Vice President Jejomar Binay: Rising. CDN FILE PHOTO/JUNJIE MENDOZA
MANILA, Philippines鈥揂mong the top officials in the line of succession for the presidency, only Vice President听Jejomar听Binay听scored a satisfaction rating in March higher than the rating he posted in December last year, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The First Quarter 2014 Social Weather Survey report said Senate President Franklin听Drilon听and Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., both belonging to President Aquino鈥檚 Liberal Party, as well as Chief Justice Lourdes听Sereno, a presidential appointee, all received lower scores.
The survey was conducted from March 27 to 30 and was first published in听BusinessWorld.
Binay听posted a net satisfaction rating of plus 73 (82 percent satisfied minus 9 percent dissatisfied) in March, enjoying an 11-point increase for an 鈥渆xcellent鈥� score, an upgrade from the 鈥渧ery good鈥� plus 62 (75 percent satisfied minus 13 percent dissatisfied) he rated in December.
In the 15 surveys since September 2010,听Binay听garnered eight 鈥渆xcellent鈥� and seven 鈥渧ery good鈥� ratings. His June 2013 rating of plus 76 was his best record, a level he first notched in August 2012.
The SWS considers a rating of +70 and above 鈥渆xcellent鈥�; +50 to +69, 鈥渧ery good鈥�; +30 to +49, 鈥済ood鈥�; +10 to +29, 鈥渕oderate鈥�; +9 to -9, 鈥渘eutral鈥�; -10 to -29, 鈥減oor鈥�; -30 to -49, 鈥渂ad鈥�; -50 to -69, 鈥渧ery bad鈥�; and -70 and below, 鈥渆xecrable.鈥� 鈥淒owngrade鈥� and 鈥渦pgrade鈥� are terms used by SWS to describe a move from one classification to another.
The survey found 46 percent satisfied and 29 percent dissatisfied with the performance of听Drilon, resulting in a net satisfaction rating of plus 17, down by eight points from December but still rated 鈥渕oderate.鈥�
The net satisfaction ratings of Belmonte and听Sereno听were downgraded from 鈥渕oderate鈥� to 鈥渘eutral.鈥�
The Speaker scored a minus 1 (32 percent satisfied minus 32 percent dissatisfied; correctly rounded) in March from plus 16 (41 percent satisfied minus 25 percent dissatisfied) in December, while the Chief Justice got plus 4 (34 percent satisfied minus 30 percent dissatisfied) from plus 16 (40 percent satisfied minus 25 percent dissatisfied, correctly rounded).
Aquino鈥檚 net satisfaction rating in the first quarter, which was released earlier, also dropped from plus 49 in December to plus 45 in March, but was still considered 鈥済ood.鈥�
The performances of the top government institutions were also rated.
From a 鈥済ood鈥� plus 33 (57 percent satisfied minus 24 percent dissatisfied) in December, net satisfaction with the Senate fell to a 鈥渕oderate鈥� plus 26 (54 percent satisfied minus 29 percent dissatisfied; correctly rounded) in March.
The net satisfaction with the House of Representatives also decreased from a 鈥渕oderate鈥� plus 26 (51 percent satisfied minus 24 percent dissatisfied; correctly rounded) in December to 鈥渕oderate鈥� plus 18 (45 percent satisfied minus 26 percent dissatisfied; correctly rounded).
The Supreme Court鈥檚 rating, still considered 鈥済ood,鈥� was plus 35 (56 percent satisfied minus 21 percent dissatisfied) in March, down from plus 36 (57 percent satisfied minus 22 percent dissatisfied; correctly rounded).
The net rating of the Cabinet as a whole remained unchanged at a 鈥渕oderate鈥� plus 20 (45 percent satisfied minus 25 percent dissatisfied).
The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,200 adult respondents nationwide and had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points for national percentages.鈥揑nquirer Research听
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