Vice President Sara Duterte maintained majority approval and trust ratings in December 2025, while public sentiment toward President Marcos remained largely negative, a Pulse Asia Research survey revealed.

The survey was conducted from Dec. 12 to 15, through face-to-face interviews with a nationwide sample of 1,200 adults aged 18 and above. It has a ±2.8 percent margin of error at the 95 percent confidence level, while subnational estimates for Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon, the Visayas, and Mindanao each have a ±5.7 percent margin of error.

In its December 2025 Ulat ng Bayan survey, Pulse Asia stated that “the Vice-President continues to enjoy small majority approval and trust ratings in December 2025 (56% and 54%, respectively),” while “the plurality sentiments toward the President are disapproval for his quarterly performance and distrust in him (48% and 47%, respectively).”

The survey firm noted that public sentiment toward both officials “remains essentially unchanged between September 2025 and December 2025.”

Pulse Asia said its survey results showed that nearly half of Filipino adults, or 48 percent, were dissatisfied with the President’s performance in the previous quarter, compared to 34 percent who expressed approval.

In contrast, 56 percent of respondents approved of Vice President Duterte’s performance, while 24 percent disapproved.

It noted that indecision levels stood at 18 percent for the President and 20 percent for the Vice President.

Pulse Asia reported that the Chief Executive obtained a majority approval rating only in the rest of Luzon at 51 percent. Disapproval dominated in Metro Manila, the Visayas, Mindanao, and among Class E respondents.

Meanwhile, approval of Vice President Duterte’s performance was highest in the Visayas, Mindanao, and among Class D and Class E respondents, with the firm noting a significant increase in approval among Visayans since September.

On trustworthiness, Pulse Asia stated that 47 percent of Filipino adults distrust President Marcos, while 32 percent said they trust him.

Vice President Duterte, on the other hand, was trusted by a majority of respondents at 54 percent.

The survey firm said there were “no significant differences” in trust ratings for both officials between September and December 2025.

The survey found that controlling inflation remained the country’s leading urgent national concern, cited by 59 percent of respondents.

This was followed by fighting corruption in government at 48 percent and increasing workers’ pay at 39 percent.

Other concerns included reducing poverty, creating more jobs, fighting criminality, and addressing illegal drug use.

Pulse Asia said changes in public concern over national issues between September and December were marginal and within the survey’s error margin.

As for government performance, Pulse Asia reported that out of 18 issues assessed, the national administration earned only one majority approval rating—for protecting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers at 57 percent.

Disapproval dominated in areas such as controlling inflation, fighting corruption, reducing poverty, and addressing illegal drugs, it added.