THE approval rating of key government officials and institutions, including President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, had a significant decline heading into the end of the year, Publicus Asia’s Pahayag 2024 End-of-Year Survey showed.
Marcos’ approval rating saw a steep drop to 33 percent, down from 43 percent in the previous quarter. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, rose to 38 percent. Vice President Sara Duterte, on the other hand, saw her approval rating decrease from 40 percent to 37 percent.
This, Publicus Asia said, signals growing public dissatisfaction as the year draws to a close.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Photo courtesy from PCO
The dip in the president and vice president’s rating, the poll said, was due to several issues.
Unresolved controversies have significantly affected the public perception of Marcos and Duterte.
Among the key issues are allegations of corruption (19 percent) and the impact of inflation (17 percent), which continues to burden households.
Duterte’s controversies include her remarks perceived as threats against the president and others (20 percent), the Commission on Audit’s findings regarding the Office of the Vice President (19 percent), and her controversial comment on the exhumation of the late President Marcos Sr. (15 percent).
Senate President Francis Escudero’s approval rating fell from 41 percent to 37 percent (disapproval rating at 26 percent), while Speaker Martin Romualdez experienced a drop from 25 percent to 20 percent approval, coupled with a 43 percent disapproval rating. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo saw his approval rating drop from 28 percent to 25 percent.
Trust ratings followed a similar downward trajectory, with Marcos’ trust rating falling from 32 percent to 23 percent (distrust rising to 44 percent) and Romualdez dropping from 18 percent to 13 percent (distrust at 51 percent).
The trust levels for Duterte (31 percent), Escudero (26 percent) and Gesmundo (17 percent) remained relatively stable but still reflected minor declines.
Among government agencies, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) achieved the highest approval rating at 65 percent, alongside a trust rating of 47 percent.
Tesda was closely followed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with 57 percent approval and 46 percent trust, and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) with 57 percent approval and 39 percent trust.
The House of Representatives and the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) were the least approved and trusted agencies, with 36 percent approval and 23 percent trust for the former and 36 percent approval and 21 percent trust for the latter.
The overall performance rating of the Marcos administration dropped from 46 percent for the third quarter of 2024 to 36 percent in the fourth quarter.
This is a huge decline from the 61 percent tallied for the same period in 2023. The administration experienced sharp declines across all regions, with Mindanao registering the largest drop at 22 percent.
Among senators, Raffy Tulfo remained the top performer but saw his approval rating fall to a new low of 60 percent.
Other senators also experienced declines, including Joel Villanueva (50 percent to 40 percent), Sherwin Gatchalian (52 percent to 43 percent) and Loren Legarda (48 percent to 42 percent).
Risa Hontiveros, who had previously shown consistent gains, saw a notable 12-point drop from 63 percent to 51 percent, possibly linked to reduced public visibility following the conclusion of a Senate investigation.
Pahayag 2024 End of the Year survey (PEOY-2024), conducted by Publicus Asia Inc., is an independent and noncommissioned survey.
The survey period was from Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 2024, using purposive sampling composed of 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from the market research panel of over 200,000 registered Filipino voters maintained by the Singapore office of PureSpectrum, a US-based panel marketplace with a multinational presence.
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