(Eagle News)–The net satisfaction rating of the administration slightly went down in September but is still at very good, the Social Weather Stations said.
The September 27 to 30 survey found 77% of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 11% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 10% dissatisfied with the general performance of President Rodrigo Duterte’s government, for a net satisfaction rating of +67.
This is 6 points below the record-high excellent +73, or 82% satisfied, 9% dissatisfied, in June 2019, and similar to the very good +66 in December 2018.
The administration scored very good in helping the poor (+62), providing information needed by the citizens to properly examine what the government is doing (+54), and having clear policies (+53).
It was good in fighting terrorism (+49), developing a healthy economy (+48), protecting the freedom of the press (+47), acting according to what the people want (+44), fighting crimes that victimize ordinary citizens, like killings, holdups, robberies, physical violence, etc. (+43), reconciling with Muslim rebels (+40), foreign relations (+39), reconciling with communist rebels (+38), eradicating graft and corruption in government (+32), recovering ill-gotten wealth (+30), and defending the Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+30).
It scored moderate in ensuring that no family will ever be hungry and have nothing to eat, and neutral in fighting inflation (+5).
The 6-point decrease in the overall net satisfaction rating was due to declines of 10 points in Mindanao, 10 points in Balance Luzon, and 1 point in the Visayas, along with a 12-point increase in Metro Manila.
The administration scored very good among members of both the rural and urban classes.
Net satisfaction fell from excellent to very good in class D, or the masa, down by 7 points from +73 in June 2019 to +66 in September 2019 and in class E, down by 5 points from +73 in June to +68 in September.
But it rose from very good to excellent in class ABC, up by 18 points from +60 in June to +78 in September.
The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,800 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 600 each in Balance Luzon and Mindanao, and 300 each in Metro Manila and the Visayas.
Sampling error margins were pegged at ±2.3% for national percentages, ±4% each for Balance Luzon and Mindanao, and ±6% each for Metro Manila and the Visayas.
