Duterte admin’s net satisfaction down, still very good —SWS

The Duterte administration received a net satisfaction rating of +67 (very good) in the third quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey.

The survey found 77% of adult Filipinos satisfied; 11% neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 10% dissatisfied with the general performance of the current national administration, for a net satisfaction rating of +67 (% satisfied minus % dissatisfied).

The rating was 6 points below the record-high excellent +73 (82% satisfied, 9% dissatisfied) in June 2019, and similar to the very good +66 in December 2018 of the Duterte administration.

Survey firm Social Weather Stations (SWS) said the administration ranked “very good” on its Governance Report Card on the following: Helping the poor (+62), Providing information needed by the citizens to properly examine what the government is doing (+54), and Having clear policies (+53).

It ranked “good” on 11 areas: Fighting terrorism (+49), Developing a healthy economy (+48), Protecting the freedom of the press (+47), Acting according to what the people want (+44), Fighting crimes that victimize ordinary citizens, like killings, holdups, robberies, physical violence, etc. (+43), Reconciliation with Muslim rebels (+40), Foreign relations (+39), Reconciliation with communist rebels (+38), Eradicating graft and corruption in government (+32), Recovering ill-gotten wealth of former Pres. Marcos and his cronies (+30), and Defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+30

It was moderate on Ensuring that no family will ever be hungry and have nothing to eat (+28)

It was neutral on Fighting inflation (+5).

The survey, done on September 27-30,  used face-to-face interviews of 1,800 adults (18 years old and above) nationwide: 600 each in Balance Luzon and Mindanao, and 300 each in Metro Manila and the Visayas (sampling error margins of ±2.3% for national percentages, ±4% each for Balance Luzon and Mindanao, and ±6% each for Metro Manila and the Visayas).

The survey was non-commissioned. —LDF, GMA News