SWS: Majority of Filipinos satisfied with Duterte admin in Q4 of 2018

FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the 1st Anniversary of the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) at the Malacañan Palace on March 6, 2019. TOTO LOZANO/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

A latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Monday, March 11, showed that majority of Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration.

Among 1,440 respondents in the pollster’s Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, 76 percent of adult Filipinos said they are “satisfied,” nine percent said they are “dissatisfied” and 15 percent said they are “neither satisfied nor dissatisfied” with the general performance of the government under Duterte.

This latest figure resulted to a net satisfaction rating of +66, which the SWS classified as “very good.”

“This is a 16-point increase from the very good +50 (65% satisfied, 15% dissatisfied) in September 2018,” the SWS said.

Geographically, the government’s net satisfaction rating rose from “very good” to “excellent” in Mindanao at +75, while it climbed from “good” to “very good” in Visayas, Metro Manila, and Balance Luzon at +63, +60, and +65, respectively.

The Duterte administration’s net satisfaction also rose from “good” to “very good” in urban areas at +68, while it remained “very good” in rural areas at +65.

Governance Report Card

The latest survey also disclosed the respondents’ score on the government’s performance on several issues.

Of the 17 specific performance subjects rated, the government got an “excellent” net satisfaction ratings on promoting women’s rights at +71 and building and maintenance of public works at +70.

It was “very good” on helping the poor at +68, protecting human rights at +62, reconstructing Marawi City at +60, fighting terrorism at +55, transparency in government activities at +54, and deciding quickly at +50.

Meanwhile, the respondents said the Duterte administration was “good” at fighting crimes at +44, reconciling with Muslim rebels at +43, eradicating graft and corruption at +42, defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea at +40, reconciling with communist rebels at +39, fulfilling commitments in international treaties at +39, and foreign relations at +38.

It was, on the other hand, “moderate” on ensuring that no family will ever be hungry at +28, and fighting inflation at +14.

The Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey was conducted from December 16-19, 2018. The SWS used face-to-face interviews of its survey respondents who are 18 years old above nationwide; 360 each in Balance Luzon, Metro Manila, Visayas, and Mindanao.