Most Filipinos have expressed “extremely strong” approval for the implementation of a national ID system even before it was signed into law last Aug. 6.
In the nationwide Social Weather Stations survey conducted from June 27 to 30 with 1,200 respondents, 73 percent approved while 18 percent disapproved of the proposal to have a single ID to consolidate the different identification cards currently held by Filipinos or the national ID system. Nine percent did not know enough to give an opinion.
This translates to a net approval score (percent approve minus percent disapprove) of +55, classified by SWS as “extremely strong.”
Net approval of having a national ID system in the Philippines was extremely strong in Metro Manila at +60 (77 percent approve, 18 percent disapprove), the rest of Luzon at +58 (76 percent approve, 18 percent disapprove), and Visayas at +53 (68 percent approve, 15 percent disapprove).
Approval of Filipinos in Mindanao was very strong +48 (68 percent approve, 21 percent).
Net approval of the national ID system was extremely strong in both urban and rural areas, at +58 (76 percent approve, 18 percent disapprove) and +53 (70 percent approve, 17 percent disapprove), respectively.
Net approval of having a national ID system was also extremely strong at +61 (76 percent approve, 15 percent disapprove) among those who were satisfied with the performance of President Duterte, higher compared to the very strong +46 (69 percent approve, 23 percent disapprove) among those who were dissatisfied with him.
