Duterte ratings dip again

(UPDATE) THE trust and performance ratings of Vice President Sara Duterte slid significantly in the third quarter of 2024, while the ratings of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Senate President Francis Escudero and Speaker Martin Romualdez remained stable, the latest poll by OCTA Research showed. In its Tugon ng Masa survey conducted from September 4-7, 2024, Duterte's trust ratings slid by six percentage points from 65 percent in the second quarter to 59 percent, while her performance rating declined by eight percentage points from 60 percent in the same quarter to 52 percent. Duterte's trust ratings declined in all regions and socioeconomic classes except in Class E, which increased from 68 percent to 73 percent, and in her bailiwick, Mindanao, which remained steady at 95 percent. She suffered a 13-point drop in the National Capital Region from 60 percent to 47 percent, a nine-point drop in Balance of Luzon from 52 percent to 43 percent, a 12-point drop in Class ABC from 64 percent to 52 percent, and a seven-point drop in Class D from 65 percent to 58 percent. Her performance ratings also suffered among key regions, with a major drop in her performance rating seen in NCR with a 12-point drop from 50 to 38 percent, Balance of Luzon with an 11-point drop from 48 percent to 37 percent, and Visayas with a six percentage point drop from 60 percent to 54 percent. She also experienced significant declines among socioeconomic class ABC, with a six percent drop from 56 percent to 50 percent, and class D with 60 percent to 51 percent. The survey period coincided with the OVP's budget hearings, where Duterte evaded questions regarding the use of her confidential and intelligence funds, which led to the deferment of her office's proposed P2 billion budget. The House leadership, however, slashed her budget instead to P733 million, the same level it had in 2022. Marcos' trust rating, meanwhile, was statistically unchanged from 71 percent in the second quarter to 69 percent, within the margin of error, while his performance ratings also dipped slightly from 68 percent to 66 percent, also within the margin of error. The President's trust rating among major regions and socioeconomic classes slightly dipped in the third quarter but remained within the margin of error except in Mindanao where he experienced a six-point drop in his performance rating from 56 percent to 50 percent. His performance rating also had a slight decline in NCR and Balance of Luzon and slightly increased in the Visayas, while in Mindanao, he had an eight-percent drop in his performance ratings from 56 percent to 48 percent. His performance ratings among socioeconomic classes also dipped slightly except in Class E, where it remained unchanged at 64 percent. Escudero maintained his 67 percent trust rating from the previous quarter, and a benchmark 65 percent performance rating, his first as Senate President, while Romualdez had a slight dip in his trust and performance rating by one point to 61 and 63 percent, respectively. Escudero's trust ratings slightly increased in the Visayas and Mindanao by three and four percentage points, while Romualdez had a significant six percent increase among class E in terms of his trust ratings. Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo also got a slight bump in his trust and performance rating by two percentage points, getting a 15 percent trust and 14 percent performance rating. The survey had 1,200 respondents and has a nationwide margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent, while the margin of error per area is at plus or minus 6 percent.