Filipinos’ satisfaction with the performance of the national government hit a record-high again since President Duterte assumed office, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
In a survey which was conducted from Dec. 13 to 19, 2019 among 1,200 respondents, SWS found that 81 percent of them were satisfied with the general performance of the current administration while only seven percent were not.
This translates to a net satisfaction rating of +73 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded), which was classified as “excellent,” SWS said late Thursday evening.
Duterte administration’s satisfaction rating rose by six points from its September 2019’s “very good” rating of +67. The latest rating matched its June 2019’s same record-high result of +73.
SWS said that out of 16 specific performance subjects rated, the net satisfaction ratings of the Duterte administration were very good on seven subjects, good on six subjects, and moderate on three subjects. This is called “Governance Report Card.”
According to survey, the national administration’s net satisfaction rating was very good on: Helping the poor (+64), Fighting terrorism (+61), Providing information needed by the citizens to properly examine what the government is doing (+58), Having clear policies (+56), Developing a healthy economy (+53), Reconciling with Muslim rebels (+51), and Protecting the freedom of the press (+50).
SWS furthered that, it was good on: Fighting crimes (+49), Reconciling with communist rebels (+48), Foreign relations (+47), Acting according to what the people want (+45), Defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+32), and Eradicating graft and corruption (+31).
The survey noted that, it was moderate on Ensuring that no family will ever be hungry (+29), Recovering the ‘’hidden wealth’’ stolen by Marcos and his cronies (+25), and Fighting inflation (+12). (Joseph Pedrajas)