Former Philippine President Duterte earns ‘excellent’ rating in final SWS survey

Former Philippine President Duterte earns ‘excellent’ rating in final SWS survey

MANILA- According to the Social Weather Stations (SWS), 88 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied, 5 percent were undecided, and 7 percent were dissatisfied with former Philippine President Duterte’s six-year term, based on the results of its June 26 to 29 survey, his final week in Malacañang.

The resulting net satisfaction rating was +81 (percentage of a satisfied minus percentage of dissatisfied).

“This is 16 points above the very good +65 in April 2022 and a new record-high that surpassed the previous record of +79 in November 2020,” according to the SWS results on Friday.

Duterte was excellent in urban and rural areas nationwide, all age groups, all educational groups, and among men and women.

Duterte’s rating rose from very good to excellent in Metro Manila by 22 points from +63 to a new record-high +85, surpassing the previous record of +76 in November 2020; and in Balance Luzon (+75, up by 15 points), Visayas (+83, up by 28 points), and Mindanao (+90, up by 7 points).

His urban net satisfaction also leaped from very good (+64) in April 2022 to excellent (+84) in June, while his rural net satisfaction improved from very good (+65) to excellent (+77).

The net satisfaction rating yielded +83 among adults in Filipino families who have not experienced hunger; +70 among those who experienced hunger in general; +74 among those who experienced moderate hunger; and +56 among those who experienced severe hunger.

The survey was done using face-to-face interviews of 1,500 respondents nationwide. (PNA)

 

By Wilnard Bacelonia,  September 24, 2022