A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey commissioned on Monday, Feb. 3, revealed that the trust ratings of the country’s top-ranking officials declined in January.
According to a survey commissioned by Stratbase and conducted from Jan. 17 to 20, SWS noted that the trust ratings of President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte saw a decline, with the President and the VP garnering 50 percent and 49 percent trust ratings, respectively.
Marcos' trust rating
The survey revealed a decline in the number of Filipinos expressing "much trust" in Marcos, dropping from 54 percent in December 2024 to 50 percent in January 2025.
Meanwhile, the survey showed that the percentage of people who had "little trust" in the President remained almost unchanged, increasing slightly from 25 percent in December 2024 to 26 percent in January 2025.
Those who were "undecided," on the other hand, rose from 19 percent to 22 percent during the same period.
Based on the commissioned survey, the strongest support for the President in January came from Balance Luzon, with 60 percent backing him, although this was a six percent decrease compared to December 2024.
Meanwhile, the same survey noted that the highest level of distrust in the President was recorded in Mindanao, where 36 percent of respondents expressed "little trust" in Marcos.
Duterte's trust rating
For Duterte, the survey showed that her trust rating decreased from 52 percent in December last year to 49 percent in January this year.
The survey results showed that Duterte remained the most trusted in Mindanao, with 78 percent expressing "much trust."
However, this indicated a five percent decline from her rating in the region in December 2024.
Based on the SWS commissioned survey, the highest percentage of people with "little trust" in the Vice President was recorded in Balance Luzon, where 41 percent expressed distrust in January 2025.
This marked a four percent increase from December last year.
The Stratbase-SWS January 2025 Pre-Election Survey included 1,800 respondents.