Govt officials get lower approval, trust ratings
TOP government officials and agencies continue to experience a downward trend in their approval and trust ratings, according to the third quarter Pahayag 2024 Survey conducted by Publicus Asia. In the approval ratings, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saw a slight decline in his approval ratings, with a 1-percentage-point decline from the previous quarter from 44 percent to 43 percent, which Publicus noted as "relatively stable." Speaker Martin Romualdez and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo also experienced slight dips in their approval ratings from the previous quarter, with Romualdez getting a 25 percent rating in this quarter, down 2 percentage points, and Gesmundo getting a 28 percent rating from 29 percent in the previous quarter. "Despite these fluctuations, the three leaders have somehow stabilized following earlier huge drops in Q1-2024," Publicus noted. However, Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Francis Escudero notched sharp declines in their approval ratings, with both leaders having a 6 percentage point drop in their approval ratings. Specifically, Duterte's approval ratings decreased from 46 percent in the previous quarter to 40 percent, while Escudero received a 41 percent approval rating, down from 47 percent. Government agencies also experienced a downward trend in their approval ratings, with the declines specifically noticeable in the National Capital Region. The agencies with the highest approval rating were the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) at 70 percent, followed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at 65 percent, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) at 61 percent, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at 60 percent. The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), the Department of Health (DoH), the Department of Tourism (DoT), the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Department of Education (DepEd) were also included in the agencies with the highest approval rating. Meanwhile, trust ratings for Marcos, Romualdez and Gesmundo remained stable, the trust ratings of Duterte and Escudero received significant declines; notably, Duterte had a 7-percentage point decline in her trust rating from 41 percent to 33 percent, while Escudero's trust ratings dwindled by 9 percentage points from 37 percent to 28 percent. Publicus also noted that trust ratings for several agencies have weakened, reflecting "a growing loss of faith closer to the nation's political center." Tesda remained the most trusted government agency at 53 percent, followed by the AFP, BSP, CHEd, DoST, DepEd, DSWD, DoH, Supreme Court, and CSC. The independent and non-commissioned survey was conducted from Sept. 15-19, 2024, and used purposive sampling of 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from PureSpectrum's market research panel of 200,000 registered Filipino voters. It has a margin of error of +/-3 percent.
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TOP government officials and agencies continue to experience a downward trend in their approval and trust ratings, according to the third quarter Pahayag 2024 Survey conducted by Publicus Asia.
In the approval ratings, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. saw a slight decline in his approval ratings, with a 1-percentage-point decline from the previous quarter from 44 percent to 43 percent, which Publicus noted as "relatively stable."
Speaker Martin Romualdez and Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo also experienced slight dips in their approval ratings from the previous quarter, with Romualdez getting a 25 percent rating in this quarter, down 2 percentage points, and Gesmundo getting a 28 percent rating from 29 percent in the previous quarter.
"Despite these fluctuations, the three leaders have somehow stabilized following earlier huge drops in Q1-2024," Publicus noted.
However, Vice President Sara Duterte and Senate President Francis Escudero notched sharp declines in their approval ratings, with both leaders having a 6 percentage point drop in their approval ratings.
Specifically, Duterte's approval ratings decreased from 46 percent in the previous quarter to 40 percent, while Escudero received a 41 percent approval rating, down from 47 percent.
Government agencies also experienced a downward trend in their approval ratings, with the declines specifically noticeable in the National Capital Region.
The agencies with the highest approval rating were the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) at 70 percent, followed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) at 65 percent, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) at 61 percent, and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) at 60 percent.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd), the Department of Health (DoH), the Department of Tourism (DoT), the Civil Service Commission (CSC), and the Department of Education (DepEd) were also included in the agencies with the highest approval rating.
Meanwhile, trust ratings for Marcos, Romualdez and Gesmundo remained stable, the trust ratings of Duterte and Escudero received significant declines; notably, Duterte had a 7-percentage point decline in her trust rating from 41 percent to 33 percent, while Escudero's trust ratings dwindled by 9 percentage points from 37 percent to 28 percent.
Publicus also noted that trust ratings for several agencies have weakened, reflecting "a growing loss of faith closer to the nation's political center."
Tesda remained the most trusted government agency at 53 percent, followed by the AFP, BSP, CHEd, DoST, DepEd, DSWD, DoH, Supreme Court, and CSC.
The independent and non-commissioned survey was conducted from Sept. 15-19, 2024, and used purposive sampling of 1,500 respondents randomly drawn from PureSpectrum's market research panel of 200,000 registered Filipino voters. It has a margin of error of +/-3 percent.
