Palace: Aquino admin's high survey ratings contradict 'hypocritical few'
Malacañang on Monday said the Aquino administration's "very good" satisfaction ratings in a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey countered the view of the "hypocritical few" who refuse to see the administration's accomplishments.
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the survey contradicted people who "refuse to see the government doing its work, under the indivisible view that justice and expanding the economy must be jointly pursued.”
“This recent measurement of public opinion indicates that the public not only sees, but has tangibly felt, the government’s efforts to improve services, push for inclusive growth and upgrade response to disasters,” Lacierda said.
The SWS said its December 3-7, 2011 survey noted that 67 percent of the respondents remain satisfied with the Aquino administration.
About 21 percent of the respondents were ambivalent about the government's performance while around 11 percent were dissatisfied, for a net rating of +56 (satisfied minus dissatisfied), the SWS said.
The latest net rating was practically the same as the administration’s satisfaction rating three months earlier, the SWS said in its survey published on media partner BusinessWorld on Monday.
“Public office is indeed a public trust, which is best maintained by leading by example, living up to one’s word, and never relenting in pushing for reforms,” he said.
He said they view the public opinion on other issues as an indication of public concern “yet we also note how overall satisfaction remains unchanged.”
“We believe this suggests that the public acknowledges our efforts but that solution is not entirely in the government’s hands alone,” said Lacierda.
He said other issues are currently being addressed but need time for their full effects to be felt by the people.
Survey results
Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said the survey contradicted people who "refuse to see the government doing its work, under the indivisible view that justice and expanding the economy must be jointly pursued.”
“This recent measurement of public opinion indicates that the public not only sees, but has tangibly felt, the government’s efforts to improve services, push for inclusive growth and upgrade response to disasters,” Lacierda said.
The SWS said its December 3-7, 2011 survey noted that 67 percent of the respondents remain satisfied with the Aquino administration.
About 21 percent of the respondents were ambivalent about the government's performance while around 11 percent were dissatisfied, for a net rating of +56 (satisfied minus dissatisfied), the SWS said.
The latest net rating was practically the same as the administration’s satisfaction rating three months earlier, the SWS said in its survey published on media partner BusinessWorld on Monday.
“Public office is indeed a public trust, which is best maintained by leading by example, living up to one’s word, and never relenting in pushing for reforms,” he said.
He said they view the public opinion on other issues as an indication of public concern “yet we also note how overall satisfaction remains unchanged.”
“We believe this suggests that the public acknowledges our efforts but that solution is not entirely in the government’s hands alone,” said Lacierda.
He said other issues are currently being addressed but need time for their full effects to be felt by the people.
Survey results
The SWS said the Aquino administration recorded high net ratings on several issues:
- helping victims of disasters: the government's “very good” net rating of +58 bested the record “very good” rating of +52, last achieved in December 2009.
- helping the handicapped: a “very good” net +55, a point above the previous +54 record hit in July 2000;
- helping the poor: “very good” rating of net +51, up a point from three months earlier; this was a point shy of the record +52 hit in September 2010.
- promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers: a “good” score of net +46, a five-point increase from the previous record of +41 last noted in September 2011;
- fighting crimes:a “good” rating of +34, surpassing the previous peak of +28 or “moderate” hit in December 1992;
- developing tourism: a “good” rating of +35, up from June 2001’s +19 (“moderate”); and
- having clear policies: a "good" rating of +34, up from +18 in July 2001.
- promoting human rights: a "good" rating of +45, up three points from September 2010’s +42, and
- foreign relations: +43, down a point from September last year.
Moderate ratings
Meanwhile, “moderate” ratings were noted in the following categories:
- promoting foreign investments: a net +27, up from June 2006’s +13
- fighting terrorism at +27, down from last September’s +34
- transparency in government activities: +27 -- a record high -- from February 2009’s “neutral” +13.
Neutral ratings
The Aquino administration also received “neutral” net ratings on the following issues:
- ensuring that no family will be hungry: +9 from +13 (“moderate”)
- fighting inflation: +8 from +9, and
- ensuring that oil firms don’t take advantage of oil prices: -3 from +4.
The only “poor” score that the Aquino administration received was for the issue of resolving the 2009 Maguindanao massacre: a net -18 down from -13 in September last year. - VVP, GMA News
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