Survey: Lamentillo ranks 1st in poll of government spokespersons


Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Anna Mae Lamentillo ranked first in a non-commissioned poll for Philippine government spokespersons.

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The “Boses ng Bayan” poll, which was conducted by the RP- Mission and Development Inc. from Nov. 27 until Dec. 2, 2022, covered a total of 10,000 respondents.

“President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., Vice President Sara Duterte, and cabinet members earned outstanding evaluations for their overall job performance in the national survey. It confirms that their spokespeople effectively communicated government goals, initiatives, and policies,” Dr. Paul Martinez of RPMD claimed.

Based on the poll results, Lamentillo received a rating of 88 percent, achieving the highest rating among all other spokespersons in the Philippine government.

Among the spokespersons who garnered the five highest places in the survey results were Office of the Press Secretary Officer-in-Charge Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil with a rating of 86 percent, Department of Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Margarita Gutierrez (84 percent), Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Goddess Hope Libiran (83 percent), and Department of Health OIC-Undersecretary Beverly Ho (82 percent).