Duterte, Robredo approval, trust ratings up in June – Pulse Asia 0
BY RALPH VILLANUEVA ON JULY 13, 2018 HEADLINES
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THE approval and trust ratings of both President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Ma. Leonor “Leni” Robredo are up, according to a survey in June.
Duterte’s approval rating went up eight percentage points to 88 percent from 80 percent in March.
The President’s trust rating also surged from 79 percent to 87 percent in the same period.
Robredo’s approval rating increased seven percentage points — from 55 percent in March to 62 percent in June. Her trust rating also increased from 53 percent to 56 percent in the same period.
Malacanang on Friday said it welcomed the results.
“The President views these latest survey results with all humility; however, he is not leading the country for the sake of high or good ratings. The Chief Executive is simply fulfilling his campaign promises with the best interest of Filipinos in mind,” Palace spokesman Harry Roque, Jr. said in a statement.
“[President Duterte] is working double time to rid society of drugs, criminality and corruption to achieve his goal of bringing comfortable life for all,” Roque added.
Pimentel, Alvarez ratings also rise but Sereno falls
Former Senate president Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd’s approval and trust ratings also increased significantly, at 72 percent and 64 percent respectively, 11 percentage points higher compared to March.
Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s approval and trust ratings got a boost, at 47 percent and 45 percent respectively from 41 percent and 36 percent in March.
Meanwhile, ousted Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno saw a dip in her trust rating, from 22 percent in March to 19 percent in June.
Pulse Asia said Sereno was not included in the survey on the approval rating because she was on indefinite leave.
The survey by Pulse Asia Research, Inc. from June 15 to 21 came amid the suspension of the peace negotiations between the government and the communists, the arrest of around 7,000 loiterers (tambay), the killing of Fr. Richmond Nilo, the approval on third and final reading at the House of Representatives of a bill strengthening the powers of the Office of Solicitor General, calls for the suspension of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) law and the Supreme Court’s final ruling on the ouster Sereno, among others.
The polling firm’s nationwide survey has a + 2 percent error margin at the 95 percent confidence level. Subnational estimates for the geographic areas covered in the survey have the following error margins at 95 percent confidence level: + 6 percent for Metro Manila, + 3 percent for the rest of Luzon and + 5 percent for each of Visayas and Mindanao.