Over 50% of Pinoys believe Duterte will fulfill his promises

More than half of Filipinos believe that President Rodrigo Duterte will be able to fulfill “most, if not all,” of his promises, a recent Social Weather Stations survey shows.

Results of the SWS survey conducted from March 25 to 28, shows that 52 percent of adult Filipinos are optimistic that Duterte will deliver on his promises. 

The figure consists of 17 percent of respondents saying the President can fulfill “all or nearly all” of his promises, and 35 percent who said he can meet “most” of them.

On the other hand, some 42 percent said “few” of the promises will happen, while another 5 percent said Duterte will fulfill “none or almost none” of them.

The number of those who believe the President can meet his promises has gone down slightly during the first quarter of this year. Some 63 percent of Filipinos believed so in June 2016, and 56 percent did so in September of the following year.

The non-commissioned survey was conducted using face-to-face interviews with 1,200 adult Filipinos nationwide.

Respondents were asked: “Sa inyong palagay, ilan sa mga pangako ni Pang. Rody Duterte ang posibleng matutupad? [LAHAT O HALOS LAHAT SA MGA PANGAKO, KARAMIHAN SA MGA PANGAKO, MGA ILAN SA MGA PANGAKO, HALOS WALA O WALA SA MGA PANGAKO] (In your opinion, how many of the promises of Pres. Rody Duterte can be fulfilled?) [All or nearly all of the promises, Most of the promises, A few of the promises, Almost none or none of the promises]).”

The poll has a sampling error of ±3 percent for national percentages, and ±6 percent for Metro Manila, Balance Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, where the firm got 300 respondents each.

Rise and fall

Optimism with Duterte fulfilling his promise rose in Mindanao, where it went up by 13 points from September 2016, to 75 percent.

However, it saw a decline across other geographical regions. The rating dropped by 13 points in Metro Manila and 11 points in Balance Luzon, which both registered 45 percent. This hardly changed in Visayas, with a two-point dip to 49 percent.

Optimism slightly rose in rural areas, up by three points to 55 percent, but went down by nine points in urban areas, at 50 percent.

Among classes, optimism for him is still highest in class D, or the masa, but it is also where the rating took the biggest dip, five points less to 53 percent. He got 49 percent from class ABC, and 51 percent from class E.

Optimism fell slightly among both men and women, where he got 56 percent and 54 percent, respectively.

By educational attainment, those who are college graduates still believe he will deliver, at 69 percent, though this rating fell down by eight points.

Duterte got 53 percent, down by six points, from non-elementary graduates; 52 percent, eight points less, from high school graduates; and 47 percent, or five points down, from elementary graduates.

Duterte ‘focused’

Malacañang on Sunday said the President remains focused on fulfilling his promises, notably those against illegal drugs, corruption, and crime.

“The campaign vow of the President to rid society of drugs, criminality, and corruption is part of his overarching goal to build a progressive and inclusive nation where Filipinos enjoy a comfortable life,” presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said in a statement.

“This remains the focus of his PRRD (President Rodrigo Roa Duterte) and his team - and its effects are now being felt by the people,” he added. —LBG, GMA News