62% Filipinos don't want elected officials’ term limits lifted
About two out of three Filipinos will reject a constitutional amendment lifting the term limits of elected officials, according to a new Pulse Asia survey on Wednesday.
Pulse Asia said its survey, conducted between February 18 and March 4, also showed one of every two Filipinos wants election commissioners to quit over the controversies in the 2004 polls.
"Two out of three Filipinos (62%) would reject any constitutional amendment to allow elected officials to run as many times as they wish. From 59% to 65% of those surveyed hold this view across geographic areas and socioeconomic classes," it said.
Only 38% favored the scrapping of term limits in the 1987 Constitution, thus allowing elected public officials to run repeatedly, without any constraint.
But Pulse Asia also said Filipinos appear split over whether to give elected officials, except for barangay officials, a fixed five-year term.
The survey showed opposition to lifting term limits was highest in Mindanao (65%), followed by Metro Manila (63%), Luzon (61%) and Visayas (59%).
Among socio-economic classes, opposition to lifting of term limits was highest among Class E (64%), followed by Class D (61%) and ABC (60%).
On the other hand, a small majority (52%) thinks it is right for commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to resign due to the controversies in the 2004 elections. Only 17% disagreed, while 31% was undecided.
Among geographic areas, 60% in Metro Manila, 55% in Visayas, 52% in Mindanao and 49% in Luzon thought it was right that Comelec commissioners quit. Among socio-economic classes, 56% in Class ABC, 53% in Class D and 50% in Class E shared this sentiment.
The 17% nationwide who disagreed included 14% in Metro Manila, 19% in Luzon, 16% in Visayas, and 15% in Mindanao. Among socio-economic classes, those who disagreed included 18% from Class ABC and E, and 16% from Class D.
Meanwhile, Filipinos were basically split on whether to give nationally and locally elected officials – excluding barangay officials - a fixed term of five years.
Some 52% favored the proposed amendment to the Charter for a fixed five-year term. This included 55% in the Visayas, 52% in Luzon, 51% in Mindanao, and 49% in Metro Manila.
Among socio-economic classes, those in favor of such an amendment included 49% of Class E, 48% of Class D, and 45% of Class ABC.-GMANews.TV
Pulse Asia said its survey, conducted between February 18 and March 4, also showed one of every two Filipinos wants election commissioners to quit over the controversies in the 2004 polls.
"Two out of three Filipinos (62%) would reject any constitutional amendment to allow elected officials to run as many times as they wish. From 59% to 65% of those surveyed hold this view across geographic areas and socioeconomic classes," it said.
Only 38% favored the scrapping of term limits in the 1987 Constitution, thus allowing elected public officials to run repeatedly, without any constraint.
But Pulse Asia also said Filipinos appear split over whether to give elected officials, except for barangay officials, a fixed five-year term.
The survey showed opposition to lifting term limits was highest in Mindanao (65%), followed by Metro Manila (63%), Luzon (61%) and Visayas (59%).
Among socio-economic classes, opposition to lifting of term limits was highest among Class E (64%), followed by Class D (61%) and ABC (60%).
On the other hand, a small majority (52%) thinks it is right for commissioners of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to resign due to the controversies in the 2004 elections. Only 17% disagreed, while 31% was undecided.
Among geographic areas, 60% in Metro Manila, 55% in Visayas, 52% in Mindanao and 49% in Luzon thought it was right that Comelec commissioners quit. Among socio-economic classes, 56% in Class ABC, 53% in Class D and 50% in Class E shared this sentiment.
The 17% nationwide who disagreed included 14% in Metro Manila, 19% in Luzon, 16% in Visayas, and 15% in Mindanao. Among socio-economic classes, those who disagreed included 18% from Class ABC and E, and 16% from Class D.
Meanwhile, Filipinos were basically split on whether to give nationally and locally elected officials – excluding barangay officials - a fixed term of five years.
Some 52% favored the proposed amendment to the Charter for a fixed five-year term. This included 55% in the Visayas, 52% in Luzon, 51% in Mindanao, and 49% in Metro Manila.
Among socio-economic classes, those in favor of such an amendment included 49% of Class E, 48% of Class D, and 45% of Class ABC.-GMANews.TV
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