deciding quickly, up by 18 points from +15 in October 2015 to +33 last June.

Likewise, it rose from moderate to good on ensuring that no family will ever be hungry, up by 17 points from +22 last March to +39 in June.

However, it fell by one grade from very good to good on fighting terrorism, down by 19 points from +58 last March to +39 in June.

It also fell by one grade from very good to good on protecting human rights, down by six points from +54 last March 2018 to +48 in June.

It also dropped from good to moderate on reconciling with communist rebels, down by 10 points from +37 last March 2018 to +27 in June.

It also fell from good to moderate on defending Philippine sovereignty in the WPS, down by 14 points from +34 last March to +20 in June.

It stayed good on eradicating graft and corruption, although down by 16 points from +46 last March to +30 in June.

It also remained neutral on fighting inflation, although down by seven points from +6 last March to -1 in June.

The SWS survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adults, 18 years old and above, nationwide.