PRRD satisfaction rating rises to ‘very good’: SWS

FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte announces that he is raising the bounty to P50-million from P30-million for the arrest of the perpetrators in the slaying of Ako Bicol Partylist Rodel Batocabe during an interview on the sidelines of the wake of the slain lawmaker at the Bicol University in Daraga, Albay on December 26, 2018. Batocabe was distributing Christmas gifts in his hometown when he and his police escort were gunned down by unidentified assailants last December 22. With the President is former Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating has soared to 74% in the fourth quarter of 2018, according to pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS).

Compared to third quarter survey, Duterte’s gross satisfaction rating rose by 4 points from 70% while “undecided” fell by 3 points from 14% and “dissatisfaction” dropped by one point from 16%.

According to SWS, this gives the President a net satisfaction rating of +60 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied) which the pollster classified as ‘very good’.

“This is up by 6 points from the very good +54 in September 2018,” it said.

Duterte’s 6-point rise was due to increases of 22 points in Metro Manila, 13 points in the Visayas and 3 points in Balance of Luzon. He suffered a 4-point decline in Mindanao.

The President has received a higher urban net satisfaction rating, registering a huge 22-point increase from +42 points in September.

Duterte’s net satisfaction rating also rose in all socio-economic classes, among both men and women, in all age groups except 45-54, and among high school and college graduates.

The fourth quarter’s survey results gave Duterte an annual average net satisfaction score of +54 or 5 points below the +59 in 2017 but classified also as “very good”.

The survey was conducted from December 15 to 19 using face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults nationwide.