(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is still the most trusted government official in the country, followed by Senate President Tito Sotto and Vice President Leni Robredo, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed.
Duterte obtained an 85 percent trust and approval rating, a marginal movement from the 87 percent rating he obtained in March, according to the pollster which conducted the survey from June 24 to 30.
Duterte’s high ratings cut across geographical areas, 83 percent in Metro Manila, 81 percent in Luzon, 89 percent in Visayas and 91 percent in Mindanao; and across socio-economic classes, 80 percent among members of the ABC class, 85 percent among members of Class D, and 86 percent among members of Class E.
Following Duterte was Sotto, with a 77 percent trust and approval rating.
In Metro Manila, Sotto obtained a 67 percent rating, in Luzon an 87 percent rating, in the Visayas a 72 percent rating, and in Mindanao a 69 percent rating.
In terms of socio-economic classes, Sotto got a 66 percent rating among members of Class ABC, a 78 percent among members of Class D, and 75 percent among members of Class E.
Robredo garnered a 55 percent trust and approval rating, according to the Pulse Asia survey.
Metro Manila and members of Class ABC denied majority trust ratings to the Vice President, with only about a third trusting her, but obtained majority trust ratings in the other geographical areas and socio-economic classes, 52 to 58 percent and 52 to 56 percent, respectively.
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Nearly half of Filipino adults disapprove of the work of Speaker Gloria Arroyo (47 percent), with majority disapproval ratings in Metro Manila (53 percent) and the rest of Luzon (52 percent).
Pulse Asia said disapproval was the plurality sentiment toward Arroyo’s work among members of Class D (49 percent), among members of Class E (42 percent) and among Visayans (44 percent).
“Basically, the same approval and disapproval figures are posted by the House Speaker in Mindanao (40 percent versus 36 percent) while public opinion among Class ABC is split three ways with 36 percent being critical of her performance, 33 percent approving of the same and 29 percent expressing indecision on the matter,” Pulse Asia said.
As for Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, Pulse Asia said the only majority approval rating he got was from Visayans (57 percent).
The pollster said appreciation was the plurality statement in Mindanao (49 percent).
Most Metro Manilans (53 percent) and members of Class ABC (55 percent) are unable to say if they have a positive or negative opinion about Bersamin’s work, while a big plurality in the rest of Luzon (45 percent) express indecision.
The survey was done from June 24 to 30 using face-to-face interviews, and was conducted after the ramming of a Chinese boat of a Philippine fishing boat near Recto Bank, the filing of a diplomatic protest following the incident, among others.
