A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Dec. 12 to 18, 2024 revealed that public satisfaction with the performance of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Supreme Court remains high, with all three institutions receiving “good” ratings.

The survey found that 62 percent of respondents were satisfied with the Senate, while 18 percent were dissatisfied, yielding a net satisfaction rating of +44 (the percentage of satisfied minus the percentage of dissatisfied).

Likewise, 54 percent of respondents expressed satisfaction with the House of Representatives, while 18 percent indicated dissatisfaction, resulting in a net rating of +36.

Moreover, 58 percent of respondents were satisfied with the Supreme Court, while 18 percent were dissatisfied, translating to a net score of +40.

SWS noted that compared to September 2024, net satisfaction decreased by five points for the Senate (from +49 to +44), and by six points for the House of Representatives (from +42 to +36).

Meanwhile, satisfaction with the Supreme Court barely moved (from +42 to +40).

The SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings is as follows: +70 and above, “excellent”; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”; +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”; and -70 and below, “execrable.”

Senate’s net satisfaction

SWS said the Senate's highest net satisfaction rating was recorded in the Visayas at +50, followed by +44 in bothMindanao and Balance Luzon, and +34 in Metro Manila.

Satisfaction was at good levels in both rural (+47) and urban (+41) areas. 

The Senate also received good ratings from men (+43) and women (+45).

Regarding age groups, the Senate’s highest net satisfaction was observed among those aged 55 and older (+48), followed by those aged 45 to 54 (+45), 25 to 34 (+42), 35 to 44 (+41), and 18 to 24 (+37).

The Senate’s net satisfaction ratings were also highest among elementary graduates (+55), followed by non-elementary graduates (+47), junior high school graduates (+42), those with some senior high school education (+37), and college graduates (+24).

House of Representatives’ net satisfaction

SWS said the net satisfaction with the House of Representatives was highest in Balance Luzon (+42) and the Visayas (+40), followed by Metro Manila and Mindanao, both with +27.

Among age groups, the House saw its highest rating from 18-24-year-olds (+41), followed by +39 among 35-44-year-olds, +38 among 45-54-year-olds, +34 among 25-34-year-olds, and +33 among those 55 years old and older. 

Satisfaction with the House was rated as good among elementary graduates (+39), junior high school graduates (+39), those with some senior high school education (+39), and non-elementary graduates (+37). 

However, it received a moderate rating of +14 among college graduates.

Supreme Court’s net satisfaction 

SWS said net satisfaction with the Supreme Court was good in all areas: it was highest at +42 in the Visayas, closely followed by +41 in Mindanao, +40 in Balance Luzon, and +37 in Metro Manila.

Its net satisfaction rating was also good among all age groups: it was highest at +49 among 18-24-year-olds, followed by +41 among those 55 and older, and +38 each among 25-34-year-olds, 35-44-year-olds, and 45-54-year-olds.

By education, net satisfaction with the Supreme Court was at good levels among all educational groups: it was highest at +47 among elementary graduates, followed by +41 among non-elementary graduates, +40 among junior high school graduates, +37 among those with some senior high school, and +30 among college graduates.

The Fourth Quarter 2024 Social Weather Survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews of 2,160 adults (18 years and older) nationwide.

The respondents were distributed as follows: 1,080 in Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila), and 360 each in Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao. 

The sampling error margins are ±2 percent for national percentages, ±3 percent in Balance Luzon, and ±5 percent each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.