President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. remains the most trusted and approved top government official in the country, despite a slight drop in his latest ratings, based on OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from April 2 to 5.

The survey found that 60 percent of adult Filipinos expressed trust in President Marcos, a five-point drop from 65 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Meanwhile, 23 percent of respondents said they distrust the President, while 18 percent were undecided.

In terms of job performance, 59 percent of Filipinos said they were satisfied with President Marcos’ work, a four-point decline from the 64 percent recorded in November 2024.

Dissatisfaction remained at 20 percent, while another 20 percent of respondents were undecided.

Despite the declines, President Marcos maintains the highest trust and performance ratings among the country’s top officials.

Ratings of other officials

The survey showed that trust in Vice President Sara Duterte rose to 58 percent, up nine points from 49 percent in the previous quarter.

Her distrust rating remained at 19 percent, while 22 percent of respondents were undecided.

The Vice President’s job approval also improved to 56 percent from 48 percent in the previous quarter.

About 20 percent of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with her performance, while 23 percent were undecided.

Senate President Francis Escudero also continues to enjoy majority trust and approval, despite slight declines.

His trust rating remained at 55 percent, while 53 percent of Filipinos are satisfied with his performance.

However, this is a 12-point drop in satisfaction from the November 2024 survey.

Speaker Martin Romualdez also retained majority support, with 54 percent of Filipinos expressing trust in him and 55 percent satisfied with his performance.

Both figures represent only marginal declines from the previous quarter, four points down in trust and satisfaction.

Meanwhile, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo received the lowest marks among the country's top officials.

Only 5 percent of adult Filipinos expressed trust in the Chief Justice, which remains unchanged from previous surveys.

His performance rating also dropped slightly to 5 percent, down three points from the last quarter. However, this movement remains within the survey’s margin of error.

OCTA’s survey was conducted through face-to-face interviews with 1,200 male and female respondents aged 18 and above, who were selected using probability sampling.

The survey has a margin of error of ±3 percent at a 95 percent confidence level at the national level, while for subnational estimates, the margin of error is ±6 percent for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.