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What did Arroyo say about Romualdez's high trust rating? 

Published Nov 2, 2023 04:18 pm

At A Glance

  • House Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has acknowledged the surge in the trust rating of Speaker Martin Romualdez, her party-mate over at the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).

20231103_000721.jpgHouse Deputy Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (left), House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB, Speaker’s office)

House Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has acknowledged the surge in the trust rating of Speaker Martin Romualdez, her party-mate over at the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD).

Arroyo--Pampanga's 2nd district congresswoman and herself a former House Speaker--did so following the collective words of praise for Romualdez that were given by solons from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao and the party-lists during the past few days.

"I would like to congratulate House Speaker and Lakas(-CMD) President Martin Romualdez on the recent OCTA Research report reflecting +6 percent increase in trust rating to 60 percent," she said in short statement Thursday, Nov. 2.

Arroyo is chairperson emeritus of the political party, which is the largest in the 300-plus strong House of Representatives.

In May of this year, Arroyo was linked to an alleged "leaked coup plot" against Romualdez. Following this, she was relegated to deputy speaker from her original position as senior deputy speaker.

She has denied any part in the supposed plan to unseat Romualdez. At any rate, the two Lakas-CMD officials have since been seen in warm interactions in Batasan Complex, home of the House members.

First reported last Oct. 29, the OCTA Research 2023 third quarter survey showed that Romualdez’s trust rating jumped significantly by 22 percentege points, from 38 percent to 60 percent, between 2022 and 2023. From July to October this year, his trust level rose by six percentage points, from 54 percent to 60 percent.

In the same poll, the Leyte 1st district representative's performance satisfaction mark climbed by 17 percentage points between 2022 and 2023, from 44 percent to 61 percent. From July to October 2023, his performance rating increased by six percentage points, from 55 percent to 61 percent.

These are historically high figures for an incumbent House Speaker. The OCTA survey was conducted from Sept. 30 to Oct. 4.

Earlier, The Issues and Advocacy Center's (The CENTER) third quarter Pulso ng Pilipino tracking survey results showed that Romualdez’s net satisfaction rating rose by 5 percentage points from 55 percent to 60 percent.

The CENTER said that Romualdez’s score in the third quarter survey was "the highest performance rating posted by an incumbent Speaker in the history of the lower House".

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