President Marcos said the 59-percent approval rating he got in a recent survey was "encouraging" and may positively affect the administration's bets in the upcoming May elections.

Marcos said this after the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found that 59 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with his performance, while 23 percent expressed dissatisfaction and 17 percent were undecided.

In an interview with reporters in Pasay City, the President said the survey results further motivated him to work even harder for the Filipino people.

"Of course, it's very encouraging. Siyempre lalakas ang loob namin para patibayin pa, pagandahin pa namin ang trabaho namin (We found the strength to do better and improve our work)," he said on Friday, Jan. 31.

"It's always good to see that what we are doing is reaching the majority of people at nararamdaman naman nila 'yung aming mga ginagawa (and they feel what we are doing)," he added.

Marcos expressed confidence that the result of the said survey, conducted in December 2024, will help sway Filipino voters to support administration candidates in the May midterm elections.

"Siguro, I'm sure it has an effect. Makakatulong yun (It will help)," he said.

President Marcos recently attended the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) Leaders' Convergence Summit, an event he believed would address challenges faced by different jurisdictions and the needs of administration candidates.

"What we are doing is really more in terms of organization. The messaging, I think, is pretty clear to all our candidates already because we have been talking about it for the last two and a half years and even during the campaign," he said.

"We will see kung ano ang problema sa bawat lugar, kung ano yung mga pangangailangan na may kakulangan ng iba’t ibang kandidato (what the problem is in every area and what are the things our candidates lack or need). It’s really, really a gearing up already for the campaign," he added.

The SWS survey results indicated that the Marcos administration maintained a " good" net satisfaction rating.

The administration received a high rating for assisting disaster victims, enhancing the quality of children's education, supporting the poor, implementing job creation policies, and advancing science and technology.

It likewise received a "good" rating for successfully implementing housing programs for the poor, ensuring food security, maintaining an efficient public transportation system, preparing for typhoons, addressing climate change, communicating honestly with the public, and defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

Meanwhile, it was given a "moderate" rating for its efforts to ensure no family experiences hunger, the same survey results showed.