The Marcos administration registered majority approval ratings on 11 of the 13 issues where its performance was assessed in the Pulse Asia September 2022 Ulat ng Bayan survey that was made public on Thursday, Oct. 6.

In the results of a survey conducted from September 17 to 21 with 1,200 respondents, Pulse Asia found that the current administration received the highest approval rating of +75 (78 percent approval, 3 percent disapproval) in its response to the needs of disaster affected areas,

The administration also received majority approval rating of +74 (78 percent approval, 19 percent disapproval) in controlling the spread of Covid-19.

Appreciation is also the majority sentiment toward the Marcos government’s work in promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (+65; 68 percent approval, 3 percent disapproval), promoting peace in the country (+62; 69 percent approval, 7 percent disapproval), fighting criminality (+58; 67 percent approval, 9 percent disapproval), and enforcing the rule of law (+53; 62 percent approval, 9 percent disapproval).

The Marcos administration received approval on other key issues: creating more jobs (+47; 59 percent approval, 12 percent disapproval), increasing workers’ pay (+46; 59 percent approval, 13 percent disapproval), fighting graft and corruption in government (+45; 58 percent approval, 13 percent disapproval), protecting the environment (+46; 57 percent approval, 11 percent disapproval), and defending the country’s territorial integrity (52 percent (+43; 52 percent approval, 9 percent disapproval.

“However, when it comes to controlling inflation, the only majority urgent national concern, the plurality opinion among Filipino adults (42 percent) is one of disapproval for the national administration’s performance,” Pulse Asia pointed out.

The present administration’s performance rating on controlling inflation was -11 (31 percent approval, 42 percent disapproval).

On poverty reduction, the Marcos government received essentially the same approval and indecision figures of 39 percent and 35 percent, respectively. Its performance rating was +13.