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MANILA, Philippines — The net satisfaction rating of President Rodrigo Duterte jumped six points in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) revealed Friday.
The latest survey, conducted from Dec. 16-19, found that 74 percent of adult Filipinos were satisfied with the performance of President Duterte, four points up from the 70 percent recorded last September.
Meanwhile, 11 percent were undecided and 14 percent were dissatisfied by the President’s performance in the latest survey.
This gives the President a net satisfaction rating of +60 (percent satisfied minus percent dissatisfied), which the SWS said was “very good.” This was 6 points up from his net satisfaction rating of +54 in September 2018.
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The SWS said the 6-point increase in President Duterte’s net satisfaction rating could be attributed to increases of 22 points in Metro Manila, 13 points in the Visayas, and 3 points in Balance Luzon, combined with a 4-point decline in Mindanao.
Overall, there is a five-point drop in President Duterte’s 2018 annual average net satisfaction score of +54 from average net +59 in 2017, but still “very good,” according to SWS.
The President’s net satisfaction rating rose by one grade from “good” to “very good” in Metro Manila at +58 in December 2018, up by 22 points from +36 in September 2018.
It also rose from “good” to “very good” in the Visayas, at +62 in December, up by 13 points from +49 in September.
The chief executive’s net satisfaction rating also moved from “good” to “very good” in Balance Luzon, at +52 in December.
Meanwhile, it stayed “excellent” in Mindanao, at +73 in December, but it registered a 4-point drop from +77 in September.
The survey used face-to-face interviews of 1,440 adults nationwide, with sampling error margins of ±2.6 percent for national percentages. /ee