PBBM’s trust, performance ratings improve; VP Sara declines

OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from June 30 to July 5 showed that Marcos’ trust rating rose to 71 percent from 69 percent, posted in the first quarter of 2024. (Photo: Office of the President/Facebook)

By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos, Philippine News Agency

MANILA – Public trust and approval in the performance of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. improved in the second quarter of 2024, while Vice President Sara Z. Duterte suffered a drop in the survey released by the OCTA Research Group on Tuesday.

OCTA’s “Tugon ng Masa” survey conducted from June 30 to July 5 showed that Marcos’ trust rating rose to 71 percent from 69 percent, posted in the first quarter of 2024.

Duterte’s trust rating lowered by 3 percentage points to 65 percent from 68 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2024.

“This is the first time President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has registered a higher trust and performance rating than Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio based on TNM surveys in the last three years,” OCTA said.

“It must be noted that the VP Duterte trust and performance ratings continue to trend downward for the second straight quarter in 2024,” the pollster added.

Marcos’ trust score increased by 8 percentage points due to an increase of 8 percentage points in Mindanao (56 percent from 48 percent), Duterte’s bailiwick, OCTA noted.

Marcos earned the highest trust rating in Balance Luzon (80 percent), followed by Metro Manila (70 percent) and Visayas (69 percent).

OCTA said Marcos’ trust rating also saw an increase by 22 percentage points among adult Filipinos belonging to Class ABC (74 percent), followed by Classes D (71 percent) and E (66 percent).

Approval of Marcos’ performance was also higher by 3 percentage points to 68 percent from 65 percent recorded in the first quarter of 2024.

Marcos’ performance score was highest in Balance Luzon (75 percent) and improved by 8 percentage points in Mindanao (56 percent).

His performance rating was also high in Metro Manila (68 percent) and Visayas (65 percent).

Based on the survey, Marcos also enjoyed an increase of 11 percentage points from adult Filipinos belonging to Classes ABC (71 percent), followed by Classes D (68 percent) and E (64 percent).

Meanwhile, Duterte’s trust score remained highest in her bailiwick, Mindanao, which rose by 9 percentage points to 95 percent.

Her trust rating declined by 4 percentage points in Balance Luzon (52 percent from 48 percent) and 3 percentage points in Visayas (66 percent from 63 percent).

Duterte’s trust score in Metro Manila was 60 percent.

She also earned the highest trust score from adult Filipinos belonging to Class E, despite a decline by 4 percentage points from 68 percent to 64 percent. This was followed by Classes D (65 percent) and ABC (64 percent).

Duterte suffered declines in her performance ratings among all regions, with the highest in Metro Manila at 6 percentage points (50 percent from 56 percent) and Visayas at 4 percentage points (60 percent from 64 percent).

Her performance score remained high in Mindanao (92 percent) but reported lowest in Balance Luzon (48 percent).

Duterte’s performance rating also decreased by 6 percentage points in Class E (65 percent from 71 percent) and 3 percentage points in Class D (60 percent to 57 percent). She posted the lowest performance rating from adult Filipinos belonging to Class ABC, which was at 56 percent.