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VP Sara's satisfaction rating rises in Q4 2025 — SWS

Other top officials post mixed results in latest survey

Published Feb 11, 2026 10:14 am

At A Glance

  • Vice President Duterte's net satisfaction rose six points to +28, highest in Mindanao at +70, and improved across most age, gender, and education groups
  • Senate President Sotto' s net satisfaction stayed moderate at +16, strongest in Balance Luzon at +26, but fell 13 points in Metro Manila
  • Speaker Dy III's net satisfaction rose slightly to +5, highest in Balance Luzon at +12, and increased among 18–24-year-olds and rural residents
  • Chief Justice Gesmundo's net satisfaction remained neutral at +9, highest in Balance Luzon and the Visayas at +10, rising among 18–24 and 55+ age groups but falling among 25–34 and 35–44-year-olds
Vice President Sara Duterte
Vice President Sara Duterte
Filipinos’ satisfaction with Vice President Sara Duterte rose by six points in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Nov. 24 to 30.
The survey, released on Feb. 10, interviewed 1,200 adults nationwide and found that 54 percent of respondents were satisfied with Vice President Duterte’s performance, while 26 percent were dissatisfied, resulting in a net satisfaction rating of +28 (percentage of satisfied minus percentage of dissatisfied).
SWS classifies this rating as “moderate,” which is up from +22 in September 2025.
SWS said Vice President Duterte’s net satisfaction was highest in Mindanao at excellent +70, followed by the Visayas at good +41, Balance Luzon at neutral +9, and Metro Manila at neutral net zero.
Compared with September, her net satisfaction rose by 10 points in Balance Luzon and by nine points in the Visayas, fell slightly by three points in Metro Manila, and barely changed in Mindanao.
Her rating stayed moderate in urban areas, rising 11 points from +10 to +21, and remained good in rural areas, up three points from +32 to +35.
Among women, her net satisfaction rose from moderate to good, up six points from +29 to +35, while among men it stayed moderate, also rising six points from +15 to +21.
By age, the largest increase was among 18–24-year-olds, rising 32 points from moderate +17 to good +49, while 45–54-year-olds rose 10 points from moderate +19 to +29.
It increased slightly among 35–44-year-olds, from +38 to +42, and among those 55 and older, from -2 to +1, but fell six points among 25–34-year-olds, from +52 to +46.
Net satisfaction improved across most education levels, rising 16 points among those with some senior high school, from +15 to +31; by eight points among non-elementary graduates, from +34 to +42; by eight points among college graduates, from +10 to +18; and by seven points among elementary graduates, from +20 to +27.
It slipped slightly among junior high school graduates, from +30 to +26.
Other top officials
Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III recorded a net satisfaction rating of moderate +16, highest in Balance Luzon at +26, followed by the Visayas at +17, Mindanao at +5, and Metro Manila at +4.
Compared with September, his rating hardly changed in Balance Luzon, Mindanao, and the Visayas, but fell 13 points in Metro Manila.
It stayed moderate in rural areas, up 10 points from +18 to +28, but declined in urban areas from +16 to +6.
Among women, his rating stayed at +21, and among men at +12. By age, his rating rose 18 points among 18–24-year-olds, from +5 to +23, while it stayed moderate for all other age groups.
By education, his rating rose 26 points from -10 to +16 among college graduates, but fell among non-elementary graduates from +37 to +25 and among elementary graduates from +29 to +22.
It stayed largely unchanged among junior high school graduates and those with some senior high school.
Meanwhile, Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III had a net satisfaction rating of neutral +5, highest in Balance Luzon at +12, followed by Mindanao at +2, the Visayas at -2, and Metro Manila at -7.
Compared with September, his rating rose nine points in Balance Luzon (+3), stayed neutral but fell slightly in Metro Manila (-3) and the Visayas (+5), and remained neutral in Mindanao (+2).
His rating rose from neutral to moderate in rural areas, from +3 to +13, and stayed neutral in urban areas.
By gender, it increased from +2 to +7 among women and stayed nearly unchanged among men from +2 to +3.
Among age groups, it rose 14 points from +2 to +16 among 18–24-year-olds, while staying neutral for other groups.
Across education levels, changes were minor, with increases among elementary graduates (+7 to +15) and those with some senior high school education (-5 to +1), and small declines among college graduates (+2 to -6)
Meanwhile, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo posted a net satisfaction rating of neutral +9, highest in Balance Luzon and the Visayas at +10, followed by Mindanao at +8 and Metro Manila at +3.
Compared with September, his rating rose slightly in Balance Luzon, fell in Metro Manila and the Visayas, and barely changed in Mindanao.
It stayed moderate in rural areas (+13) and neutral in urban areas (+4), remained moderate among men (+12) and neutral among women (+5), and was moderate among 45–54-year-olds (+14) while staying neutral among other age groups.
Among other age groups, Chief Justice Gesmundo’s net satisfaction rose six points among 18–24-year-olds, from +3 to +9, and increased slightly among those 55 and older, from +6 to +9. It fell from moderate to neutral among 25–34-year-olds, down nine points from +11 to +2, and among 35–44-year-olds, down four points from +13 to +9.
By education, his rating rose from neutral to moderate among college graduates (net zero to +10), stayed moderate among non-elementary (+17 to +19) and junior high school graduates (+13 to +11), remained neutral among those with some senior high school (+2 to +4), and fell from moderate to neutral among elementary graduates (+12 to +5).

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