By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
Despite criticisms, President Duterte’s public satisfaction rating has reached a new record-high in the second quarter of 2019, Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showed.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In the survey conducted among 1,200 adult Filipinos from June 22 to 26, SWS found 80 percent of Filipinos satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 12 percent dissatisfied with the performance of President Duterte.
This translates to a net satisfaction rating of +68 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), classified by SWS as “very good.”
SWS pointed out that this is President Duterte’s new personal record-high, surpassing the previous record of +66 in March 2019 and June 2017, although it remained “very good.”
It attributed the two-point rise in President Duterte's net satisfaction rating from March 2019 to June 2019 to an increase in the rest of Luzon, offset by declines in Mindanao, Visayas, and Metro Manila.
The President’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in the rest of Luzon, at a new record-high +65 (78 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up from +56 (73 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
It stayed excellent in Mindanao, at +81 (88 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from the record-high +88 (92 percent satisfied, 5 percent dissatisfied) previously.
It also remained very good in Visayas, at +66 (77 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from +69 (81 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March.
Likewise, it is still very good in Metro Manila, at +59 (73 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from +61 (76 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in the previous quarter.
Sweeping
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating is also up in urban areas, SWS said.
Urban net satisfaction with President Duterte stayed very good, at +67 (79 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, but up by five points from +62 (77 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
Rural net satisfaction also stayed very good, at +68 (80 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down by one point from the record-high +69 (81 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied), previously.
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in the class E or the “poorest,” but at a new record-high +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up by 10 points from +58 (74 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
This surpassed the previous record of very good +67 in June 2017.
It also remained very good in class D or the “masa,” maintaining the record-high +68 in June (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) from March (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied).
It is also still very good in class ABC or the upper-to-middle class at +58 (76 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from the record-high +69 (83 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in the previous quarter.
The President’s net satisfaction rating also stayed very good among women, at a record-high +69 (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up from +65 (78 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
This ties the record-high set in June 2017, SWS said.
It also stayed very good among men, at +67 (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied), although down from +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose from very good to excellent among 25-34 year olds, at +72 (82 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied), up from +66 (81 percent satisfied, 15 percent dissatisfied).
It also rose from very good to excellent among those 55 years old and older, at a new record-high +70 (81 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied), from +61 (75 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied). It surpassed the previous record of very good +68 in June 2017.
It stayed excellent among 35-44 year olds, at a new record-high +73 (81 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) from +70 (81 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied). It also surpassed the previous record of excellent +72 in June 2017.
Down but still very good
However, it fell by one grade from excellent to very good among 18-24 year olds, at +57 (74 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied), down by 13 points from the record-high +70 (83 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).
It stayed very good among 45-54 year olds, at +61 (75 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied), although down from the record-high +68 (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March.
The President’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from very good to excellent among high school graduates, at a new record-high +74 (82 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up by seven points from +67 (79 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019. It surpassed the previous record of excellent +71 in September 2016.
Meanwhile, it stayed very good among elementary school graduates, at +62 (76 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in June, up by two points from +60 (76 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in March.
However, it fell by one grade from excellent to very good among college graduates, at +63 (76 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June, down by 11 points from +74 (86 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in March.
It also fell from excellent to very good among non-elementary school graduates, at +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June, down by three points from the record-high +71 (82 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in March.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (TOTO LOZANO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In the survey conducted among 1,200 adult Filipinos from June 22 to 26, SWS found 80 percent of Filipinos satisfied, 9 percent undecided, and 12 percent dissatisfied with the performance of President Duterte.
This translates to a net satisfaction rating of +68 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), classified by SWS as “very good.”
SWS pointed out that this is President Duterte’s new personal record-high, surpassing the previous record of +66 in March 2019 and June 2017, although it remained “very good.”
It attributed the two-point rise in President Duterte's net satisfaction rating from March 2019 to June 2019 to an increase in the rest of Luzon, offset by declines in Mindanao, Visayas, and Metro Manila.
The President’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in the rest of Luzon, at a new record-high +65 (78 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up from +56 (73 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
It stayed excellent in Mindanao, at +81 (88 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from the record-high +88 (92 percent satisfied, 5 percent dissatisfied) previously.
It also remained very good in Visayas, at +66 (77 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from +69 (81 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March.
Likewise, it is still very good in Metro Manila, at +59 (73 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from +61 (76 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in the previous quarter.
Sweeping
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating is also up in urban areas, SWS said.
Urban net satisfaction with President Duterte stayed very good, at +67 (79 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, but up by five points from +62 (77 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
Rural net satisfaction also stayed very good, at +68 (80 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down by one point from the record-high +69 (81 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied), previously.
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating stayed very good in the class E or the “poorest,” but at a new record-high +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up by 10 points from +58 (74 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
This surpassed the previous record of very good +67 in June 2017.
It also remained very good in class D or the “masa,” maintaining the record-high +68 in June (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) from March (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied).
It is also still very good in class ABC or the upper-to-middle class at +58 (76 percent satisfied, 18 percent dissatisfied) in June, although down from the record-high +69 (83 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in the previous quarter.
The President’s net satisfaction rating also stayed very good among women, at a record-high +69 (79 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up from +65 (78 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019.
This ties the record-high set in June 2017, SWS said.
It also stayed very good among men, at +67 (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied), although down from +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).
President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating rose from very good to excellent among 25-34 year olds, at +72 (82 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied), up from +66 (81 percent satisfied, 15 percent dissatisfied).
It also rose from very good to excellent among those 55 years old and older, at a new record-high +70 (81 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied), from +61 (75 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied). It surpassed the previous record of very good +68 in June 2017.
It stayed excellent among 35-44 year olds, at a new record-high +73 (81 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) from +70 (81 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied). It also surpassed the previous record of excellent +72 in June 2017.
Down but still very good
However, it fell by one grade from excellent to very good among 18-24 year olds, at +57 (74 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied), down by 13 points from the record-high +70 (83 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied).
It stayed very good among 45-54 year olds, at +61 (75 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied), although down from the record-high +68 (80 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March.
The President’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from very good to excellent among high school graduates, at a new record-high +74 (82 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied) in June 2019, up by seven points from +67 (79 percent satisfied, 12 percent dissatisfied) in March 2019. It surpassed the previous record of excellent +71 in September 2016.
Meanwhile, it stayed very good among elementary school graduates, at +62 (76 percent satisfied, 14 percent dissatisfied) in June, up by two points from +60 (76 percent satisfied, 16 percent dissatisfied) in March.
However, it fell by one grade from excellent to very good among college graduates, at +63 (76 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June, down by 11 points from +74 (86 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in March.
It also fell from excellent to very good among non-elementary school graduates, at +68 (81 percent satisfied, 13 percent dissatisfied) in June, down by three points from the record-high +71 (82 percent satisfied, 11 percent dissatisfied) in March.