SWS: 93% of Pinoys say VP Sara should prioritize country's needs

Ninety-three percent of registered Filipino voters are of the opinion that Vice President Sara Duterte should “collaboratively work to prioritize the nation’s needs,” the results of the Stratbase-SWS survey conducted from May 2 to 6 showed.

The commissioned survey on Filipinos' post-election expectations conducted among 1,800 registered voters nationwide and with a margin of error of ±2.31%, showed that 88% think the Vice President should “address the impeachment charges, answer all allegations pertaining to corruption, and clear her name.”

Among those who believe Sara Duterte should prioritize the nation’s needs, 74% believe she “definitely should” while 19% think she “probably should.”

Among those who think she should answer the impeachment charges, 68% said she “definitely should” while 20% said she “probably should.”

The other actions that the survey asked respondents whether the Vice President should do are the following:

• Focus on implementing her own platform and policies - 86% 
• Continue her duties as Vice President and stop politicizing - 81%
• Step back from criticizing the government and its initiatives - 74%

"Accountability is not an option. It is foundational to public trust. Prominent leaders like the Vice President should look past politics and personal interests, and respond to the people’s call for transparency," Stratbase Institute president Dindo Manhit said of the survey results.

"It is about time for her to answer all the allegations filed against her. After all, it's the Filipino people who our elected officials vowed to serve," he added in a statement. –NB, GMA Integrated News