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Trillanes on drop in Duterte ratings: Filipinos beginning to see the light


Opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday said Filipinos "are beginning to see the light,” following the drop in President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction score.

“It's very encouraging to know that the Filipino people are beginning to see the light. They are now seeing Duterte for who he really is: a lying, rude, amoral, corrupt and oppressive former mayor who is totally incompetent about governance at the national level,” Trillanes said in a statement.

“Worse, his bloody war on drugs has killed thousands of his own people and created a climate of fear across the country,” Trillanes added.

Trillanes said he expects the next survey results “to be worse” as the recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) conducted September 23 to 27 was done before the Ombudsman said it was investigating the President’s bank accounts.

Trillanes had repeatedly accused Duterte of having bank transactions amounting to P2.2 billion from September 2006 to December 2015.

Duterte’s net satisfaction dropped by 18 points, falling to the “good” level in the third quarter, according to the SWS.

Duterte obtained a net satisfaction rating of +48, 18 points lower than the "very good" net satisfaction rating of +66 in June 2017.

This is the lowest on record during Duterte's term, and the first time his net satisfaction rating fell below the +60 mark.

Conducted from September 23 to 27, the survey revealed that 67 percent of respondents were "satisfied," 14 percent were "undecided," and 19 percent were "dissatisfied" with Duterte's performance.

Duterte also saw a decline in his net trust ratings which fell to +60 or "very good," 15 points lower than the +75 or "excellent" in the previous quarter.

Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, in a text message, said the Duterte administration should take the recent survey ratings as a “wake-up call.”

“The administration should take it as a wake-up call and, hopefully, be less nonchalant, arrogant and cavalier especially on the part of some Cabinet and police officials,” Escudero said.

“It’s a reminder to sitting officials that nothing is permanent, everything is fleeting and will come to an end soon enough, whether its survey numbers or their incumbency,” he added. —ALG, GMA News

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