President Benigno Aquino III. FILE PHOTO
Public satisfaction on the administration of President Benigno Aquino III has reached its lowest point so far, the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed.
The survey, which was conducted from March 20 to 23 this year with 1,200 respondents, revealed that Aquino obtained a net satisfaction rating of a 鈥渕oderate鈥� +11 (those satisfied minus unsatisfied), from 鈥済ood鈥� +39 from December 2014.
Public satisfaction on the Aquino administration dropped 35 points from +47 rating it obtained from the same period last year.
The survey also showed that Aquino鈥檚 satisfaction rating plunged in all geographic areas and all socioeconomic classes.
Respondents from Balance Luzon gave Aquino a 鈥渘eutral鈥� -3 rating, a 42 point drop from December鈥檚 鈥済ood鈥� +39 rating.
In Mindanao, Aquino鈥檚 satisfaction rating plunged 21 points (from +46 to +25) while in Metro Manila, the President鈥檚 satisfaction rating fell 16 points (from +23 to +7).
The President鈥檚 satisfaction rating in the Visayas remained under the 鈥済ood鈥� territory but dropped 12 points (from +42 to +30).
Meanwhile, Aquino鈥檚 satisfaction rating registered a 43 point drop (from 鈥済ood鈥� +49 to 鈥渘eutral鈥� +6) among Class ABC and a 27 point drop in both Class D (from 鈥済ood鈥� +37 to 鈥渕oderate鈥� +10) and Class E (from 鈥済ood鈥� +45 to 鈥渕oderate鈥� +18).
SWS categorizes net satisfaction ratings through the following terms: +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� -70 and below, 鈥渆xecrable.鈥�
However, despite the huge drop on the President鈥檚 satisfaction rating, only 32 percent of respondents support calls for Aquino鈥檚 resignation. The survey said that 50 percent conveyed their support to the administration while 18 percent are undecided on the issue.
The survey was conducted almost two months following the bloody counterterrorist raid in Mamasapano, Maguindano, which killed at least 67 people, including five civilians.
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