Malacañang says President not bothered by drop in approval ratings
Palace press officer Claire Castro said on Tuesday that President Marcos remains unfazed by recent survey results showing a decline in his approval ratings if these were due to his order to investigate those involved in anomalous flood control projects.
“The President will not be bothered by the drop in ratings because what he did was the right decision even if it may not be a popular decision, as many people and politicians will be affected,” Castro added.
Based on a Pulse Asia survey released on Tuesday, the approval and trust ratings of President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte remained mostly unchanged between September and December.
The survey conducted from Dec. 12 to Dec. 15, however, showed that Mr. Marcos received a higher disapproval rating of 48 percent compared to his 34 percent approval rating.
In September, he scored a 44 percent disapproval rate and 33 percent approval rate.
By area, the President’s only majority approval rating was in Luzon outside Manila at 51 percent, while disapproval predominated in Metro Manila at 53 percent, the Visayas at 62 percent, and Mindanao at 85 percent.
Mr. Marcos also scored a trust rating of 32 percent and a distrust rating of 47 percent. In September, his trust rating was at 34 percent while distrust was at 45 percent.
Distrust was highest in Mindanao at 86 percent, 60 percent in the Visayas and 50 percent in Metro Manila.
Duterte, on the other hand, continued to receive a majority approval at 56 percent while her disapproval rating was at 24 percent. She also scored a trust rating of 54 percent and 24 percent distrust.
Compared to September, her approval rating went up by one percentage point while her trust rating decreased by two percentage points.
By area, the majority approval rating for Duterte was 95 percent in Mindanao, 68 percent in the Visayas and 44 percent in Metro Manila. —WITH A REPORT FROM LUISA CABATO
