9 out of 10 Filipinos approve of Duterte鈥檚 performance amid pandemic 鈥� Pulse Asia
MANILA, Philippines — Nine out of 10 Filipinos approve of President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance amid the country’s fight with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, a Pulse Asia survey revealed Monday.
In its Ulat ng Bayan Nationwide Survey conducted last September 14-20, Pulse Asia said that 91% of Filipinos approved the President’s performance, 5% disapproved while 5% were undecided.
Vice President Leni Robredo, meanwhile, had 57% approval rating, 22 percent disapproval, and 21 percent undecided.
Senate President Tito Sotto scored 84% approval rating with only 6 percent disapproval and 10% undecided.
For his part, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, who is in the middle of power struggle with Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco, had 70% approval compared to 10% disapproval and 19% undecided.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta has the lowest score among the top government officials with 44% approval, 37% undecided, and 13 % disapproval.
Article continues after this advertisementPulse said “public assessment of these officials’ performance is essentially unchanged between December 2019 and September 2020.”
Article continues after this advertisementAs for their trust ratings, Duterte is still the topnotcher with 91% of the respondents saying they have “big trust” in the Chief Executive.
He was followed by Sotto with 79% trust ratings, Cayetano with 67%, Robredo with 50%, and Peralta with 39%.
The survey is based on a sample of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above. It has a ± 2.8% error margin at the 95% confidence level.
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