SWS: 63% of Pinoys expect President Duterte to fulfill ‘most’ of his promises

President Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte delivers his first State of the Nation Address (SONA). (PNA photo)

MANILA – Most Filipinos expect President Rodrigo Duterte to fulfill “most” of his promises, latest survey by independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) bared.

The survey first published by BusinessWorld showed that 41 percent of the 1,200 respondents expect the president “to fulfill most of the promises” while 22 percent expect him to make good “all or nearly all of the promises.”

Thirty-two percent of respondents said they expect “a few” promises would be fulfilled, 1 percent said “almost none or none,” while 3 percent could not answer.

Done through face-to-face interviews, the survey was conducted from June 24-27 ahead of President Duterte’s June 30 inauguration. The results were released on July 25, the day President Duterte delivered his first State of the Nation Address.

Among geographical areas, optimism was highest in Mindanao where Pres. Duterte hails, at 75 percent (49 percent said “most” promises would be fulfilled while 26 percent said “all or nearly all”).

The National Capital Region followed with 66 percent (24 percent “all or nearly all” and 42 percent “most”); 60 percent in “Balance Luzon” (22 percent “all or nearly all,” 38 percent “most”) and 54 percent in the Visayas (18 percent “all or nearly all,” 36 percent “most”).

Across social classes, 69 percent of the respondents belonging to Class ABC, 65 percent of those in E and 63 percent of those in D said Pres. Duterte can fulfill most, if not all, of his promises.