President Marcos' approval rating slightly declines in Q1 2023 — Publicus Asia
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s approval rating has declined in the past three months, according to a new poll.
The latest Publicus Asia survey showed a drop in Marcos’ approval rating from 64 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 60 percent in the first quarter of 2023.
The President particularly recorded lower approval ratings in Metro Manila (60 percent in December to 57 percent in March), North Central Luzon (70 percent to 68 percent), South Luzon (55 percent to 53 percent), and Mindanao (73 percent to 63 percent).
Meanwhile, his approval rating increased slightly from 59 percent to 60 percent in the Visayas.
Trust rating for President Marcos, however, was unchanged at 57 percent.
Meanwhile, Vice President Sara Duterte registered a 67 percent approval rating in the first quarter of 2023 compared to 68 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Her trust rating is the highest among the country's top five officials included in the survey at 63 percent.
Duterte also registered the same rating in December 2022.
The “Pahayag 2023 First Quarter Survey” was conducted from March 2 to 6 with 1,500 adult respondents nationwide.