Duterte’s approval ratings leap to 88% in June — Pulse Asia

FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte greets the members of the Security Cluster prior to their meeting at the Malacañan Palace on July 11, 2018. ROBINSON NIÑAL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

The President surpassed his previous highest approval rating of 86% after getting an 88% on the latest survey by Pulse Asia.

In the June 2018 Ulat ng Bayan nationwide survey on the performance and trust ratings of the top national government officials and the performance and trust ratings of key government institutions by Pulse Asia, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte remained as the most approved and trusted government official in the country.

“Majority approval scores are obtained by President Rodrigo R. Duterte (88%), Vice President Maria Leonor G. Robredo (62%), and former Senate President Aquilino L. Pimentel III (72%). A big plurality of Filipinos (47%) express appreciation for the work done by House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez,” the pollster wrote.

“Levels of disapproval for the performance of these top officials vary from 3% for President Duterte to 14% for Vice President Robredo while their indecision figures range from 10% for the President to 38% for the House Speaker,” it added.

The President got his then highest approval rating of 86% back in Pulse Asia’s September 2017 survey – which marked his first three months in the post.

Pulse Asia also stated that Duterte registered majority approval ratings across geographic areas at 83% to 99% and socio-economic groupings at 84% to 91%.

Duterte’s trust rating was at 87% and just like with his approval ratings, he got the majority of the trust sores in all geographic areas at 79% to 94% and socioeconomic classes at 82% to 88%.

The survey fieldwork was conducted from June 15 to 21 with the use of face-to-face interviews.

Some political developments and events that affected the survey respondents were the “conflicting statements” Duterte and Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the non-suspension of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, the President’s visit official visit to South Korea, his signing of the Mental Health Act, and the arrest of loiterers (tambay) after tasking the police to be stricter.