MANILA – Duterte suffers 8-point decline in trust rating but still ‘very good’ — SWS
President Rodrigo Duterte’s net trust rating suffered an eight-point decline but remained “very good” in the second quarter of 2018, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey results showed.
President Rodrigo Duterte (EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN/MANILA BULLETIN)
In the nationwide survey conducted from June 27 to 30 with 1,200 respondents, SWS found that 70 percent of Filipinos have “much trust,” 18 percent undecided, and 13 percent with “little trust” in President Duterte.
This translates to a net trust rating of +57 (percent much trust minus percent little trust), classified by SWS as “very good.” It has declined from a “very good” +65 in March 2018.
SWS terminology for net satisfaction ratings are translated as follows: +70 and above as “excellent;” +50 to +69 “very good;” +30 to +49 “good;” +10 to +29 “moderate;” +9 to –9 “neutral;” -10 to –29 “poor;” -30 to –49 “bad;” -50 to –69 “very bad;” and -70 and below “execrable.”
In the eight SWS surveys following his inauguration as President, from September 2016 to June 2018, Duterte’s net trust rating was excellent in five and very good in three, which gives an average net trust rating of very good +69 so far during his presidency.
The President gained his personal record-high of “excellent” +79 in June 24-27, 2016, just days before his inauguration on June 30, 2016.
The eight-point decline in President Duterte’s overall net trust rating from March to June 2018 was due to declines in the Visayas and Metro Manila, combined with steady scores in Mindanao and rest of Luzon, SWS said.
Net trust in the President fell by two grades from excellent to good in the Visayas, down by 21 points from +70 (80 percent satisfied, 10 percent dissatisfied) in March 2018 to +49 (68 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in June 2018.
It fell by one grade from very good to good in Metro Manila, down by 20 points from +62 (74 percent much trust, 12 percent little trust) in March to +42 (61 percent satisfied, 19 percent dissatisfied) in June.
However, it stayed excellent in Mindanao, hardly moving from +89 (92 percent much trust, 3 percent little trust) in March to +88 (90 percent much trust, 3 percent little trust) in June.
It stayed very good in the rest of Luzon, although down by three points from +53 (66 percent much trust, 13 percent little trust) in March to +50 (62 percent much trust, 13 percent little trust) in June.
SWS also explained that the survey question on trust rating differs from the satisfaction rating as the former gauges public trust in a personality as a whole, while the latter asks about public satisfaction with an individual’s performance related to his or her position or duty.
Compared to March 2018, public dissatisfaction with the performance of President Duterte rose among those with little trust in him, the pollster pointed out.
The President’s net satisfaction rating stayed excellent among those with much trust in him, down by two points from +73 (81 percent satisfied, 8 percent dissatisfied) in March 2018 to +71 (80 percent satisfied, 9 percent dissatisfied) in June 2018.
It stayed moderate among those who were undecided about their trust, although down by 15 points from +26 (43 percent satisfied, 17 percent dissatisfied) in March to +11 (41 percent satisfied, 29 percent dissatisfied) in June.
However, it fell by one grade from poor to bad among those with little trust in President Duterte, down by 16 points from -29 (24 percent satisfied, 53 percent dissatisfied) in March to -45 (21 percent satisfied, 66 percent dissatisfied) in June.
By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz
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