Bersamin says gov't scorecard shouldn't be confined to surveys

Malacañang on Monday underscored that the governance scorecard should not be confined to polls or surveys.

A recent Pulse Asia survey indicated that at 48%, President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr.'s approval rating was slightly lower than September's 50%.

Meanwhile, his trust rating was 47%, three percentage points lower than in the previous survey.

''We respect the statement that surveys are dipstick readings of the well of the public opinion,'' Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a press statement.

''But we believe that the governance scorecard should not be confined to pollings alone,'' he added.

Bersamin stressed that to consider surveys as the sole indicator of governance was “to take our focus away from the more important metrics, like employment, that reliably measure our progress as a nation.''

According to Bersamin, the Marcos administration has remained focused on its critical mission of uplifting lives, growing the economy, and securing our future.

Bersamin noted that true leadership always carries with it the burden to pursue courses of action which are right but may not be popular.

“Public interest is the sole driver behind every  executive decision, not the pursuit of high ratings in the next opinion polls,” Bersamin said.

“High popularity ratings are the bonus and not the bedrock of effective public service,” he added. — RSJ, GMA Integrated News