Senator Raffy Tulfo received the highest trust and approval ratings among the country's current senators, according to the findings of a big data research firm's nationwide survey.
Tulfo received a 90 percent trust rating and an 83 percent approval rating from the 2,000 respondents in the Tangere survey, which had results released on Wednesday, April 26.
(Photo from Senator Raffy Tulfo’s Facebook page)
Senators with the next-highest trust and approval ratings were Senator Grace Poe (84 percent trust rating and 79 percent approval rating), Senator Joel Villanueva (83 percent trust rating and 76 percent approval rating), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian (80 percent trust rating and 75 percent approval rating), and Senator Francis Escudero (80 percent trust rating and 74 percent approval rating).
Based on the survey results, the top five senators consistently received high ratings for both trust and approval, according to Tangere founder and CEO Martin Peñaflor.
Meanwhile, Senators Alan Peter Cayetano (53 percent trust rating and 51 percent approval rating), Cynthia Villar (55 percent trust rating and 51 percent approval rating), and Bong Revilla Jr. (57 percent trust rating and 53 percent approval rating) were "consistent" in the bottom rankings, Peñaflor said.
The mobile-based survey was conducted from April 17 to 20 with survey respondents proportionately representing the following areas nationwide: 12 percent from Metro Manila, 23 percent from North and Central Luzon, 22 percent from South Luzon (including Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol), 20 percent from the Visayas, and 23 percent from Mindanao.