Aquino satisfaction rating falls but still ‘good’
President Benigno Aquino
About three out of five adult Filipinos (63 percent) were satisfied with the overall performance of the Aquino administration while 18 percent were dissatisfied, for a “good” score of overall plus 44, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The survey, which used face-to-face interviews with 1,200 respondents, yielded the lowest rating for the Aquino administration. The Aquino government posted plus 64 ratings in September 2010, plus 56 in September 2011 and plus 46 in March 2012.
SWS considers net satisfaction ratings of plus 70 and above as “excellent”; plus 50 to plus 69, “very good”; plus 30 to plus 49, “good”; plus 10 to plus 29, “moderate”, plus 9 to minus 9, “neutral”; minus 10 to minus 29, “poor”; minus 30 to minus 49, “bad”; minus 50 to minus 69, “very bad,” and minus 70 and below, “execrable.”
The results of the May 24-27 survey has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3 percentage points.
In terms of addressing specific issues, the survey showed that the administration scored “good” net satisfaction ratings in six out of the 19 issues raised in the survey. These are in promoting the welfare of overseas Filipino workers (plus 39), providing enough supply of electricity for the country (plus 37), defending the country’s territorial rights (plus 35), helping the poor (plus 35), distributing lands to deserving tillers under land reform (plus 34) and foreign relations (plus 33).
Across the region, overall public satisfaction dipped by 20 points in the Visayas (from plus 49 to plus 29) and by five points in Metro Manila (from plus 46 to plus 41).
It increased in Luzon—except Metro Manila—(from plus 39 to plus 45) and remained statistically the same in Mindanao (from plus 55 to plus 58).
Across socioeconomic classes, the administration’s net satisfaction ratings fell by 11 points among members of Class ABC (from plus 38 to plus 27).
Among Class D respondents, net satisfaction remained unchanged at plus 44, while it moved from plus 52 to plus 50 among Class E. Marielle Medina, Inquirer Research
