Escudero welcomes trust rating survey results

Senate President Francis Escudero (Noy Morcoso/INQUIRER.net file photo)

MANILA, Philippines— Senate President Francis Escudero on Wednesday said work in the Senate will continue regardless of trust rating survey results.

Escudero made the remark after the recent poll issued by Pulse Asia Survey showed that he held a 69 percent trust rating among 2,400 adult Filipino respondents. 

“Ang mga survey ay pabago-bago at ang mataas na numero sa anumang survey ay inspirasyon sa amin at ang mababang numero ay aral at gabay para sa amin,” he said in a text message to reporters. 

(Surveys are ever-changing and the high ratings, in any survey, serve as our inspiration, while low ratings serve as our guide.)

“[M]ataas man o mababa, patuloy lang kaming magta-trabaho at gagampanan ang aming tungkulin alang-alang sa mas nakatataas na interes ng bansa at sambayanan,” he added.

(Whether it be high or low, we will continue to work and we will continue to fulfill our duties for the interest of our country and Filipinos.)

Still, Escudero thanked the Filipinos for the trust they had given him.

“Sa ngalan ng Senado, taos puso ang aming pasasalamat sa tiwalang ipinagkaloob sa amin ng ating mga kababayan, at patuloy kaming magsusumikap na panatilihin ang tiwala nila,” he said.

(In the name of the Senate, I wholeheartedly thank our compatriots for the trust they have given us. We will strive to maintain their trust.)

Escudero took his oath as the 25th Senate President of the Philippines on May 20.

He earlier admitted to initiating the ouster plot against his predecessor, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri.