Public satisfaction with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has fallen to a new personal low, with more Filipinos expressing dissatisfaction than approval, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from March 24 to 31.

The results of the March 2026 Social Weather Survey, released on Tuesday, May 26, showed that 33 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 18 percent were undecided, and 49 percent were dissatisfied with the performance of President Marcos.

“Compared to November 2025, gross satisfaction with President Marcos fell from 40 percent, gross undecided hardly moved from 17 percent, and gross dissatisfaction rose from 43 percent,” SWS said.

This resulted in a net satisfaction rating of -15 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), classified by SWS as “poor.”

“This is 12 points down from the neutral -3 in November 2025, and a new personal record-low that surpassed the previous low of poor -12 in March 2025,” SWS said.

The SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings is as follows: +70 and above, “excellent”; +50 to +69, “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; +10 to +29, “moderate”; +9 to -9, “neutral”; -10 to -29, “poor”; -30 to -49, “bad”; -50 to -69, “very bad”;-70 and below, “execrable.”

According to SWS, net satisfaction with President Marcos has declined across all major areas.

Compared to November 2025, ratings fell in all areas, including a drop from +13 to +2 in Balance Luzon, from +2 to -15 in the Visayas, from -17 to -31 in Metro Manila, and from -29 to -40 in Mindanao.

The survey also showed declines in both rural and urban areas, where net satisfaction fell from +9 to -9 in rural areas and from -14 to -20 in urban areas.

Among women, net satisfaction fell from -6 to -15, while among men it dropped from net zero to -16.

By age group, the sharpest decline was recorded among 25-34-year-olds, where net satisfaction plunged from -17 to -40.

It also fell among those aged 45-54, from +9 to -5.

Meanwhile, ratings remained relatively stable among other age groups, including 18-24 (-14 to -17), 35-44 (steady at -22), and those aged 55 and above (+15 to +14).

SWS also found that declines were seen across all educational levels.

The steepest drop was recorded among college graduates, where net satisfaction fell from -14 to -37.

Other changes included a decline from +19 to -3 among non-elementary graduates, +10 to -3 among elementary graduates, -9 to -21 among junior high school graduates, and -14 to -19 among those with some senior high school education.

The survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 adults nationwide.

It has a margin of error of ±3 percent for national results, ±4 percent for Balance Luzon, and ±6 percent each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.