High approval ratings noted across all geographical areas, socioeconomic classes
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte maintained his big majority approval and trust ratings despite the barrage of issues hurled against him and his family by his critics, based on the latest survey done by Pulse Asia.
According to the survey done from September 24 to 30 via face-to-face interviews of 1200 adults, Duterte’s approval rating was at 80 percent, with only 7 percent expressing disapproval, and 13 percent undecided.
Pulsa Asia said the President enjoys “majority approval ratings” across geographic areas—76 percent in the National Capital Region, 72 percent in the rest of Luzon, 86 percent in the Visayas, and 92 percent in Mindanao—and across socioeconomic classes—75 percent among members of the ABC classes, 79 percent among members of the D class, and 86 percent among members of the E class.
His trust rating was pegged at 80 percent, with only 6 percent expressing small or no trust; and 14 percent undecided.
His high trust ratings also cuts across geographic areas–76 percent in the National Capital Region, 72 percent in the rest of Luzon, 86 percent in the Visayas, and 93 percent in Mindanao–and across socioeconomic classes–74 percent among members of the ABC classes, 80 percent among the members of class D, and 85 percent among members of class E.
Key developments at the time the survey was conducted include the Senate blue ribbon committee’s investigation into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that slipped through Customs in May, which saw Duterte’s son Paolo, and son-in-law Manases Carpio denying any links to drug smuggling and corruption in the Bureau of Customs; the filing of double-murder charges against the Caloocan City policemen and taxi driver implicated in the killing of Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman; the sacking of the entire Caloocan police force; the trip of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to Singapore to dispute the President’s allegations he owned several accounts in foreign banks; Trillanes’ challenge for the President to sign bank waivers; and President Duterte’s threat to create an independent commission to investigate corruption within the Ombudsman after it launched a fact-finding investigation into his and his family’s alleged ill-gotten wealth.
Other key developments include the call made by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines for Catholics to light candles for 40 days for the victims of the administration’s war on drugs, the suspected hazing death of Horacio Castillo III, and the filing of impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno.
The survey has an error margin of +-3%.