Marcos admin net satisfaction rating improves in Q2 2024 —SWS

More than half of Filipinos are satisfied with the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., giving it a “good” +40 net satisfaction rating in June, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. 

The latest rating is an improvement from the “moderate” +29 it got last March, but a downgrade from the “excellent” +52 in December 2023. 

The survey, which was conducted from June 23 to July 1, showed that 62% of Filipinos were satisfied, 15% were neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 22% were dissatisfied with the performance of the national government. 

Based on SWS’ Governance Report Card, which rates the national government on 15 specific performance subjects, the Marcos administration was “very good” on three subjects, “good” on five subjects, “moderate” on three subjects, “neutral” on two subjects, and “poor” on two subjects: 

“Very good” - helping victims of disasters (+64), improving the quality of children's education (+62), and helping the poor (+51) 

“Good” -  implementing housing programs for the poor (+47), developing science and technology (+46), creating policies that will generate job opportunities (+45), ensuring an efficient public transportation system (+38), and ensuring food security (+35)

“Moderate” -  preparing for problems being caused by climate change (+29), defending Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (+22), and ensuring that no family will ever be hungry and have nothing to eat (+18).

“Neutral” - fighting crimes that victimize ordinary citizens, like killings, holdups, robberies, physical violence, etc. (-2) and ensuring that oil companies do not take advantage of oil prices (-3)

“Poor” -  eradicating graft and corruption in government (-10) and fighting inflation (-16)

Further, SWS said the Marcos administration’s net satisfaction rating improved in all areas nationwide, with the highest in Metro Manila at +52, followed by Balance Luzon at +48, the Visayas at +32, and Mindanao at +25. 

The non-commissioned survey used face-to-face interviews with 1,500 adults nationwide: 600 in Balance Luzon (or Luzon outside Metro Manila), and 300 each in Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao.   

The survey also used sampling error margins of ±2.5% for national percentages, ±4.0% for Balance Luzon, and ±5.7% each for Metro Manila, the Visayas, and Mindanao, SWS said.—LDF, GMA Integrated News