Trust ratings of Marcos, other top Philippine officials improve in June 2025, SWS survey shows
PRESIDENT FERDINAND MARCOS JR.
Public trust in the top four Philippine officials improved in June 2025, based on the latest results of a Stratbase-commissioned survey that was officially released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Tuesday, July 15.
President Marcos’ net trust rating improved to +18, with 48 percent of respondents expressing “much trust” and 30 percent showing “little trust.”
This marks a significant rise from May, when his net trust was -1, based on 38 percent “much trust” and 30 percent “little trust.”
Those expressing indecision remained at 21 percent.
Vice President Sara Duterte’s trust rating showed a slight improvement, from 60 percent in May to 61 percent in June.
Those expressing little trust remained at 23 percent, while the undecided decreased to 14 percent from 16 percent.
Her net trust rating improved slightly to +38 from +37.
Senate President Francis Escudero also saw an improvement in trust, with 55 percent expressing “much trust” compared to 47 percent in May.
The percentage of respondents with little trust dropped to 23 percent from 28 percent, and undecided respondents declined to 21 percent from 23 percent.
His net trust rating improved to +31 from +19.
Speaker Martin Romualdez recorded an improvement in his trust rating as well, increasing to 34 percent from 26 percent, while those expressing little trust declined to 34 percent from 43 percent.
Institutional trust likewise improved, with trust in the Senate increasing to 64 percent from 58 percent, and “little trust” falling to 13 percent from 19 percent.
The Senate’s net trust rating improved to +51 from +38.
Trust in the House of Representatives also increased to 57 percent from 49 percent, while little trust dropped to 17 percent from 24 percent, resulting in a net trust rating of +40 from +26.
The Second Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey was conducted from June 25 to 29 using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adults nationwide (300 respondents each from Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao).
The survey’s margin of error is ±3 percent for national percentages and ±6 percent for regional data.