SWS: Duterte gets ‘very good’ satisfaction rating

President Rodrigo Duterte  (Photo from Malacañang)

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s net satisfaction rating remained “very good” in December last year as he neared the end of his term, results of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey show.

The latest satisfaction rating with Duterte was a “very good” +60, 8 points higher than the “very good” +52 in September.

In the survey, the respondents were asked: “Please tell me how satisfied or dissatisfied you are in the performance of Duterte as President of the Philippines. Are you very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, undecided if satisfied or dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, very dissatisfied?”

The administration received a net satisfaction rating of “very good” +61, helping the poor got a “very good” +54, and the campaign against illegal drugs received a “good” +46.

The Duterte administration’s fight against corruption and inflation received net satisfaction ratings of “neutral” +9 and -5, respectively.

—INQUIRER RESEARCH

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